Center of Excellence --- Overview

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Govt. of India decided to upgrade 100 ITI's in the country in to " Center of Excellence" in the first phase in the FY 2005-2006 through domestic resources and 400 ITI's through World Bank Assistance.

I.T.I. Gandhidham is among 100 ITI's in the country which has been selected by DGE&T (Directorate General of Employment & Trainig). Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of india for Centrally Sponsored Scheme-Up gradation of ITI's into "Center of Excellence" for "Electrical Sector".

Main Features of the Scheme :

Trainning Part :

These center will be providing " Multiskill Training" to meet the skill requirement of particular sector of industry with the active involvement of the industry in all aspects of training. The training will be provided in three parts as under : Training in Board Based Basic Training in Basic Skill Areas for a period of one year.

The testing and certification for the basic skill training during first year and also for advanced training next six months will be conducted by NCVT (National Council for Vocational Training)

Training in Specialized Modules mainly in the industry (The Course Curricula,duration etc. will be designed in consultations with the IMC (Institute Managing Committee) / Local Indusry. The trade testing & certification for this component will be done jointly by State Government &Industry. Said certificate will be recoginized by NCVT. Training on the factory shop Floor should constitute at least 25-40% of the curriculum. The training Programme will have multi-entry and multi-exit provisions. Trainees can opt to go to Labour Market after completing Board Based. Training of one year as well as after completing 1 1/2 year of training. Trainees can come back after some time to seek admissionfor advanced/specilized training in another module. ITI pass out trainees of the particular trade(s) from the convocational system can seek admission for the advanced / specialized training. in first year, there will be six Basic Modules with time duration of 8 weks for each module and three Generic Modules with time duration of 2 hrs/week.

1st Year

Module 1	Basic Fitting and Measurement	8 weeks
Module 2	Basic Sheet Metal Works and Welding	8 weeks
Module 3	Basic Electrical Electronics and Computer Skills	8 weeks
Module 4	Basic Turning and Grinding	8 weeks
Module 5	Basic Milling & Gear Cutting	8 weeks
Module 6	Basic CNC Programming & Operation Hydraulics & pneumatics	8 weeks