Objectives

Features

• To make vocational training a central pillar of India's industrial and economic growth, especially in emerging sectors such as electronics, automotive, and renewable energy.
• Addressing the rising demand for skilled workforce
• Enhancement of knowledge and skills of ITI instructors, strengthening curriculum development, capacity building etc.

• Ministry: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
• Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme
• Funding: 
  • ₹60,000 crore (Central Share: Rs.30,000 crore, State Share: Rs.20,000 crore and Industry Share: Rs.10,000 crore) over five years.
  • It will be equally co-financed to the extent of 50% of Central share by the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank.
• Other Important Features of Scheme:
• Revamping: To reposition ITIs as aspirational, government-owned, and industry-managed institutions, offering revamped courses that reflect the evolving skill requirements of modern industries.
  • The scheme envisions the upgradation of 1,000 Government ITIs in a hub-and-spoke model aligned with industry needs and the capacity augmentation of five National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) located in Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kanpur, and Ludhiana. 
  • These NSTIs will also house the new National Centres of Excellence.
• Financial assistance: To overcome financial issues, a need-based investment provision has been kept under the proposed scheme, allowing flexibility in fund allocation based on the specific infrastructure, capacity, and trade-related requirements of each institution.
• Bridging Skill Gaps: To ensure effectiveness, the scheme will adopt an industry-led Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) model, marking a major shift from earlier government-only approaches.
  • This will enable close collaboration between ITIs and industry in curriculum planning, infrastructure upgrades, and ongoing management.
• Ensuring alignment: Between local workforce supply and industry demand, thereby facilitating industries, including MSMEs, in accessing employment-ready workers.
• Focus on Training of Trainers (ToT): By upgrading infrastructure and offering pre-service and in-service training in the NSTIs, to enhance the quality and consistency of vocational education across the country.
•  'Viksit Bharat' Vision: This scheme aligns with Viksit Bharat (Developed India) by 2047 to fulfil inclusive growth and global competitiveness goals.

About ITIs

• Operating under state governments, ITIs have been backbone of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in India since the 1950s.

About Centres of Excellence:

• It is a body that provides leadership, best practices, research, support, training of trainers and skill training for a specific sector/s.