Government proposes to set up Advanced Training Institutes at a cost of over Rs 200 crore

NEW DELHI: In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' initiative, the Labour Ministry today proposed to set up Advanced Training Institutes (ATIs) across the country to train vocational instructors.

This would be a pilot phase of a scheme of Directorate General of Employment and Training (DGE&T) under its Craft Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) and is proposed to be implemented in a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) mode.

"The Directorate General of Employment and Training (DGE&T) of the Labour Ministry proposes to set up 12 Advanced Training Institutes (ATIs) at various locations of the country at a total project cost of over Rs 200 crore," an official statement here said.

Overall 27 ATIs would be set up, with 12 in the first phase.

"To address this need for vocational trainers, the DGE&T has decided to setup 27 Advanced Training Institutes (ATIs) in all for training of trainers," the statement said.

"This is the pilot phase of a scheme of the Directorate under its Craft Instructor Training Scheme (CITS), to be implemented in PPP mode, with the objective training of 9200 vocational instructors to begin with," it said.

The Labour Ministry said that this was party of the 'Make in India' programme which aims to transform the country into a best-in-class manufacturing hub and it places a strong emphasis on skill development.

The Ministry referred to Prime Minister's speech in which he had weighed on the need to focus on "skill, scale and speed" to make India capable of competing on the global scale and the need for good teachers as the biggest needs of the society.

"With a clear impetus on private participation to induce efficiency and innovation, the DGE&T has decided to explore Public-Private Partnerships as a model for developing these institutes," it said.

DGE&T is an apex organisation for development and coordination of the vocational training in India.

The prequalification process for bidders to set up the first 12 institutes in the first phase is to begin soon, it said.