Craftman Training Scheme
BACKGROUND
The craftsmen training scheme was introduced by the Government of India in 1950 to provide skilled workers in various trades for our emerging domestic industries, to raise quality based and quantitative industrial production by systematic training, to create and nurture a technical and industrial environment within the country, to direct youth’s mind towards vocational training for reducing unemployment and ensuring maximum numbers of skilled workers for our Industries and development. The Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) was a long term and wide plan of Government of India. Scheme was made to shape sufficient craftsmen for future need, through the vast network of ITIs. To ensure development of every corner of the Country, The Govt. of India had decided to establish ITIs in such a ruler and hilly region too by providing them valuable trainings
Currently Government and Private Industrial Training Institutes are working under Director General of Training (DGT), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) to provide training various vocational trades. Training period range from six months to 2 Year maximum for approximately 130 different trades, Out of which in different 90 ITIs of Uttarakhand we are providing training in 35 trades. Minimum qualifications to join these courses range from 8th to 10th class and upon completion of training trainees write The All India Trade Test and successful trainees are rewarded with the national trade certificates (NTC).
Since 1989 DGT has started many valuable trades like Electrician, Electronics Mechanic, Wireman, Fitter, COPA, Stenographer (Hindi).
The objects of the scheme are:
- To ensure a steady flow of skilled workers in different trades for the industry.
- To raise the quality and quantity of industrial production by systematic training of workers
- To reduce unemployment among the educated youth by equipping them for suitable them for suitable industrial employment.
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING (NCVT)
The recommendations of National Trade Certification Investigation Committee and Training and Employment Service Organization Committee, The government of India agreed and realize that there is need for setting up a central agency for co coordinating the training programs in the country.
The government of India decided to transfer administration of training organization under the Directorate General of Resettlement and Employment to Control of The State Government concerned and laying down training policies. Government further set up a central agency for assistance a National Council for Vocational Training in 1956.
The council has been entrusted with responsibilities of prescribing standards and curricula for Craftsmen Training, advising the Government of India or the overall policy and programs, conducting All India Trade Tests and awarding National Trade Certificates.
The National Council is chaired by the Minister of Labour, with members representing Central and State Government departments, employers’ and workers’ organizations, professional and learned bodies, All India Council for Technical Education, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, All India women organization, etc.