DGT invites suggestions from various stakeholders on Draft Policy

New Delhi : An educational system requires certain key building blocks to function efficiently and effectively. These blocks include availability of trained teachers, curriculum, pedagogy, assessment tools, infrastructure, equipment, industry connect and others. Starting since 1950, ITI ecosystem now has around 15,000 DGT affiliated ITIs (Government and private) with 137 NSQF aligned trades. These ITIs have around 23 lakhs trainees enrolled and undergoing training in the trades of six months/ one year/ two-year duration. ITI graduates have been actively contributing in the nation building through their skills and workmanship. In times to come, the nation will require more skilled manpower with diverse skill sets and competencies mainly owing to changes envisaged with launch of Industry 4.0, coupled with new and emerging technologies such as Internet of Things, Machine Learning, additive
manufacturing etc. To deliver quality training to the future of workforce, the availability of quality, competent and trained trainers is of utmost importance.

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In STRIVE project there is considerable focus on the elements related to development of sustainability plan/ framework which underpins the need for continuous capacity development of Instructors and Staff. The key performance indicators (KPIs) of the STRIVE project have been specifically designed to expand access to quality and market driven courses, affordable education and increased enrollment of female students under Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) and Apprenticeship Training Scheme (ATS). It is envisaged that there shall be increasing number of students graduating with required skills and competencies, having adequate industrial exposure through On-the Job Training (OJT) resulting in better employment and learning outcomes. In this context, hiring of
competent trainers, providing them structured induction training and the continuous capacity development of instructors/trainers along with tenure-track promotion has been identified as a key input for sustainable development of the vocational ecosystem.

Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE) Operation aims to address the issue of availability of trained teaching staff through reduction in vacancies of instructors in government ITIs as one of major reform activity to be taken by States by introducing and implementing a detailed career progression policy.

Trainer’s role gains criticality and plays a profound impact in vocational education and training system wherein by enabling effective learning delivery to students, they help in creation of a pool of required skilled manpower. Currently, the system is witnessing significant trainer vacancy with increased dependency on engaging contractual faculty and/or guest faculty coupled with lack of competent staff, especially with respect to skills involving practical trade and limited pre-and inservice training capacities for teaching staff and principals. This has led to systemic issue wherein most of the states face bottlenecks in the recruitment process of teaching staff as it has become less
aspirational, monotonous with limited opportunity towards career progression. Hence it becomes imperative for an educational system to focus on to invest in the training, capacity building, and periodically updation of instructors’ skill set in order to ensure efficient teaching and learning process.

In order to improve the training ecosystem, Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India has drafted ” Guidelines for States and UTs to Develop Sustainability Plan for Recruitment, Training and Career Progression For Crafts Instructors/ Trainers working at Govt. /Pvt. ITIs under STRIVE Operation

DGT through a memorandum no. dgt-35(4)/CCP-Strive/2018-NPIU invites suggestions from various stakeholders on Draft Recruitment, Training and Career Progression Policy document for Craft instructors / Trainers of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).

A copy of Draft Recruitment, Training and Career Progression Policy Document for Craft instructors/ Trainers of Industrial Training Institutes has been uploaded on DGT website for suggestions from all stakeholders. The same can be downloaded from here (Click Here)

People can send their suggestions at cppfeedback2020@gmail.com latest by 20th January 2020.