Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS)

The main objective of this scheme is to provide semi-skilled workmen to industries. It also helps the jobseekers in improving their employability in terms of either wage employment or self-employment. This scheme is implemented in the State through 263 Government owned Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) having 1,04,473 sanctioned seats, 126 Grant-in-Aid Industrial Training Centers (ITCs) & 314 Self Financed ITCs.

Director General of Employment & Training, Ministry of Labour, Government of India, under the aegis of National Council of Vocational Training (NCVT), lays down the guidelines for implementation of CTS. Under this scheme, the duration of various vocational trades training courses varies between 1 to 3 years. Every week, the trainee is expected to undergo 28 hours of practical training besides 10 hours of theoretical instruction ( 4 hours for trade theory + 2 hours for workshop calculation + 2 hours for engineering drawing + 2 hours for social studies ) and another 4 hours for extra curricular activities including library studies and physical training.

At the end of the training 80 % attendance is must for appearing in the examination. Every year, in the months of July and February, the NCVT conducts All India Trade Test and successful trainees are awarded National Trade Certificates (NTCs). These certificates are very useful for the employment in the country as well as abroad. For the State level courses the Trade Test is conducted by the Gujarat Council for Vocational Training (GCVT) and Gujarat State Trade certificate is issued for the same. See Course Lists for

·  NCVT Trade List; SCVT Trade List; Trades for Physically Handicapped

·  See Institute List

Admission
Guidelines for admission to the trade training programmes in Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) are given below. 

Age Limit 

Category	Minimum Age Limit	Maximum Age Limit
General	14 Years	There is no upper age limit.
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	14 Years
Schedule Castes (SC)	14 Years
Schedule Tribes (ST)	14 Years
Widow & Divorcee	18 Years
Ex-Serviceman & Widow of Ex-Serviceman	18 Years
Physically Handicapped (PH)	14 Years

Physical Fittness requirements for Admission
Trainees must clear medical fitness tests as prescribed or conducted by ITI’s medical team.

Reservations

Sr. No	Category	Percentage of Reservations	Remarks
1	OBC	27 %	For all Districts
2	SC	12.5 %	For all Districts
3	ST	20 %	For Surat, Valsad & Navsari District
4	ST	12.5 %	For Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Panchamahal, Vadodara, Bharuch, Narmada & Dahod District
5	ST	5 %	All Other District other than shown in above Sr.No.3 & 4. (Including Anand, Porbandar & Patan)
6	Physically Handicapped	3 %	Per Institute
7	Women	25 %	For all Districts

Candidates interested in taking admissions on reserved seats must submit necessary certificate for the proof of caste category along with the admission form. Reservations scheme will be applied as per the Rules & Regulations of Reservations at the time of admission.

Tuition Fee & Caution Money Deposit

Monthly Tuition fees for the trainees of General Category is Rs.100/- and for O.B.C. Rs.100/-. Fees are collected for six months period. Students of S.C., S.T. & girls are exempted from tuition fees.

Trainees are required to pay Rs.250/- or as decided by the Government, at the time of admission, as caution money deposit (CMD). This is a security deposit against any damages to the Institute’s property by the trainee. In case of the trainee dropping out or dropped out of the institute, his CMD is liable to be forfeited. However, CMD is refunded to those trainees who complete their training satisfactorily.

Hostel Facility

Subject to the availability of the accommodation, trainees would be admitted to the hostel according to the rules & regulations. However, they will have to manage for lodging on their own. Trainees are also required to pay security deposit of Rs.250/- or as decided by the management & Rs.50/- service charges for 6 months. Security deposit is refunded at the time of completion of the course or at the time of leaving the hostel, whichever is earlier. List of Institutes having Hostel facilities is as following:

Kubernagar, Gandhinagar, Serkhej, Visnagar, Palanpur, Modasa, Meghraj, Khedbramha, Kumbharia, Bhiloda, Tarsali, Dasharath, Palana, Lunawada, Uttarsanda, Dahod, Zalod, Limkheda, Godhara, Naswadi, Balashinor, Divdacolony, Senkheda, Rajkot, Gondal, Amreli, Junagadh, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Gandhidham, Panandhraw, Bhuj, Surat, Bilimora, Pardi, Dharmpur, Ankaleshwar, Valiya, Gandeva, Dediyapada, Vansada, Vyara, Zaghadiya, Zankhvav, Sagbara, Surendranagar, Kevdiya Colony, Ahwa.

