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&lt;em&gt;There needs to be a road map to rescue private Industrial Training Institutes from their weak state&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Small shops, basements, tin sheds and godowns. These are not random workplaces but places where private Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) are running in the country. Disturbing facts such as these come from the report of the Standing Committee on Labour (2017-18) headed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirit Somaiya, on the &amp;ldquo;Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and Skill Development Initiative Scheme&amp;rdquo; of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). It was submitted to Parliament few months ago.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Explaining the scale-up&lt;br /&gt;
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The ITIs were initiated in the 1950s. In a span of 60 years, until 2007, around 1,896 public and 2,000 private ITIs were set up. However, in a 10-year period from 2007, more than 9,000 additional private ITIs were accredited.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
What explains this huge private sector scale-up? The committee says that it is not efficiency but a disregard for norms and standards. However, the ITIs are not alone. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) today has more than 6,000 private training centres. Since it has short-term courses and its centres open and close frequently, it is all the more prone to a dilution of standards. Private training partners have mushroomed at the rate of five a day (mostly with government support) and it is clear that the government has been unable to regulate private institutions for quality. Private sector engagement in skill development has been taken up by standalone private training partners and not employers. The latter could have made the system demand-driven. Meanwhile, the lack of a regulator for skill development, with teeth, has led to poor quality affiliation, assessment and certification.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Somaiya committee report is scathing in its tone and specific in details. It outlines instances of responsibility outsourcing, no oversight, connivance and an ownership tussle between the Central and State governments.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Private-ITI accreditation troubles started when the Quality Council of India (QCI), a private body, was hired due to &amp;ldquo;high workload of affiliation and shortage of [government] staff&amp;rdquo;. The QCI did not follow accreditation norms created by the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and it appears that neither scale nor standard was achieved, but only speed. &amp;lsquo;Speed&amp;rsquo; now risks the future of 13.8 lakh students (on an average, 206 students per ITI) studying in these substandard ITIs, which can be closed any time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Explaining the scale-up&lt;br /&gt;
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The ITIs were initiated in the 1950s. In a span of 60 years, until 2007, around 1,896 public and 2,000 private ITIs were set up. However, in a 10-year period from 2007, more than 9,000 additional private ITIs were accredited.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
The Somaiya committee report is scathing in its tone and specific in details. It outlines instances of responsibility outsourcing, no oversight, connivance and an ownership tussle between the Central and State governments.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Private-ITI accreditation troubles started when the Quality Council of India (QCI), a private body, was hired due to &amp;ldquo;high workload of affiliation and shortage of [government] staff&amp;rdquo;. The QCI did not follow accreditation norms created by the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and it appears that neither scale nor standard was achieved, but only speed. &amp;lsquo;Speed&amp;rsquo; now risks the future of 13.8 lakh students (on an average, 206 students per ITI) studying in these substandard ITIs, which can be closed any time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;There needs to be a road map to rescue private Industrial Training Institutes from their weak state&lt;br /&gt;
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Small shops, basements, tin sheds and godowns. These are not random workplaces but places where private Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) are running in the country. Disturbing facts such as these come from the report of the Standing Committee on Labour (2017-18) headed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirit Somaiya, on the &amp;ldquo;Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and Skill Development Initiative Scheme&amp;rdquo; of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). It was submitted to Parliament few months ago.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
What explains this huge private sector scale-up? The committee says that it is not efficiency but a disregard for norms and standards. However, the ITIs are not alone. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) today has more than 6,000 private training centres. Since it has short-term courses and its centres open and close frequently, it is all the more prone to a dilution of standards. Private training partners have mushroomed at the rate of five a day (mostly with government support) and it is clear that the government has been unable to regulate private institutions for quality. Private sector engagement in skill development has been taken up by standalone private training partners and not employers. The latter could have made the system demand-driven. Meanwhile, the lack of a regulator for skill development, with teeth, has led to poor quality affiliation, assessment and certification.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Somaiya committee report is scathing in its tone and specific in details. It outlines instances of responsibility outsourcing, no oversight, connivance and an ownership tussle between the Central and State governments.&lt;br /&gt;
