Punjab Technical Education and Industrial Training Department has started the online classes to provide training to the students of the Industrial Training Institutes of the State. The e-Learning content of theoretical subjects has been identified for 34 trades by constituting the committees of the Principals and Instructors, said the state Principal Secretary (Technical Education and Industrial Training) Anurag Verma on Thursday.
As per the directions of Technical Education Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, the Department has taken this initiative so that the studies of the students do not suffer and also to safeguard their academic interests, he said.
Verma said that e-Learning material has been identified from various sites such as Bharat Skills, National Instructional Media Institute (NIMI), YouTube etc. The e-Learning material has been arranged week wise as per the syllabus prescribed by NCVT, Director General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India.
“The e-Learning material would be sent to the trainees one day before till 4 pm via Whatsapp. Next day from 10.30 am to 4 pm, the instructors would take online class of 40 to 60 minutes and give assignments to the trainees.
The Assignments are to be submitted back till 6 pm at Whatsapp. A test would also be conducted on weekend. Engineering drawing and workshop calculation and science classes would be conducted every day at 3 pm for students of engineering trades,” said Verma.
Maintaining that he himself had attended online classes in four ITIs of Bhatinda, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Churian and Patiala, Berma said: “Although a few difficulties are being faced in implementation of this system as of now, but the trainees and trainers are very enthusiastic about this online system…The process would be improved constantly by taking regular feedback from all stakeholders.”