Other Facilities

33.33 % of the total eligible trainees under this scheme will be awarded stipend as under:

Category	Amount
ST	Rs.200.00 Per month
SC	Rs.200.00 Per month
OBC	Rs.200.00 Per month
Others	Rs.100.00 Per month

 No stipend is provided to the trainees of Grant-in-Aid ITIs.

 

Advance Vocational Training Scheme (AVTS)

In order to keep pace with the rapid changes in the production technologies and modern equipments employed by the industries; it becomes necessary to upgrade the skills of the existing workers on a continuing basis, Advance Vocational Training Scheme has been introduced. This scheme is functioning at Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot and Ankleshwar centers of the State and the duration of the training ranges from 2 to 12 weeks.

Training of world class multi skilled workforce through
CENTRE OF EXCELENCE

Transferring every challenge into opportunity, seizing every opportunity for achieving perfection for imparting vocational training we offer with a commitment to excel , by close link between industries communities, Institutes and other training providers, with a aim to meet the needs of the hour.

Centre of Excellence will work as a hub to focus on specialist vocational training across a range of new and traditional occupation and will be innovative in delivering training so that employability including self employment will increase and simultaneously industries needs will be also fulfill and productivity will also increase so that growth of economy can be achieved.

Objective of the Scheme

The main objective of the scheme is to upgrade existing ITIs into " Centre of Excellence" for producing multi-skilled workforce of world standard by

• Introduction of new multi-skilling modular courses as per needs of industry and to provide employable skills. Improvements of physical infrastructure facilities like buildings, equipments etc.

• Adoption of new training technology with close involvement of industry and other stakeholders in planning and implementation of training programmes.

• Empowering these centres by provide sufficient autonomy in academic, administrative, financial and management matters.

• Generating Income and investments for institutional developments.
• Introducing short term training programme for industrial /service sector personnel as per specific requirements.
• Building up partnership with near by industries and setting up of Institute Management Committees (IMC) to make training wholly demand driven.

Coverage of the Scheme

Under the proposed scheme 37 ITIs of Gujarat, are covered for upgradation as Centre of Excellence w.e.f. August 2005 and onwards in different sectors as under.

Sr. No.	Name of ITI	Sector	No. of Sanctioned Seats	Entry Qualification
1	Kubernagar (Ahmedabad)	Production & Manufacturing	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
2	Rajkot	Production & Manufacturing	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
3	Gandhiangar	Information Technology	96	Passed 10th Class with science under 10+2 system
4	Saraspur ( Ahmedabad)	Apparel	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
5	Surat	Apparel	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
6	Tarsali	Automobile	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
7	Bilimora	Chemical	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
8	Ankleshwar	Chemical	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
9	Jamnagar	Chemical	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
10	Dasharath	Chemical	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
11	Pardi	Chemical	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
12	Vadnagar	Automobile	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
13	Modasa	Automobile	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
14	Palanpur	Automobile	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
15	Bhavnagar	Automobile	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
16	Bhuj	Automobile	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
17	Godhara	Electrical	96	10th pass under 10+2 system with Science
18	Amreli	Electrical	96	10th pass under 10+2 system with Science
19	Gondal	Electrical	96	10th pass under 10+2 system with Science
20	Visnagar	Fabrication (Fitting & Welding	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
21	Sarkhej	Instrumentation	96	10th pass under 10+2 system with Science
22	Palana	Production & Manufacturing	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
23	Junagadh	Electrical	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
24	Uttarsanda	Refrigeration	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
25	Surendranagar	Production & Manufacturing	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
26	Mehsana	Production & Manufacturing	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
27	Patan	Automobile	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
28	Himatnagar	Automobile	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
29	Dahod	Automobile	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
30	Halol	Automobile	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
31	Gandhidham	Electrical	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
32	Vasad	Chemical	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
33	Limkheda (Ganesh Sisodara)	Fabrication (Fitting & Welding	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
34	Bhilad	Fabrication (Fitting & Welding	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
35	Vyara	Electrical	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
36	Bhiloda	Automobile	96	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system
37	Ahwa	General Upgradation	--	Passed 10th Class under 10+2 system