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Private-ITI accreditation troubles started when the Quality Council of India (QCI), a private body, was hired due to &amp;ldquo;high workload of affiliation and shortage of [government] staff&amp;rdquo;. The QCI did not follow accreditation norms created by the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and it appears that neither scale nor standard was achieved, but only speed. &amp;lsquo;Speed&amp;rsquo; now risks the future of 13.8 lakh students (on an average, 206 students per ITI) studying in these substandard ITIs, which can be closed any time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Explaining the scale-up&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The ITIs were initiated in the 1950s. In a span of 60 years, until 2007, around 1,896 public and 2,000 private ITIs were set up. However, in a 10-year period from 2007, more than 9,000 additional private ITIs were accredited.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Private-ITI accreditation troubles started when the Quality Council of India (QCI), a private body, was hired due to &amp;ldquo;high workload of affiliation and shortage of [government] staff&amp;rdquo;. The QCI did not follow accreditation norms created by the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and it appears that neither scale nor standard was achieved, but only speed. &amp;lsquo;Speed&amp;rsquo; now risks the future of 13.8 lakh students (on an average, 206 students per ITI) studying in these substandard ITIs, which can be closed any time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Small shops, basements, tin sheds and godowns. These are not random workplaces but places where private Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) are running in the country. Disturbing facts such as these come from the report of the Standing Committee on Labour (2017-18) headed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirit Somaiya, on the &amp;ldquo;Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and Skill Development Initiative Scheme&amp;rdquo; of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). It was submitted to Parliament few months ago.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
The Somaiya committee report is scathing in its tone and specific in details. It outlines instances of responsibility outsourcing, no oversight, connivance and an ownership tussle between the Central and State governments.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;There needs to be a road map to rescue private Industrial Training Institutes from their weak state&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Small shops, basements, tin sheds and godowns. These are not random workplaces but places where private Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) are running in the country. Disturbing facts such as these come from the report of the Standing Committee on Labour (2017-18) headed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirit Somaiya, on the &amp;ldquo;Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and Skill Development Initiative Scheme&amp;rdquo; of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). It was submitted to Parliament few months ago.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Explaining the scale-up&lt;br /&gt;
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The ITIs were initiated in the 1950s. In a span of 60 years, until 2007, around 1,896 public and 2,000 private ITIs were set up. However, in a 10-year period from 2007, more than 9,000 additional private ITIs were accredited.&lt;br /&gt;
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What explains this huge private sector scale-up? The committee says that it is not efficiency but a disregard for norms and standards. However, the ITIs are not alone. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) today has more than 6,000 private training centres. Since it has short-term courses and its centres open and close frequently, it is all the more prone to a dilution of standards. Private training partners have mushroomed at the rate of five a day (mostly with government support) and it is clear that the government has been unable to regulate private institutions for quality. Private sector engagement in skill development has been taken up by standalone private training partners and not employers. The latter could have made the system demand-driven. Meanwhile, the lack of a regulator for skill development, with teeth, has led to poor quality affiliation, assessment and certification.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Somaiya committee report is scathing in its tone and specific in details. It outlines instances of responsibility outsourcing, no oversight, connivance and an ownership tussle between the Central and State governments.&lt;br /&gt;
