SALIENT FEATURES
OF SKILL TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN
Under the Women's Vocational Training Programme,
institutionalized skill training is offered to women in basic, advanced &
post-advanced skills.
WOMEN TARGET GROUPS:
·
Basic
Skill Training:- 14 to 25
years of age & pass in the 10th /12th class under 10+2 system,
depending on the skill training area opted.
·
Advanced
Skill training:- women having undergone
basic Skill Training in relevant trade (age upto 40 years)
·
Post-Advanced
training:- women having undergone
Advanced Skill Training (age upto 40 years)
Training is conducted for 40 hours in a week with no vacations
during the training programmes.
The course curricula are drawn by Trade Expert Committees,
which comprise of representatives from the Industry, Government, Trainers and experts.
At the end of the training, All India Trade Tests are conducted under the aegis
of National Council of Vocational Training (NCVT). All successful candidates are awarded Certificates which are
recognized for employment in Government/ Semi- Government/Public organizations.
Commencing
of the new Training sessions are scheduled as:
·
Basic Skill
August
·
Advanced skill
October
·
Post-Advanced
skill March, July and November
The Vocational
Training Programmes at basic skill level are implemented by the Union
Territories/State Governments and the Central Government.
Other training programmes
Besides regular
training courses, short-term/modular and specialized courses are also organized
by the National/Regional Vocational Training Institutes. These are:
·
Instructors/Trainers
training programme for the Instructors of Industrial Training Institutes in
Pedagogy; Audio Visual Aids and also for
Skill Upgradation
·
Short-Term Courses - 6 to 8 weeks for different women target groups
in areas like Electronics, Hair and Skin
care, Repair and Maintenance of Domestic electrical appliances, Dress making,
Computer Operation and Stenography as per the identified need of women in
the vicinity.