Funding Pattern of the Scheme : The funding Pattern for these ITIs are approved by the state Government which is to be shared in ratio of 75:25 by GOI and GOG . In the first instance Rs.300/ Lakhs are sanctioned for Financial Year 2005-06 provisionally, which include Rs.140.60 lakhs for Machinery Equipments, Rs 84.40 Lakhs for honorarium to guest faculty and miscellaneous and Rs.75.00 lakhs for Civil works

Following activities are taken up

Under the Scheme

• The location of ITIs to be upgraded as " Centre of Excellence" will be identified in consultation with the respective State Governments
• The training courses to be taken up in the " Centre of Excellence " will cater to meet the skill demands of particular sector of Industry like Information technology, Automobile, Chemical, Electronics etc available in surrounding areas of the selected ITIs.
• In case of a particular ITI selected for upgradation in IT sector is presently having trades like COPA and ITESM may be utilized by Centres of Excellence. Additional identified infrastructure will be provided to Centre of Excellence as per provision of scheme. ITI may however continue to organize training in other existing trades.
• The Centre of Excellence will be Nodal/Apex Institute in the State for particular sector and will provide necessary assistance including training / retaining of trainers.
• In case a particular sector is taken up in two " Centre of Excellence" then these Centre of Excellence will cater to the ITIs in specific geographical area of the State.
• The structure of those course to be offered will be as follows:
• Broad basic multi-skill courses on modular pattern instead of conventional trade related courses.
• Short term courses as per need of industry would be offered after the broad based training
• Training / retraining of trainers of ITIs
• Multi-entry and multi-exit flexible courses
• lateral and vertical mobility of trainees

The new training technology to be adopted in the " Centre of Excellence" for imparting training will have following features.

What is Expected from Industry ?

If we consider skilled manpower as one of the raw material for the industry, then ITIs are producing the said raw material. In case the raw material is not of the required standard, then the industry will face difficulty in producing quality goods and this will affect their market. Industry should therefore, come forward in big way and actively participate in the skill development activities. Industry to participate actively right from the identification of training areas to evaluation of trainees.

The main activities could be:

VOCATIONAL TRAINING SERVICES

In Gujarat State, more than 7,00,000 students annually appear for Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC)(Std. 10th & 12th respectively) examinations.All of these students constitute the prospective workforce and are also the jobseekers and their skills would be the required for productive investments in the industries and services sectors in the state. Therefore, vocational training is must for such prospective workforce of the nation. DET’s Training Wing has various schemes for the benefit of the jobseekers. These schemes aim at providing vocational training to the jobseekers so as to improve their employability. Details of such schemes are as following:

Short-term Training Programmes

The levels of vocational skills in the labour force in India compare poorly with the position in other countries. Only 5% of the Indian labour force in the age group 20-24 has vocational skills as against 60-80% in the industrialized countries. Few important conclusions, which emerge from the World Employment Report 1998-99, are such as the limited demand for unskilled and less skilled labour, increase in demand for skilled labour on account of technological developments etc. Therefore, expansion of vocational training facilities in the emerging areas of employment has been recognized as an important strategy. Accordingly, DET has started 3-month duration computer related training programmes in several ITIs in the state (See Institute List). All registered jobseekers, if interested, are entitled to get admissions in such courses subject to the applicable admission terms and conditions.

Instructor’s Training Center (ITC):

Trainers training center is functioning at Vadodara where Craft Instructors under CTS scheme are given training in Methodology and Principles of Training (POT) etc.