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Private-ITI accreditation troubles started when the Quality Council of India (QCI), a private body, was hired due to &amp;ldquo;high workload of affiliation and shortage of [government] staff&amp;rdquo;. The QCI did not follow accreditation norms created by the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and it appears that neither scale nor standard was achieved, but only speed. &amp;lsquo;Speed&amp;rsquo; now risks the future of 13.8 lakh students (on an average, 206 students per ITI) studying in these substandard ITIs, which can be closed any time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The ITIs have a unique functioning set-up. While they were formed under the government&amp;rsquo;s Craftsman Training Scheme scheme, their day-to-day administration, finances and admissions are with State governments. The NCVT performs an advisory role. The ITIs often run into issues with no one to take ownership. A case in point is the examination process &amp;mdash; the question paper is prepared by the NCVT, but administered and evaluated by instructors of the State Councils for VT. The NCVT is just a stamp with no role in actually assessing quality. How can quality outcomes be expected without quality assessments?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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-The Hindu<br />
<br />
<em>There needs to be a road map to rescue private Industrial Training Institutes from their weak state<br />
</em><br />
Small shops, basements, tin sheds and godowns. These are not random workplaces but places where private Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) are running in the country. Disturbing facts such as these come from the report of the Standing Committee on Labour (2017-18) headed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirit Somaiya, on the &ldquo;Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and Skill Development Initiative Scheme&rdquo; of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). It was submitted to Parliament few months ago.<br />
<br />
<em>Explaining the scale-up<br />
</em><br />
The ITIs were initiated in the 1950s. In a span of 60 years, until 2007, around 1,896 public and 2,000 private ITIs were set up. However, in a 10-year period from 2007, more than 9,000 additional private ITIs were accredited.<br />
<br />
What explains this huge private sector scale-up? The committee says that it is not efficiency but a disregard for norms and standards. However, the ITIs are not alone. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) today has more than 6,000 private training centres. Since it has short-term courses and its centres open and close frequently, it is all the more prone to a dilution of standards. Private training partners have mushroomed at the rate of five a day (mostly with government support) and it is clear that the government has been unable to regulate private institutions for quality. Private sector engagement in skill development has been taken up by standalone private training partners and not employers. The latter could have made the system demand-driven. Meanwhile, the lack of a regulator for skill development, with teeth, has led to poor quality affiliation, assessment and certification.<br />
<br />
The Somaiya committee report is scathing in its tone and specific in details. It outlines instances of responsibility outsourcing, no oversight, connivance and an ownership tussle between the Central and State governments.<br />
<br />
Private-ITI accreditation troubles started when the Quality Council of India (QCI), a private body, was hired due to &ldquo;high workload of affiliation and shortage of [government] staff&rdquo;. The QCI did not follow accreditation norms created by the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and it appears that neither scale nor standard was achieved, but only speed. &lsquo;Speed&rsquo; now risks the future of 13.8 lakh students (on an average, 206 students per ITI) studying in these substandard ITIs, which can be closed any time.<br />
<br />
The ITIs have a unique functioning set-up. While they were formed under the government&rsquo;s Craftsman Training Scheme scheme, their day-to-day administration, finances and admissions are with State governments. The NCVT performs an advisory role. The ITIs often run into issues with no one to take ownership. A case in point is the examination process &mdash; the question paper is prepared by the NCVT, but administered and evaluated by instructors of the State Councils for VT. The NCVT is just a stamp with no role in actually assessing quality. How can quality outcomes be expected without quality assessments?<br />
<br />
Please <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/rebooting-the-system-for-a-skills-upgrade/article24617710.ece?homepage=true">click here</a> to read more. <br />
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-The Hindu<br />
<br />
<em>There needs to be a road map to rescue private Industrial Training Institutes from their weak state<br />
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Small shops, basements, tin sheds and godowns. These are not random workplaces but places where private Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) are running in the country. Disturbing facts such as these come from the report of the Standing Committee on Labour (2017-18) headed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirit Somaiya, on the &ldquo;Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and Skill Development Initiative Scheme&rdquo; of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). It was submitted to Parliament few months ago.<br />
<br />
<em>Explaining the scale-up<br />
</em><br />
The ITIs were initiated in the 1950s. In a span of 60 years, until 2007, around 1,896 public and 2,000 private ITIs were set up. However, in a 10-year period from 2007, more than 9,000 additional private ITIs were accredited.<br />
