Govt revamps training guidelines for ITIs

THE GOVERNMENT HAS revamped the training guidelines for the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) with a mandatory provision to provide 150 hours of on-the-job training (OJT) to trainees enrolled in the vocational programmes.

- MANU KAUSHIK

To accommodate the higher industry exposure, the Directorate General of Training (DGT) under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has rationalised the total annual training hours within ITIs from 1,600 to 1,200 hours.