NEW DELHI, May 27: The Directorate General of Training (DGT), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has announced introduction of five high end Diploma courses in the skill ecosystem for the academic year 2017.
The five courses are Welding Technology, Industrial Electronics and Automation, Manufacturing Technology, Automotive Technology and IT, Networking and Cloud Computing.
The proposal was cleared today at the Sub-Committee meeting of National Council of Vocational Training at New Delhi.
At the meeting, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said, “Inclusion of these courses in the skill ecosystem is driven from the demand by the industry and the advent of technology that the country is witnessing.
Resources need to be multi-skilled and multi-tasking and be well equipped to scale themselves to the demand of this New India. With this development, our Advanced Training Institutes (ATIs) will narrow the gap between demand and supply in the industry. These steps will also take us closer to our vision of making India the skill capital of the world.”
Also present at the meet, Deputy Director from Government of Rajasthan, Mr Sunil Joshi, said, “This is a great step forward. We wholeheartedly welcome and support the introduction of five diploma courses this year.
Earlier, there was no upgradation of the qualifications of an individual in a particular trade. Now, with the introduction of the said diplomas, the candidates will have an added qualification in their respective trades. It will enhance their qualifications leading to lucrative job opportunities.”
”The need for advance level courses or specialised courses has been long felt in the vocational training landscape in the country”, the ministry said.
”The courses are of two years duration and will be introduced from August/September 2017 at Advanced Training Institutes (ATIs). These courses would enable trainees to acquire cutting edge training by providing an opportunity to sharpen their “hands-on skills” in specialised areas such as computerised pneumatic control (CNC) machining, automotive technology, welding, mechatronics, industrial electronics and automation, the Ministry informed.
“This would also extend the skill pyramid beyond current vocational training set up. Over and above this, one fourth of the training period is dedicated for on-the-job training in the form of an industrial attachment, ” it added.
The meeting was attended by a host of government officials from MSDE, Ministry of Textiles, and the State Government representatives from Haryana, Tripura, Chandigarh (UT), Bihar and Rajasthan.
(UNI)
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