DGT NEWSCAST Issue I

DGT

NEWSCAST

ISSUE I, VOLUME I APRIL-MAY 2017

"I congratulate the Directorate General of Training (DGT) for starting this bi-monthly e-newsletter. It is a good initiative to track the major happenings at

DGT and share the transformation that our ITI ecosystem is witnessing.

We envision India to be the skill capital

of the world and DGT under Ministry of

Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

(MSDE) is working day and night to

realize this dream. Skill development is

gradually gaining momentum in our

country and a lot of effort is required at a

faster pace. Our ITIs, and central field

institutes, Advance Training Institutes

(ATIs) have been one strong framework

which have been promoting skill

development for the youth since ages.

But there has been a dire need to re-

energize the entire ecosystem to make it

more productive and efficient.

Some of our recent initiatives like

modernization of ITIs, grading of ITIs,

introduction of new diploma courses and

updating curricula of ITI trades, and

academic equivalence of ITI

qualification, are adding on to building

the skill ecosystem. Our latest scheme-

National Apprenticeship Promotion

Scheme (NAPS) has also witnessed

tremendous response in the past few

months and the launch of the new user

friendly portal is helping to effectively

monitor the scheme. Our long term plan

hereon is to focus on the quality aspect

of training and synchronize it with the

demand in the industry."

SUCCESS STORY

APPRENTICESHIP TRAINEE

EXPERIENCE

VIJENDER KUMAR UNDERGOING

APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING

(Former Student, Fitter Trade, SN

ITI, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh)

“I am undergoing

Maruti Suzuki

Apprenticeship

Training and got

immensely

benefitted from

it. We are provided with a lot of

amenities here like medical facilities,

canteen, ATM, et al. The learning here at

the Maruti plant is a bit different than

what I learnt at the ITI.

I am made to work at different stations

and have acquired a lot of knowledge

about the engines and cars at the plant,

under the able guidance of the

supervisor. It was my dream to work

here and if I train well, I can use it to

further my career and scale new

heights.”

Inside This Issue

01 Message from the Skills Minister

01 Success Story: Apprenticeship Trainee

Experience

02 DGT Updates & Developments

06 Upcoming Events

MESSAGE FROM MINISTER’S DESK

HON'BLE MINISTER, STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) SKILL

DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY

/SkillIndiaOfficial

/MSDESkillIndia

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DGT UPDATES & DEVELOPMENTS

INDO-SWISS JOINT WORKING

GROUP MEETING

21 April 2017, New Delhi

Theme: Skill Development,

Professional Education & Training

As an extension to the MoU signed

between India and Switzerland last

year, for cooperation in the field of Skill

Development and Professional

Education and Training, the first

meeting of Indo-Swiss Joint Working

Group (JWG) took place this year.

The JWG members undertook the

meeting under the co-chairmanship of

Joint Secretary, MSDE Shri Asheesh

Sharma and Vice Director, Head of

Division Upper-Secondary Education,

State Secretariat for Education

Research and Innovation (SERI),

Switzerland Mr Jean-Pascal Lüthi.

Various proposals for cooperation in

skill ecospace were discussed in the

meeting and following proposal was

agreed upon:

Facilitating and supporting Indo-

Swiss knowledge transfer through

delegation visits, continuing

education opportunities,

customized workshops for

exchange on specific topics,

research and monitoring of VET.

Piloting Indo-Swiss collaboration

projects to promote and stimulate

the development of good practices

and experience with the dual VET

scheme in India.

Enabling knowledge transfer and

exchanging on systemic views like

knowledge sharing in curriculum

development and possible

collaboration in Training of Trainers

in specific areas.

Transfer of expertise and research in

VET (Skill Forecasting

Methodology, Recognition of Prior

Learning, Productivity,

Qualifications Framework,

Attractiveness of VET and

Equivalence/ Valorization) between

India & Switzerland.

Exchange on specific know-how in

precision technology.

SOUTH ASIA NATIONAL OZONE OFFICERS ANNUAL NETWORK MEETING 2017 23-26 May 2017, Uttar Pradesh Theme: Promotion of Ozone and Climate-Friendly Alternative Technologies

The DGT and MSDE representative, Mr

Deepankar Mallick, DDG, Training,

DGT and Mr Mohapatra, CEO,

Electronics Sector Skills Council of India

(ESSCI), attended the South Asia

National Ozone Officers Annual

Network Meeting 2017.

Post the deliberations at the meeting

and on the suggestion of Ministry of

Environment, Forest and Climate

Change (MoEFCC), DGT has decided to

use latest technology and use the next

generation of refrigerants, like HFOs

(Hydrofluroolefins), in the CTS trades’

syllabi of Mechanic Refrigeration & Air

Conditioning. This decision has been

taken to combat the global warming

issue and make the course curriculum

more eco-friendly.

