Under capacity building initiatives, two flagship projects that India has been involved in are the Myanmar Institute of Information Technology (MIIT), Mandalay and the Advanced Centre for Agricultural Research and Education (ACARE) in Nay Pyi Taw. Both these are among the most well-regarded institutes in their respective fields in Myanmar and are contributes towards developing highly skilled and well-qualified cadre of IT professionals and agricultural research scientists respectively for the country.
India has also set up Four Indo-Myanmar Industrial Training Centres (IMITCs), at Pakokku (the centre was handed over in 2010), Myingyan (the centre was handed over in October 2013), Monywa & Thaton (both these centres are to be officially inaugurated). These centres are providing training to local youth who can be employable in the industries being set up in Myanmar, thus contributing to the country’s industrialization.
India also extends its assistance to centres set up earlier, such as the India-Myanmar Centre for Enhancement of IT Skills (IMCEITS), the Myanmar-India Centre for English Language Training (MICELT) and the Myanmar-India Entrepreneurship Development Centre (MIEDC), which are all in Yangon.
