Craftsmen Training and Employment: An Evaluation of ITIs in Punjab, Haryana & Rajasthan

The Craftsmen Training Scheme was initiated by the DGE&T in 1950 for imparting skills training in various vocational trades to meet the skilled human resources requirements for meeting the industrial growth and technological requirements of the country. There are over 4591 ITIs in India, 1787 in the government sector and 2804 in the private sector.

The evaluation of craftsmen training and employment arises in the backdrop of certain points regarding the viability and relevance of existing training and training trades to the requirements of industry, trade, business, and for entrepreneurship and enterprise development.

Objectives

• Evaluation of Craftsmen Training in the states of Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan and scope for employment opportunity
• Evaluation of training in the ITIs and the scope for entrepreneurship and self-employment
• Examination of industry - ITIs collaboration
• Examination of relevance of training trades (engineering and non-engineering) to the changing demands of industry, business and market

Methodology

Adopted methodology was based on interview and questionnaire mode. The questionnaires were structured as follows:

• The level of knowledge, skills and attitudes of the present and passed out candidates from the ITIs vis-à-vis the level of competency and motivation required for those jobs in the industry/business of the region
• ITI training trades and certificates and the level of their employability in the region, industry and business
• ITI training and the scope and motivation for self-employment
• The learning types, i.e. for multi-skilling, job rotation and new technologies
• ITI trades and training vis-à-vis the changing needs of industry and business in the region

Universe of the study

• A total of 1192 students, @ 37 from each of the 32 sample ITIs
• Twenty-eight Principals and 186 Instructors of the selected ITIs
• Sixteen employers, @ 5 from each of the targeted states
• Directors / policy makers in the targeted states of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab dealing with the craftsmen training scheme

Project Summary