With the Odisha Government going ahead to set up more numbers of Model Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in the State, it has been decided to start with the Sub-Divisions without an ITI. There are at least 14 Sub Divisions out of 58, which currently do not have any ITIs. So the Department of Skill Development and Technical Education (DoSDTE) has been asked to establish the Model ITIs in these 14 Sub Divisions on priority basis.
ACS to Chief Minister U N Behera, while reviewing the flagship programmes of the Chief Minister recently advised the DoSDTE on this line.
The DoSDTE has approached the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MoSDE) to sanction 70 Model ITIs for the State under the Adarsha ITI Scheme. Target is to set up 91 Model ITIs in the State.
Skill Development and Technical Education Minister Sanjay Dasburma has recently written to the Union Minister, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Rajiv Pratap Rudy to sanction 70 Model ITIs in the State.
Skill Development and Technical Education Principal Secretary lN Gupta made a power point presentation on the initiatives taken up by DoSDTE. He informed that 14 new Government ITIs have been operationalised during 2015.
Gupta also said that out of 22 new polytechnics sanctioned by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), 19 have already been operationalised with AICTE approval.
Talking about providing technical education opportunity to at least 50,000 youth every year, Gupta informed that there are total 869 technical institutions both in Government and private sectors with a total intake capacity of 1, 84, 201. And the actual intake in academic year 2015 has already exceeded 1 lakh, said Gupta.
Giving out details on Career Counselling Centers (CCC) in the Engineering Colleges, Director Employment G Rajesh said that District Employment Exchange, Sambalpur is being converted into Model Career Centre (MCC). And plea has been made to the Government of India to approve seven more District Employment Exchanges like Rayagada, Rourkela, Balangir, Dhenkanal, Cuttack and Berhampur to MCC.
A Central Placement Cell (CPC) is working in DTET, which already helped out 8,875 students in this regard.
The DoSDTE was advised to open CCCs in all the Government run colleges, for which Professional Career Counsellors are needed to be roped in.
Programme to open four Computer Training Centres in each of the 118 Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) Blocks was discussed at length and the Director Employment said the Department of Electronics and IT through OCAC had implemented Computer Skill Programme for 65,000 youths in the State during 2009-10.
It was instructed that after mapping the present schemes for computer training to youths in TSP Blocks, a scheme can be prepared in consultation with the Department of ST and SC Development. As one of the priority feasibility of opening four such Centers per Block in 118 TSP Blocks should be explored.
So far coaching facilities for recruitment to the Armed Forces is concerned, the State Government had urged to Ministry of Defence to set up an academy for pre-recruitment in Odisha. In response to the request, the Ministry of Defence has advised the Air Force to organise zone wise orientation training programme to help out the candidates.
And such an orientation programme, which is first of its kind, is being planned in August-September at Kalahandi, said sources.
During 2014-15, a total 29 job fairs were organised and 14,038 offer letters were issued to the aspirants. During 2015-16, at least 21 fairs have already been planned.
Under Chief Minister’s Employment Guarantee Programme, 90,000 youths were given skill training. During 2015-16 against the target of 2, 65, 200, already 1,90, 427 have been trained under the CMEGP.
There is a move to create Odisha Youth Innovation Fund in order to assist under graduates in incubating new ideas and encouraging innovation, said sources.