(a) whether the Government has any proposal to upgrade and update the existing syllabus of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) courses and to start new courses based on subjects such
as Nano-Technology , Bio- Technology etc. in ITI’s;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to conduct periodical survey of the available
employment opportunities and to start market oriented courses?
MINSTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT (SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a)&(b) Upgradation and updation of the syllabi of trades of ITIs is done regularly with the
approval of National Council for Vocational Training to take care of technological changes
taking place in the industry. During last five years, syllabi of 36 trades have been revised
and 53 new trades introduced to take the total to 112 trades.
New courses in ITIs are introduced on request of industry sectors, as per their skilled
manpower requirement in that sector. So far, no proposal has been received for introduction
of training courses in ITIs in Nano–Technology & Bio- Technology.
c) Government has set up National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) with
responsibility to constitute Sector Skills Councils (SSCs). Functions of SSCs include
identification of skill gaps , preparation of Skill Development plans and establishment of
well structured sector specific Labour Market Information System to assist planning and
delivery of training.