Womens Vocational Training Programme

Women’s Vocational Training Programme (WVTP) was launched in 1977 with the assistance of Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) to mainstream women into economic activities. Under this project, vocational trades were identified that were particularly suitable for women and their implementation planned.

Women’s Vocational Training Programme promotes Vocational Training for women for wage-employment in industry, as instructors and also promotes their self-employment. The vocational training to women was implemented through a network of 11 institutes – One National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) at Noida (1977) and ten Regional Vocational Training Institutes (RVTIs).

Offerings of the Women’s Vocational Training Programme

Industrial skill training under Craftsmen Training Scheme(CTS)
Instructor skill training under Craft Instructors Training Scheme(CITS)
Demand-driven Short-term courses
Special programs for training the Instructors of ITIs
Tailor-made courses as per industry’s demand

The Skill Training is provided through CTS (Craftsmen Training Scheme) and CITS (Craftsmen Instructor Training Scheme) courses under Vocational Training Programmes. Besides Long Term training, Short Term training is also provided in the 18 NSTIs (W).

A total of 4904 regular seats (2784 CTS 2120 CITS) have been sanctioned in these NSTIs(W) in 2018-19 in various training courses under CTS and CITS. Placement support is also provided to the passed out trainees by organizing on Campus Interviews. Support is also being extended to the trainees to facilitate them for Apprenticeship Training.

Setting Up of New NSTIs for Women

To enhance the skill training facilities for women in India, in addition to the existing 11 institutes, eight new NSTIs(W) are being set up, one each in the states of Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Bihar, Goa, Telangana and Jammu & Kashmir.

Training in 7 new institutes viz NSTIs at Shimla, Mohali, Patna, Trichy, Agartala, Hyderabad and Goa have been started from the temporary accommodation provided by respective State Governments. Land has been identified for construction of NSTI(W) at Samba, Jammu and temporary accommodation at Government Polytechnic, Samba for starting the training activities.

Training Schemes

Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS)

Introduced in 1950, the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) ensures a steady flow of skilled workers in different trades with the following objectives:

To raise quantitatively and qualitatively the industrial production by systematic training

To reduce unemployment among the educated youth by providing them employable skills

To cultivate and nurture a technical and industrial attitude in the minds of younger generation

The Scheme is the most important in the field of Vocational Training, has been shaping craftsmen to meet the existing as well as future manpower need, through the vast network of ITIs spread over various States / Union Territories in the country. The day-to-day administration of ITIs under the Craftsmen Training Scheme was transferred to the State Governments/ Union Territory administrations with effect from the year 1956.

Flexi-MOU Scheme

The scheme is designed to cater to the needs of both industry as well as trainees. The scheme allows industries to train candidates as per their skill set requirements and provides trainees with an industry environment aligned with the market demand and latest technology to undergo training.

Dual System of Training (DST)

Objectives

Objective of DST scheme is to enable industries and establishments to partner with Government and Private ITIs for conducting training programmes under high employability courses so as to fulfil their skilled manpower requirements. The DST is an amalgamation of theoretical training imparted through ITIs and practical training imparted through the Industry. DST helps enable Industry linkages and provide hands on experience to students on industries latest/ updated technologies.

Eligibility of ITIs

All affiliated ITIs (Government and Private) can conduct training under DST in their relevant affiliated trade(s)

Eligibility Criteria for Industries

In order to bring more industries under the ambit of DST, the condition of minimum 200 employees being employed by participating Industry has been revised for both engineering and non-engineering trades. These guidelines are now further modified as below:
For an Industry in engineering trades, minimum employees criteria will be 40 (including contractual employees) whereas for non-engineering trades, the Industry Partner should have minimum 6 employees.
Turnover should be minimum INR 10 lakh per year for the last two years in case of non-Engineering Industry, and minimum turnover should be INR 1 crore per year for the last 3 years for Industry in engineering trades.

Crafts Instructor Training Scheme (CITS)

Training of Craft Instructors has been operational since the inception of the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS). Comprehensive training both in skills and training methodology is imparted to the instructor trainees to make them conversant with techniques of transferring hands-on skills, to train skilled manpower for the industry.

Under the Crafts Instructor Training Scheme programme, the eligible candidates are those who possess NTC / NAC / Diploma /Degree qualifications. Training in 27 Engineering trades and 9 non-engineering trades is being offered.

Scheme of Polytechnics

Under this scheme, 300 new polytechnics are being set up by the State Governments/ Union Territories in un-served and underserved districts with assistance from Government of India limited to Rs.12.3 crore per polytechnic to meet the capital costs of establishing a polytechnic.

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Kaushal Bhawan,B-2,Pusa Road,

Near Karol Bagh Metro Station,Pillar No.95

New Delhi, Delhi 110001

For Enquiries

Affliliation Matters :011-25847032

Apprenticeship :011-25847023

Exam Related :011-25847031

Deputy Director General :011-25847035

Director General :011-25731103