The TDM Powered is a pilot programme facilitated by the Coega Training College in Port Elizabeth. About twenty five students were selected out of 400 applications. The programme is a joint initiative between the National Tooling Initiative (NTI), the Toolmaking Association of South Africa (TASA) and the Department of Trade and Industry to alleviate critical skills shortages in the all-important tool, die and mould making industry - a key support industry for manufacturing in South Africa.