Training qualified, skilled personnel to accelerate transition to mechanized agriculture

 

THE Mechanization Training Centre in Meiktila produces qualified and skilled trainees to support the development of the agricultural sector and accelerate the country’s transition to mechanized agriculture, according to the centre.

In the 2026-2027 financial year, it plans to conduct a total of 10 training courses, including five specialized courses in agricultural machinery operation and maintenance, one Agricultural Machinery Skills Certificate Course (Batch 5), and four in-house capacity-building courses. So far, two specialized agricultural machinery operation and maintenance courses and one in-house capacity-building course have been conducted. Currently, a specialized agricultural machinery operation and maintenance course and the Agricultural Machinery Skills Certificate Course (Batch 5) are underway.

The centre also provides a two-week staff capacity-building course, an eight-week specialized agricultural machinery operation and maintenance course, a one-year agricultural machinery skills certificate course, and other training programmes in collaboration with various organizations each year.

From 1964-1965 to 2025-2026, it conducted 502 training courses and trained a total of 41,575 people, including departmental staff, farmers, and trainees from companies and other organizations. Between the 2021-2022 and 2025- 2026 financial years, it conducted 18 training courses and trained 825 people. Of these, 81 per cent secured employment in the agricultural sector.

“During the transition from traditional agriculture to mechanized farming, producing skilled workers who are in high demand is a source of pride for the Department of Agricultural Mechanization. We are continuously working to train and produce qualified trainees who can contribute to the development of the agricultural sector,” said U Tun Htein Lin, principal of the Mechanization Training Centre in Meiktila.

The Mechanization Training Centre provides training to develop skilled, disciplined and qualified agricultural machinery workers, improve their technical expertise and employment opportunities, and accelerate the country’s transition to mechanized agriculture.

Those interested in attending the courses can contact the Department of Agricultural Mechanization through its agricultural mechanization stations and regional, state, district and township offices across the country.

Nyein Thu (MNA)/KTZH

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