NTPC Partners with the State and Central Government to improve the quality of skilled workforce

The Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) are the backbone of Vocational education in India and they provide the workforce required for doing the skilled jobs in the Industry. Over the years a number weaknesses have developed in these ITIs including rigid training structure, inadequate trained vocational instructors, lack of modern equipment and machinery and weak linkage with Industry. These deficiencies created a mismatch between the trained manpower produced by the ITIs and those required by the industry.

To address these issues, the Finance Minister in his Budget speech 2007-08 announced a scheme for up-gradation of ITIs under Public-Private Partnership (PPP). The scheme envisaged the up-gradation of the ITI through a tripartite arrangement between State Government (owner of the ITI, shall continue the recurring expenditure, appoint new instructors), Central Government (provide Rs 2.5 Cr funds for up-gradation) and an Industry (provide management expertise to run the ITI).

NTPC is partnering with the State and Central Government in this endeavor, which will go a long way to improve the quality of vocational education in the country and make it demand driven so as to ensure better employability of the graduates. All the NTPC stations and projects explored the areas in the vicinity and identified the ITIs. After the getting the consent from the State Governments for adopting the ITIs, the Institute Management Committee (IMC) was formed. The IMC included members from local industry and nominees of the State Government. A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) is then signed between the three Parties. NTPC has signed MoA at 15 locations in different states (Korba, Badarpur, Barh, Tapovan Vishnugarh, Lohari Nagpala, Farakka, Kayamkulam, Simhadri, Ramagundam, Kawas , Koldam, Talcher-Super, Anta, Mouda). The IMC then prepares an Institute Development Plan (IDP) applies for an interest free loan of Rs 2.5 Cr. This is examined by a state level steering committee and then based on the comments the Central Government sanctions the IMC, which is payable after 10 years in equal annual installments over a period of 20 years. In addition to the adoption of ITIs in the PPP scheme, NTPC has also entered into a MoA with the State Govt. of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for up-gradation of ITI at Faridabad and Dadri respectively.

All the 15 ITIs adopted under PPP scheme have been given loan of Rs 2.5 Cr by the central Government and the up-gradation activities are at full swing. The State Government is facilitating the process. New trades relevant to the local Industry are being added in most of the adopted ITIs. The ITI instructors are being trained to provide better education. The classrooms and the institute buildings are being repaired. New machinery is being purchased for laboratories and the workshops. The Libraries of the ITIs shall be getting new books. A detailed action plan has been chalked out by the Nodal Officers of these projects/ plants and the same is being implemented.

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ITI students at their workshop.	Students of wiremen trade concentrating on practical at ITI Olpad Adopted by NTPC Anta.	Institute Management Committee Meeting in Progress at ITI Pali adopted by Korba.	ITI Students in the class.