INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTES
TO INTRODUCE MULTI-
SKILLING COURSES
With the Government
aiming at generating ten million job opportunities every year
during the 10th Plan, skill development has become
an extremely important issue. It is in this backdrop that the
34th Meeting of the National Council for Vocational
Training is being held under the Chairmanship of the Labour Minister
Dr. Sahib Singh here tomorrow. The Council is an apex tripartite
body set up by the Ministry of Labour to advise it on various
issues relating to Vocational Training being conducted through
Industrial Training Institutes all over the country.
The
important issues to be considered by the Council at the Meeting
includes introduction of multi-skilling courses by restructuring
the existing course curricula of the ITIs to keep pace with the
technological changes in the labour market. It is proposed to
have a broad based basic training programme common to a group
of trades followed by specialised training in one or more employable
modules. The Council would also consider reservation of seats
for OBC candidates for admission in ITIs at par with reservation
available to them for employment in government service in their
respective states. It would also consider the report of an Expert
Group regarding fully utilising three per cent of seats reserved
for the people with disability.
The Labour Ministry
has already launched a special drive for expansion of vocational
training facilities by way of setting up new ITIs and also utilising
necessary infrastructure facilities in existing institutes by
starting second shift for trainees.
