Technical Training Institute -Thimphu was established in 2008 to provide automobile related training to school leavers and unemployed youths in the country. The institute has been nomenclated several times. Under the administration of National Technical Training Authority (NTTA) it was initially called the Automobile Repair and Training Centre (ARTC), and later it was renamed as Thimphu Institute of Automobile Engineering (TIAE). Today it is known as Technical Training Institute – Thimphu under the direct administration of the Department of Technical Education (DTE), Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR). It is mandated to act as a model auto workshop in enhancing the quality of services through effective and efficient repair skills and to meet the emerging manpower needs of the auto repair industry