A Study of the Problems Faced by Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) in India as Perceived by Different Stakeholders

Abstract

The study focused on the problems faced by students pursuing ITI and the views of school students about ITI. Data was collected by the researcher through questionnaire distributed to students and in-depth interview with the principals of ITI. The themes that emerged from the data were General information about the student, Information about his family, Information about ITI education, Administration and organization, Possibilities and equipments, Teacher's capacity, Curriculum, and Community's perception. The findings highlight lack of infrastructure, inadequate teacher capacity, lack of updated curriculum, lack of awareness about ITI among students from formal schooling. On the basis of the findings the study recommended that the Government needed – Curriculum Enhancement Policies, Increasing Training Capacity, Program Evaluation, and Apprentice Programs; Infrastructure Improvement, Personnel, and Personal and Professional Development.