The Craftsmen Training Scheme was

introduced by the Government of India in

1950 to ensure a steady flow of skilled workers in

different trades for the domestic industry, to raise

quantitatively and qualitatively the industrial

production by systematic training, to reduce

unemployment among the educated youth by

providing them employable training, to cultivate

and nurture a technical and industrial attitude in

the minds of the younger generation.

 Craftsmen Training Scheme implemented

through ITIs is the oldest system of skill training

in country. This scheme is the one of the major

schemes in the field of vocational training,

and has been shaping craftsmen to meet the

existing as well as future manpower need of

skill manpower in the industrial as well as

service sector. The scheme is being implemented

through the vast network of ITIs in the various

states/union territories in the country. It is also

viewed as backbone of technical and vocational

training system of country. ITIs remain the

major source of supply of skilled manpower for

manufacturing industries for past six decades and

have established credibility in market/ industries.

Indian industries have never imported skilled

manpower. On the contrary, graduates of ITIs are

working proficiently in various other countries.

Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) are training

institutes which offer range of vocational/skill

training courses covering a large number of

economic sectors with an objective to provide

skilled workforce to the industry as well as self

employment of youth. They provide post-school

technical as well as vocational training courses

leading to lifelong career in one or two year skill

courses.

 These institutes are set up under Directorate

General of Training (DGT), Ministry of Skill

Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE),

Government of India. Government Industrial

Training Institutes are government-run training

organizations and Private Industrial Training

Centers are privately run equivalents. These

institutes are affiliated to National Council for

Vocational Training (NCVT) and run training

programme under Craftsmen Training Scheme.

For overall personality development of trainees,

a course on “Employability Skill” is being taught.

 National Trade Certificate (NTC) is awarded

to successful trainees of NCVT affiliated trades

of ITIs. NTC enjoys National/ international

recognition for purpose of employment/ self

employment.

 Industrial Training Institutes played a vital role in

economic development of the country especially

in terms of supplying skilled manpower to

industries. Properly trained skilled manpower

is the demand of the industry, which is being

regularly supplied by hands-on skill training

through ITIs.

 Demand for skilled manpower in country would

be forthcoming from newly launched schemes

of Government namely Make in India, Digital

India, Smart Cities and Clean India. ITIs are

ready to take up the new task and would be

playing important role for meeting the skilled

manpower demand generated through these new

schemes.

 Jobs as semi skilled/skilled workers/technicians

in private and public sector industries, SME and

MSME Jobs in Government organizations like

Indian Railway, Army, Navy, Air Force and also

paramilitary forces like BSF, CRPF etc.

 Self-employed: ITI qualified persons can set up

their own garage, motor/ generator/transformer

winding shops or fabrication shops depending

upon trade opted. Trainers/master trainer role in

ITIs/ATIs, after doing Crafts Instructor Training

Programme of DGT. ITI trainees can go for

higher studies like diploma in engineering, NTC

holders are employed successfully for past six

decades, in India and abroad, in Public sector

companies, Railways, PWD and Electricity

Department of Central and State Govt. NTC

holders are also successful entrepreneurs.