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The following major decisions were

deliberated and agreed upon in the 7th

Meeting of Subcommittee of NCVT:

Introduction of five technical

diploma courses

Rationalization of existing ITI

trades

Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS)

trades revised curricula aligned to

National Skills Qualifications

Framework (NSQF)

Introduction of new trades

Ex-post facto approval of annual

pattern of examination for trades

under dual-system of training

(DST)

INTRODUCTION OF FIVE

TECHNICAL DIPLOMA COURSES

The Directorate General of Training

(DGT), Ministry of Skill Development &

Entrepreneurship (MSDE) announced

the launch of five high-end technical

diploma courses in the skill ecosystem

for the academic year 2017. The five

courses in

were cleared in the meeting of

Subcommittee of NCVT on norms and

courses at New Delhi. These courses will

be imparted in the Advance Training

Institutes (ATIs).

RATIONALIZATION OF EXISTING

ITI TRADES

ITI trades have been taught since 1950s

and the industry has undergone a sea

change since then. As the trades and

curriculum taught is reviewed every few

years, DGT has decided to rationalize a

few trades this year, to follow and be in

sync with the current trends in the

industry. Amongst all trades, only the

top 10 trades have 90% enrolment.

Keeping this in background, DGT has

rationalized the number of trades as per

sectors so as to reduce the number of

trades and provide holistic training in

each sector/trade. 127 existing trades

have been rationalized and brought

down to 97 trades, by clubbing

relevant courses in one trade.

For instance, in the welding trade there

were 5 courses with different names and

specifications but post rationalization,

they have been clubbed in one course

named advanced welder trade.

CTS TRADES REVISED CURRICULA

ALIGNED TO NATIONAL SKILLS

QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK

(NSQF)

The revised curricula of seven new

trades under CTS have received an in-

principle nod to be started from

academic year August 2017.

Out of which five trades’ curricula,

namely Fitter, Electrician, Electronics

Mechanic, Turner and Welder, have

been re-aligned to higher NSQF levels.

Two trades’ curricula, namely

Computer Operator and Programming

Assistant (COPA) and Draughtsman

(Civil), have been aligned to NSQF.

7th MEETING OF SUBCOMMITTEE OF NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING (NCVT) 26 May 2017, New Delhi Theme: Training Norms and Courses

Welding Technology, Industrial

Electronics & Automation,

Manufacturing Technology,

Automotive Technology and IT,

Networking and Cloud Computing

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INTRODUCTION OF NEW TRADES

Nine new trades in the ITI ecosystem

have been given an in-principle nod to

begin and the course curriculum for Soil

Testing and Crop Technician course has

been approved.

LIST OF NEW TRADES

Soil Testing and Crop Technician

Textile Machinery Mechanic

Food Processing Machinery

Mechanic

Dairy Machine Mechanic

Solar Technician

Wind Mill Technician

Instrumentation & Control

Technician

Automotive Manufacturing

Technician

Plastic Machinery Mechanic

Introduction of New Course on Soil

Testing & Crop Technician in ITIs

A new one year course is to be

introduced under CTS trade w.e.f.

session starting in August 2017 on ‘Soil

Testing and Crop Technician’ across ITIs

in the country. Agriculture in our country

accounts for 15.7% of country’s GDP and

it is estimated to be employing about

124.7 million people as cultivators and

106.8 million as agricultural labour

(Census 2001). The new courses are in

sync with the need of trained manpower

in the agriculture industry. The students/

technicians undergoing these courses

would assist researchers and farmers

develop better ways to manage

agricultural farms.

The soil testing curriculum will include

practicing different soil testing methods

to determine various properties viz. soil

texture, pH value, moisture content,

electric conductivity, et al; examining

the quality of irrigation water, generate

soil test report and recommend

fertilizer, dosage and their method of

application based on soil properties and

use modern technology (GPS/GIS) for

collection of data.

The crop technician curriculum will

consist of trainees practicing on

different tillage, ploughing and puddling

implements, measuring various

atmospheric elements and will majorly

include modern practices like organic

farming, water harvesting and

techniques for soil and moisture

conservation.

EX-POST FACTO APPROVAL OF ANNUAL PATTERN OF EXAMINATION FOR TRADES UNDER DUAL SYSTEM OF TRAINING (DST)

NCVT Subcommittee ex-post facto

approved the annual pattern of the

examination for trades under Dual

System of Training. DST was

implemented in August 2016 & is

available in 16 trades at present.

The Dual System of Training enables

industries to partner with (Government

& Private) Industrial Training Institutes

(ITIs) for conducting training

programmes under high employability

courses to fulfill their needs.

The theory portion and basics about

safety & tools, equipment along with

foundation practical is conducted at the

ITI. And the relevant industrial practical/

lab training portion of the curriculum is

undertaken in the industry.

