A target has been set under Skill Development Mission to train 15 lakh youths in the State in the next 2 years. So far, one lakh youths have been trained and as many are undergoing training. This year, 27 thousand youths are being trained at Skill Development Centres, 60 thousand under Modular Employable Skill Scheme and 10 thousand youths being imparted short-term self-employment training. Private training institutes and industries have been registered as vocational training providers.
There were 151 Government ITIs and 26 private ones in the state till the year 2003, which has increased to 175 and 165 respectively in the year 2013. Admission capacity in these institutes was 15,157 in the year 2003, which has risen to 57,544 now. Total 579 posts have also been increased in ITIs.
Polytechnics and engineering colleges have also increased from 49 and 44 to 79 and 228, respectively. During last 10 years, admission capacity in these institutions has also gone up from 24,231 to 1.49 lakh. As many as 21 new polytechnics have also been opened during the last 4 years.
With a view to imparting job-oriented technical education and making available human resources to new industries as per their requirement, the Technical Education and Skill Development Department has started training in 4 modules at Skill Development Centres started at 113 development blocks. Process is underway to establish Skill Development Centres in 70 other development blocks through private sector. Apart from free training, trainees are also being provided scholarships at these centres.
A sum of Rs 10,000 award will also be given to youths undergoing training under new Skill Development Scheme and obtaining certificate from authorised agency.
The department has chalked out a scheme to construct ITI buildings with the cooperation of NABARD. In the first phase, loans worth Rs 160.74 crore have been sanctioned for construction of 40 ITI buildings.