Question : VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES

(a) the details of programmes being formulated and implemented for propagating vocational education among the unemployed youth in the country;

(b) the number of vocational training centres set up in various States including Chhattisgarh, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government proposes to link Industrial Training Institutes/ Industrial Training Centres with National Council for Vocational Training;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the status of employment rate of students enrolled under these courses?

MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE)

(a) Following three major schemes to propagate vocational training among the unemployed youth in the country are being implemented by Directorate General of Employment and Training under Ministry of Labour & Employment:

i. Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS).

ii. Apprenticeship Training Scheme (ATS) under the Apprentices Act, 1961.

iii. Skill Development Initiative.
The details of the schemes are given in the Annex – I & II

(b) The number of Industrial Training Institutes along with Central Institutes setup in various States including Chhattisgarh is given in the Annex - III.

(c) & (d) Government and Private Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) are affiliated to National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) to impart training under Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) throughout the country.

(e) Administration of ITIs is under the control of State Governments / Union Territory Administrations and therefore, data on employment is not maintained centrally. However, according to performance evaluation of ITIs conducted by Quality Council of India (QCI) in January 2011, graduates from Government ITIs getting employment has been upto 60%. However it has been upto 99% in case of ITIs running Centres of Excellence (COE) courses in upgraded ITIs.