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Chakka ITI to be made centre of excellence

Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The decision of the Central Government to upgrade 500 industrial training institutes (ITI) in the country including the one at Chakka would not affect the functioning of any of the existing institutes, Labour Secretary G.Rajasekharan has said.

Mr. Rajasekharan said in a press note here on Sunday that this was a centrally-sponsored scheme in which 75 per cent of the expenses would be borne by the Centre and 25 per cent by the State Government. The other institutes that have been selected in the State are those at Kalamassery, Chalakkudy, Chandanathope and Ettumanoor.

The scheme has been launched to impart specialised training to create a class of skilled workers who can cope up with the modernisation of the industrial sector. As many as 100 institutes would be upgraded initially. This would be totally under the control of the State Government. The Centre would grant Rs. 1.60 crore for the scheme, he said. When the Government convened a meeting of the representatives of teachers, PTA and students at the Secretariat on June 9, some of them had raised apprehensions about the formation of the Institute management committees which would have representatives from industry. They had expressed the fear that it would lead to privatisation of the institutes. However, their fears had been allayed. This is not a scheme to privatise the institutes. . It has been decided to form the committees only to draft the syllabus, impart training in an efficient manner and also ensure placement for those completing the course. The committees are meant only for the specific courses and they would not intervene in the running of the institutes. Representatives of the PTA also would be included in the 11-member committee, he said. Special training would be imparted to the existing teachers, he said. There would be no change in the fees structure and those completing the course would get certificates recognised by the Central Government, he said.

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