MoU SIGNED WITH TATA TRUST May 2017, Mumbai Theme: MoU Signed to Establish a Higher

Level Advanced Technical Skills

Development Institute within ATI, Mumbai

DGT, MSDE signed a MoU with Tata

Trust to establish a higher level

Advanced Technical Skills Development

Institute within ATI, Mumbai. The aim is

to implement a project on advance

skilling of youth in India to address the

skill gap. The involved parties will

Actively collaborate with

international & national universities

to help design the institute and the

research will help create a common

skills platform across India.

Design the implementation strategy

and ensure outcomes by identifying

innovation opportunities & build

partnerships to develop & test field

models.

DST

COURSES

PRACTICAL

INDUSTRY

TRAINING

THEORETICAL

TRAINING AT

ITI

For 02

year DST

Course

09 months 15 months

(out of which

last 03 months

are compulsory

to attend at the

ITI for

assessments &

examinations)

For 01

year DST

Course

05 months 07 months

(out of which

last 02 months

are compulsory

to attend at the

ITI for

assessments &

examinations)

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BHOPAL ITI PROGRAM

03 May – 30 June 2017, Madhya Pradesh

Theme: Awareness & Enrolment Program

for Youth on Skill Development

DGT, MSDE launched the ‘Rozgar ki Padhai,

Chale ITI’ awareness campaign in Bhopal to

attract and inspire youth to enroll for skill

development programs. The initiative was

inaugurated by Union Minister of State, Skill

Development and Entrepreneurship

(Independent Charge) Rajiv Pratap Rudy,

Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj

Singh Chouhan and Minister of State

Technical Education and Skill Development

Deepak Joshi. This campaign will be

organized in four phases this year and will

continue every year.

The inauguration ceremony also

announced:

Academic Equivalence to ITI

Qualification: The MP Government will

recognize the class VIII student passing 2

years ITI as equivalent to class X pass

out; and a class X student passing 2 years

ITI will be equivalent to class XII pass out.

Establishment of national level sector

specific training institutes

Resolution to establish a world level

Global Skill Park in Bhopal

Contract with industries for training

as per the need of the industry

Excellent arrangements for skills

promotion for the Persons with

Disability (PwD)

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THE 105th ALL INDIA TRADE TEST

FOR APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING

SCHEME (AITT FOR ATS) WAS

SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED IN

APRIL 2017

NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP

PROMOTION SCHEME (NAPS)

PROGRESS REPORT

The Central Scheme- National

Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme

(NAPS) was notified on 19 August 2016

to promote apprenticeship training

and to increase the engagement of

apprentices from present 2.3 lakh to 50

lakh cumulatively by 2020. The outlay

of the scheme is INR 10,000 crore and

it incentivizes employers/

establishments to hire more

candidates by sharing:

25% of prescribed stipend at INR

1,500

Basic training cost at INR 7,500

Till May 2017, 140 workshops have

been conducted by Regional

Directorates of Apprenticeship

Training (RDATs) in the States/ UTs

under their respective jurisdiction to

sensitize about the scheme. The

scheme has shown multi-fold progress

since its launch.

STANDARDIZATION OF ITI

AFFILIATION NORMS (CIVIL) 2017

May 2017, New Delhi

Theme: Reforming the Existing NCVT

Affiliation Norms

In view of strengthening the quality of

vocational training, DGT has taken an

initiative to reform the existing NCVT

affiliation norms. Accordingly, DGT has

set up various committees to finalize

affiliation norms which include Civil and

Procedural norms, Standardization of

equipment norms and the HR norms.

The major focus of civil norms is on the

standardization of infrastructure, safety

and provision of basic amenities to

improve the quality of ITIs. The

accreditation and affiliation procedure

has been clearly defined in 3 steps with

definitive timelines. HR norms, like

qualification and experience of Principal,

instructor and other technical and

administrative staff, have been added in

the procedural norms. A greater role is

now provided to states in the

accreditation process.

The draft copy of civil norms was put up

in the public domain to seek suggestions

from public, stakeholders including the

state governments. The valid

suggestions were incorporated and the

final document was vetted by the

Technical Advisory Committee headed

by Prof. Bhim Singh, IIT Delhi which has

subsequently been approved by the

NCVT Subcommittee & MSDE, and

approval of the procedural norms is in

the pipeline.

UPCOMING EVENTS

09 June 2017, New Delhi

Meeting of Parliamentary Standing

Committee on Labour

15 June 2017, Karnataka

Consultative Meeting on Sharda Prasad

Committee Report

15 June 2017, Karnataka

National Apprenticeship Promotion

Scheme (NAPS) Workshop

29 June 2017, Maharashtra

Consultative Meeting on Sharda Prasad

Committee Report

15 July 2017

Pilot Apprenticeship Project (PAP) Launch

in BFSI Sector

15 July 2017

World Youth Skills Day

1.13 L

5.8 L

Aug-16 May-17

11,790

25,340

Aug-16 May-17

Increase in Number of Establishments Registered:

114%

Increase in Number of Candidates Enrolled on Apprenticeship Portal:

418%

For feedback & suggestions, please contact: skillindia.apprenticeship@gmail.com

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