Innovative Reforms at Training Institutes

Reflecting the changing policy environment for skills development, training institutions have recently introduced several new initiatives. Supported by the World Bank, the government selected 500 ITIs as Centers of Excellence (COE) to offer “advanced module” training, and upgrade their facilities, equipment, and machinery to the same standard used in industry. Under the COE scheme, each ITI must establish an institute management committee (IMC) of 8 to 10 members. The IMC chair is selected from the private sector, often from a leading local private firm, and has power to approve major decisions about the ITI’s management. Operating as a public-private partnership, the IMC is expected to forge partnerships between ITIs and the private sector to: share labor market information, especially on the types of skills in demand; develop curriculum; and seek donations of equipment and tools from the private sector to upgrade ITI facilities and equipment. Also, the creation of IMCs has increased industry participation in decisionmaking around the ITIs, to greater autonomy for ITIs, more channels to send trainees for internships, and improved facilities through more donations from industry. These closer linkages with employers and increased autonomy may help ITIs meet industry demands.

In fact, COE courses achieved close to 100% job placements of their trainees at many
ITIs.
Recognizing the importance of involving industry, some ITIs recently created
partnerships with leading firms such as Toyota, Tata Motors, and Suzuki to offer training courses to cater to the firm. For example, four ITIs in Karnataka offer a Motor Mechanic
Tool and Maintenance (MMTM) course jointly with Toyota located in Bangalore. The
curriculum follows NCVT norms, but Toyota decides on the topics to cover in the
syllabus so it can teach firm-specific skills. Toyota takes all the students in their second
year as apprentices and places them at its dealers. The courses enjoy 100% placement
rates as all the trainees who pass all the requirements are placed as regular employees at
Toyota dealerships on the completion of training. This tailor-made arrangement in close
collaboration with particular firms has helped make training more relevant, better able
to respond to industry needs, and has significantly improved placement rates. Many ITIs
are keen to work with leading firms to create such firm-specific courses and to increase
opportunities for both apprenticeships and instructors’ training with these firms.

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