Agricultural Engineering Training Centre (AETC) is functioning at Tiruchirappalli since February 1982. AETC at present is headed by an Executive Engineer (AE) with three AE(AE) / JE’s as Technical staff.

Functional Duties of AETC

• To impart in-service training to the Technical personnel on the various sectors and schemes of Agricultural Engineering Department (AED).
• To enhance and update the Technical knowledge of the personnel by incorporating the latest developments in the field of Agricultural Engineering.
• Training Farmers on various schemes implemented by AED and newly developed farm technologies.
• Training Rural Youth on Maintenance of Agricultural Machineries and Equipments

Training programmes for Engineers, Technical & Ministerial Staffs 

• Agriclutural Mechanisation under SMAM & NADP, DBT Portal , Geo tagging of Assets and Online reporting of Scheme works
• Soil Conservation  & Water Harvesting Structures in SADP, RVP. Preparation of Proposals for KAGOVVT
• Post Harvest Technologies and Value Addition 
• Land Development & MI Machineries and Newly Purchased Agricultural machinery and implements
• Green Energy techniques / Solar Pump , Solar Drier and  Solar Fencing
• Building Construction and Other Civil Works
• GIS and GPS applications
• Scrutinising Estimates, Tender process, Execution of Agreements, Aprroval of Completion Reports, Reporing and Documentation
• Special Schemes implemented by AED (RPS, HKKP - GWI)
• Office Administration and IFHRMS