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In an effort to promote excellence in vocational training as part of the Centre’s ‘Make in India’ mission, the Labour Ministry plans to rate all Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and has empanelled agencies, such as ICRA, Crisil on a pilot basis.
Top-rated private ITIs will be allowed to hike fees by 20 per cent and the rating will be valid for two years. The fee for the rating process will not be regulated, the Labour Ministry said in a statement, adding that “the rating agencies will disclose the fees charged to a specific institute.”
The Ministry said the scheme can be a benchmark for comparing various institutes and trades and is also expected to bring a differentiating factor for institutions, leading to increased market competition and quality improvement in institutions lagging behind.
The scheme is in line with the October 2014 speech of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who said “We need to rapidly expand certificate level vocational training if we have to succeed in our mission of ‘Make in India’”. He was speaking during the ‘Shrameva Jayate’ function here. The ratings will also serve as a formal government recognition of the specified level of quality of training and facilities, the Ministry said, adding that “in the normative fee structure for private ITIs, 20 per cent extra fee has been permitted for ITIs who are rated 5 star or 4 star.” Under the system, the ITIs will be rated at the trade (70 per cent) and institute (30 per cent) level and the combined rating will be calculated on weighted average method on a 0-10 scale. Institutes getting 8-10 points will be rated as 5-star, 6-8 points will be 4-star, 5-6 points will be 3-star and below 5 points will have ‘no rating’.
Compulsory re-affiliationIn another decision, all institutes will have to seek re-affiliation from the National Council on Vocational Training (NCVT) after five years. According to NCVT, students admitted from August 2015 session onward in ITIs affiliated before 2009 may not be awarded certificates if these institutes do not seek re-affiliation by July 2015.
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