Sago, textiles and agro units
Accounts, Excel and plant maintenance roles.
Courses in Edappady – online, hybrid or classroom
Loom owners and mill staff need costing, accounts and electrical know-how.
Edappady · Salem districtOnline · HybridClassroom: Katpadi · Vellore · Ranipet
DistrictSalem
Taluks in district14
Start withTally Prime
Ways to studyOnline · Hybrid · Classroom
Classroom centresKatpadi · Vellore · Ranipet
WhatsApp repliesMon–Sat 9:30–6:30, Sun 9–2 IST
02Edappady
Learning from Edappady
Edappady is a town and taluk in west Salem district known for power looms, textile processing and farming.
Loom owners and mill staff need costing, accounts and electrical know-how.
How learners from Edappady study: classroom batches run at Katpadi, Vellore and Ranipet; everyone else joins live online or hybrid batches with the same syllabus, projects and certificate.
01Local jobs
Who hires around Salem district
Salem is about a day’s rail trip from Katpadi Junction, so hybrid learning is realistic: lessons online through the week and a lab visit when needed.
Engineering colleges
Students add CAD and programming certificates.
06Compare
Four courses, side by side
| Course | Hours | Who it suits | First project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tally Prime | 80–110 h | Students and job seekers who want a full 80-hour grounding in accounting, inventory, GST, TDS and payroll in TallyPrime. | Bank reconciliation and year-end |
| Advanced Excel | 24 h | Students, job seekers and office users who want to go from Excel basics to lookups, pivot tables, arrays, Solver and macros in 24 hours. | Salary and attendance sheet |
| Basic Electrical (Executive Diploma) | 20 h | Beginners, students and non-electrical professionals who want a quick, clear grounding in electrical fundamentals. | Protection device selection |
| Web Design | 48 h | Learners who want the same 48-hour HTML-to-hosting path certified through Livewire, CareerKraft's IT training partner. | Personal portfolio site |
07Study plan
Your first 29 weeks from Edappady
At around seven hours a week, alongside college or work. Faster or slower is fine; finish each project before moving on.
- Weeks 1–16: Tally Prime (80–110 h)
- Weeks 17–19: Advanced Excel (24 h)
- Weeks 20–22: Basic Electrical (Executive Diploma) (20 h)
- Weeks 23–29: Web Design (48 h)
Not sure what to pick for Edappady?
Tell a counsellor your background and goal. You get the right course, the syllabus, the next batch and a free demo class.
03Your learning path
From Edappady, step by step
Tally Prime 80–110 h
You will learn to
- Create a company, ledgers, groups and inventory masters in TallyPrime
- Apply the golden rules of accounting and double entry to real transactions
- Configure GST and TDS, record tax transactions and read the tax reports
Project to build: Inventory with godowns and batches. Track stock across two godowns with reorder levels and batch-wise details.
Tools covered: GST configuration and reports, Cost centres, budgets and scenarios, Bank reconciliation, TDS and Challan 281, Backup, restore, import and export.
Professional level: Learners who want the longest, 110-hour TallyPrime track covering foundation and advanced levels, with GST, TDS, year-end work and an exam voucher listed in the programme.
Advanced Excel 24 h
You will learn to
- Look up data with VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH and INDIRECT
- Model decisions with Goal Seek, Data Tables, Scenario Manager and Solver
- Apply SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, nested IF, IFERROR and text and date functions
Project to build: Sales dashboard with pivots. Summarise a year of sales by region, product and month with pivot tables, charts and slicers.
Tools covered: Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365 / Office), Macro recorder, Array formulas, Goal Seek, Data Tables, Scenario Manager, Solver add-in.
Foundation level: Students, job seekers and office users who want to go from Excel basics to lookups, pivot tables, arrays, Solver and macros in 24 hours.
Basic Electrical (Executive Diploma) 20 h
You will learn to
- Follow safe working practices around electrical installations
- Identify common components such as cables, switches, fuses, MCBs and RCCBs
- Read standard electrical symbols and a simple wiring diagram
Project to build: Circuit calculation sheet. Solve current, voltage and power for simple series and parallel circuits.
Tools covered: Multimeter use, Electrical symbols and wiring diagrams, Ohm's law and circuit calculations, Protection devices (fuse, MCB, RCCB), Single-phase and three-phase basics.
Foundation level: Beginners, students and non-electrical professionals who want a quick, clear grounding in electrical fundamentals.
Web Design 48 h
You will learn to
- Add SEO basics like page titles, keywords and meta descriptions
- Style pages with CSS3 colours, backgrounds, fonts, margins, padding, shadows and borders
- Host a website online and complete a mini project
Project to build: Personal portfolio site. Build a multi-page site about yourself with a photo gallery, skills list and contact form.
Tools covered: CSS media queries for responsive pages, Website hosting and publishing, jQuery effects and sliders, HTML5 and semantic elements, CSS3 styling and box model.
Professional level: Learners who want a 48-hour, project-based web design programme certified through CADD Centre.
04Careers
Roles that fit work around Edappady
Planning Engineer / Project Planner
A planning engineer, also called a project planner, builds and maintains the schedule that tells everyone what must happen, in what order and by when.
Day to day: analyse delays and support extension-of-time claims; load resources and costs and set the baseline.
Skills employers ask for: Resource and cost loading; Primavera P6 scheduling; MS Project scheduling.
Where careers start: Junior Planning Engineer.
Electrical Design Engineer
An electrical design engineer prepares the drawings and documents that show how electrical systems are built and wired.
Day to day: draw control and power schematics in AutoCAD Electrical; calculate cable sizes and protection ratings.
Skills employers ask for: Wiring harness design basics; Electrical standards (IEC, IS) awareness; AutoCAD Electrical schematics and reports.
Where careers start: Electrical Draughtsman / Trainee.
Office Administrator / Data Entry
An office administrator keeps the day-to-day work of an office running: handling documents, maintaining records, scheduling meetings, managing correspondence, coordinating with vendors and supporting managers.
Day to day: maintain physical and digital files and records; type and format letters, reports and documents in Word.
Skills employers ask for: Email and internet skills; Communication and phone etiquette; MS Word document formatting.
Where careers start: Data Entry Operator / Office Assistant.
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Edappady – FAQ
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Ask on WhatsAppWhich course should I start with in Edappady?
Loom owners and mill staff need costing, accounts and electrical know-how. A sensible order is Tally Prime first, then Advanced Excel once you are comfortable.
Can I take the Advanced Excel course online or in hybrid mode?
Yes. Advanced Excel training runs in Classroom, Online or Hybrid mode at CareerKraft. The mode for your batch depends on trainer availability, so confirm it with the counsellor when you enrol. Classroom batches run at all three centres.
Do I need my own laptop?
Not for classroom batches, as lab systems are provided. For online classes and home practice, a laptop with a recent version of Excel is recommended.
Can I learn online from Edappady?
Yes. CareerKraft runs live, trainer-led online and hybrid batches with the same syllabus, projects and certificate as classroom batches, so learners in Edappady do not have to relocate.
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