<br />
What explains this huge private sector scale-up? The committee says that it is not efficiency but a disregard for norms and standards. However, the ITIs are not alone. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) today has more than 6,000 private training centres. Since it has short-term courses and its centres open and close frequently, it is all the more prone to a dilution of standards. Private training partners have mushroomed at the rate of five a day (mostly with government support) and it is clear that the government has been unable to regulate private institutions for quality. Private sector engagement in skill development has been taken up by standalone private training partners and not employers. The latter could have made the system demand-driven. Meanwhile, the lack of a regulator for skill development, with teeth, has led to poor quality affiliation, assessment and certification.<br />
<br />
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<br />
Private-ITI accreditation troubles started when the Quality Council of India (QCI), a private body, was hired due to &ldquo;high workload of affiliation and shortage of [government] staff&rdquo;. The QCI did not follow accreditation norms created by the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and it appears that neither scale nor standard was achieved, but only speed. &lsquo;Speed&rsquo; now risks the future of 13.8 lakh students (on an average, 206 students per ITI) studying in these substandard ITIs, which can be closed any time.<br />
<br />
The ITIs have a unique functioning set-up. While they were formed under the government&rsquo;s Craftsman Training Scheme scheme, their day-to-day administration, finances and admissions are with State governments. The NCVT performs an advisory role. The ITIs often run into issues with no one to take ownership. A case in point is the examination process &mdash; the question paper is prepared by the NCVT, but administered and evaluated by instructors of the State Councils for VT. The NCVT is just a stamp with no role in actually assessing quality. How can quality outcomes be expected without quality assessments?<br />
<br />
Please <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/rebooting-the-system-for-a-skills-upgrade/article24617710.ece?homepage=true">click here</a> to read more. <br />
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Rebooting the system for a skills upgrade -Santosh Mehrotra & Ashutosh Pratap

-The Hindu There needs to be a road map to rescue private Industrial Training Institutes from their weak state Small shops, basements, tin sheds and godowns. These are not random workplaces but places where private Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) are running in the country. Disturbing facts such as these come from the report of the Standing Committee on Labour (2017-18) headed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirit Somaiya, on the “Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and Skill Development Initiative Scheme” of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). It was submitted to Parliament few months ago. Explaining the scale-up The ITIs were initiated in the 1950s. In a span of 60 years, until 2007, around 1,896 public and 2,000 private ITIs were set up. However, in a 10-year period from 2007, more than 9,000 additional private ITIs were accredited. What explains this huge private sector scale-up? The committee says that it is not efficiency but a disregard for norms and standards. However, the ITIs are not alone. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) today has more than 6,000 private training centres. Since it has short-term courses and its centres open and close frequently, it is all the more prone to a dilution of standards. Private training partners have mushroomed at the rate of five a day (mostly with government support) and it is clear that the government has been unable to regulate private institutions for quality. Private sector engagement in skill development has been taken up by standalone private training partners and not employers. The latter could have made the system demand-driven. Meanwhile, the lack of a regulator for skill development, with teeth, has led to poor quality affiliation, assessment and certification. The Somaiya committee report is scathing in its tone and specific in details. It outlines instances of responsibility outsourcing, no oversight, connivance and an ownership tussle between the Central and State governments. Private-ITI accreditation troubles started when the Quality Council of India (QCI), a private body, was hired due to “high workload of affiliation and shortage of [government] staff”. The QCI did not follow accreditation norms created by the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and it appears that neither scale nor standard was achieved, but only speed. ‘Speed’ now risks the future of 13.8 lakh students (on an average, 206 students per ITI) studying in these substandard ITIs, which can be closed any time. The ITIs have a unique functioning set-up. While they were formed under the government’s Craftsman Training Scheme scheme, their day-to-day administration, finances and admissions are with State governments. The NCVT performs an advisory role. The ITIs often run into issues with no one to take ownership. A case in point is the examination process — the question paper is prepared by the NCVT, but administered and evaluated by instructors of the State Councils for VT. The NCVT is just a stamp with no role in actually assessing quality. How can quality outcomes be expected without quality assessments? Please click here to read more.