Good news. ITI's in Assam were in poor shape. Question now is how to encourage the ambitious rural youth to join ITI's and learn a trade, in stead of a quick bachelor's degree at the local college and a clerk's job following. Any constructive thoughts? Dilip =============================================================== Corporate bid to upgrade State ITIs By Ajit Patowary GUWAHATI, March 5 It seems the winds of change generated by the process of globalization has brought good news for the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) of the State. The change effected by the process has also revolutionized the entire ITI concept in the country. The emphasis now is on producing world-class technicians with the participation of the industries.
The changed atmosphere has led the leading automobile company Hyundai Motors India Ltd to come forward for upgradation of the existing Motor Vehicle Mechanic trade of the Guwahati ITI here to a real center of excellence. The Company is investing Rs 7.5 crore for the purpose within the next five years. Meanwhile, the Union Government has decided to upgrade the Guwahati ITI into a Centre of Excellence along with the three other ITIs located at Jorhat, Dibrugarh and Kokrajhar. The Government of India will invest Rs 1.6 crore for the purpose in each of these institutions. The Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL) of the Union Department of Atomic Energy, has also submitted a proposal to open training centers at Guwahati and Nagaon ITIs on computer hardware and computer networking. The Hyundai Motors have started the process of developing the workshop of the Motor Vehicle Mechanic trade. The ITI is one of the 17 such institutions of the State being taken up by the Company under a similar scheme, said sources in the Guwahati ITI. The Company will absorb the trainees passing out from the Centre of Excellence in the next five years. The Centre will produce 16 trainees in each of the batches. The Company is also training up the existing faculty members of the trade for improving their quality according to its needs. The ITIs taken up by the Company under the scheme also include the ones at Nagaon, Jorhat, Srikona, Bongaigaon and Tinsukia. Explaining the Government of India (GoI) venture concerning the Guwahati ITI, the sources said that the venture was taken up under a World Bank-sponsored scheme in the sectors of construction and woodworking. These include six modules of masonry, carpentry, plumbing, electrician, survey and architecture. For the Jorhat and Dibrugarh ITIs, the selected sector is plastic processing, while for the Kokrajhar ITI, the sector is bamboo technology. Each of the courses under the scheme is of one-year duration. After the completion of their courses, the trainees may go for advanced training of 6 months duration at the ITI level and another 6 months at industry level, sources said. Referring to the ECIL bid, sources said that each of the courses will be of three-month duration and the respective ITIs will get 20 per cent of the revenue being generated by the programmes. The ECIL will also provide computers and necessary equipment to the ITIs and upgrade their existing computers and ECIL faculties will assist the ITIs in conducting the programmes, sources said. The Institute Management Committees (IMCs) set up for the management of the State ITIs, are working on the Modular Employable Skills for Self-employment of the trainees. The Directorate General of Employment and Training, New Delhi has already developed curriculum for the purpose. These will be introduced by the ITIs through their respective IMCs according to the local needs with optimum utilization of the available infrastructure. The main target of these courses is to equip the school dropouts and the existing workers with formal recognition to their skills, sources said.
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