Govt to overhaul accreditation and affiliation systems in ITIs

The move assumes significance following the formulation of the national policy on skill development which has set a target for training of 500 million people by 2022.

The Ministry has also proposed to grant affiliation to ITIs for three years and renew it following fresh inspections,the official said.

The reforms initiative came before the 39th meeting of National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) here last week,where it was “unanimously” decided to introduce the semester system in these institutes.

Talking about the accreditation process,the official said the plan is that the Director General of Employment and Training under the Ministry would appoint QCI for conducting assessment and accreditation of ITIs and ITCs.

It will be an independent assessment of the training institutes and QCI-accredited institutes would be affiliated by NCVT.

At present,there are about 2196 government ITIs and 8734 private ITIs with a total seating capacity of 12.18 lakh trainees.

The semester system in both government and private-run ITIs has been proposed to be designed in such a way so that students can get employment after every semester and may have the option to leave at the end of every semester or take admission in any subsequent semester,the official said.

“The semester system could also be designed as common to more than one trade which will increase the option of students going from one trade to another,therefore increasing opportunity for getting multi-skill training,” he said.

ITIs would also have to host their own website for the benefit of the end-users and ensuring transparency in admission process,infrastructure,faculty and training programmes.