Dharmendra Pradhan: Dharmendra Pradhan lays foundation for NSTI Plus
BHUBANESWAR: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan here on Friday Laid foundation stone for National Skill Training Institutes (NSTI) Plus, an apex training institution for high-quality skill and vocational training.
Speaking after laying the foundation, the minister said NSTI will emerge as a modern gurukul to equip candidates as well as trainers with industry and future-ready skills.
“Every effort of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a step towards empowering India’s YuvaShakti and realising the vision of a developed India by 2047,“ he said.
The NSTI Plus at Jatni near Bhubaneswar will train 500 instructors in Phase-1 under the Craftsmen Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) and will further incorporate another 500 instructors for upskilling and reskilling.
Constructed on a 7.8-acre campus of Jatni, Bhubaneswar, NSTI Plus will house institutions such as National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)and Skill India International Centre (SIIC). It is planned to emerge as a potential hub for diverse skill development activities.
The envisioned NSTI Plus will also serve as a nucleus for emerging start-ups, an incubation centre, and a versatile hub for cultivating various skills. It also has the potential to serve as a prototype training facility for other states.
“I am confident that the upcoming state-of-the-art integrated campus of NSTI will empower the youth of New India by providing them with cutting-edge skills and knowledge required to excel in the 21st century, encourage entrepreneurship, equip master trainers with expertise aligned with current and future industry demands and help realize the vision of Viksit (developed) Bharat,” Pradhan said.
Currently, there are 524 ITIs in the region with seating capacity of 1,04,134, and institutions with flexible learning models like NSTI Plus will advance the vocational training framework to be more accessible, inclusive and innovate in its embodiment.
The NSTI is strategically located. surrounded by premium institutions like National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Skill Development Institute (SDI), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) helps in improving the engagement of students with vocational training institute.
Speaking after laying the foundation, the minister said NSTI will emerge as a modern gurukul to equip candidates as well as trainers with industry and future-ready skills.
“Every effort of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a step towards empowering India’s YuvaShakti and realising the vision of a developed India by 2047,“ he said.
The NSTI Plus at Jatni near Bhubaneswar will train 500 instructors in Phase-1 under the Craftsmen Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) and will further incorporate another 500 instructors for upskilling and reskilling.
Constructed on a 7.8-acre campus of Jatni, Bhubaneswar, NSTI Plus will house institutions such as National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)and Skill India International Centre (SIIC). It is planned to emerge as a potential hub for diverse skill development activities.
The envisioned NSTI Plus will also serve as a nucleus for emerging start-ups, an incubation centre, and a versatile hub for cultivating various skills. It also has the potential to serve as a prototype training facility for other states.
“I am confident that the upcoming state-of-the-art integrated campus of NSTI will empower the youth of New India by providing them with cutting-edge skills and knowledge required to excel in the 21st century, encourage entrepreneurship, equip master trainers with expertise aligned with current and future industry demands and help realize the vision of Viksit (developed) Bharat,” Pradhan said.
Currently, there are 524 ITIs in the region with seating capacity of 1,04,134, and institutions with flexible learning models like NSTI Plus will advance the vocational training framework to be more accessible, inclusive and innovate in its embodiment.
The NSTI is strategically located. surrounded by premium institutions like National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Skill Development Institute (SDI), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) helps in improving the engagement of students with vocational training institute.
