REGIONAL DIRECTORATES OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (RDSDE) ODISHA

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Following is from its web page at https://rdsdeodisha.dgt.gov.in/ .

REGIONAL DIRECTORATES OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (RDSDE) ODISHA

The Government of India in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship initiated a step in Dec.’2018 for further improving skill training and apprenticeship training and ensure effective integrated development and monitoring of these programmes at State level. After careful consideration, it has been decided to set up Regional Directorates of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (RDSDEs) for each State / UT. Proposed RDSDEs would subsume the existing activities, personnel, assets and liabilities including lands and buildings of erstwhile Regional Directorates of Apprenticeship Trainings (RDATs) located all over India and hence office of RDATs would cease to exist. However, the existing Central Field Institutes viz; National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) / NSTI (W) would be an integrated subordinate formation under respective RDSDEs. Heads of RDSDE would be known as Regional Director. RDSDEs would be Attached Offices of the Ministry.

In connection of above, Regional Directorates of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (RDSDE) Odisha was set up in Jan’2019, headquarter at Bhubaneswar with inclusion of National Skill Training Institute Bhubaneswar under its jurisdiction. Following are the broad functions/ activities of RDSDE Odisha:

Broad Functions / Activities of RDSDEs

I. Implementation, Monitoring and Coordination of all Scheme (General and Women Training) of DGT

a) Craftsmen Training Scheme

·  Giving inputs viz. addition of courses, deletion of courses etc. as per DGT Hqrs. instructions from time to time.

·  Ensuring Dual System of Training (DST) in all ITIs in the States.

·  Ensuring that all ITIs in the state participate in grading exercise.

B) Craft Instructor Training Scheme

·  Training of Craft Instructors in the techniques of transferring hands-on skills.

C) Advanced Vocational Training System

·  Design and run the short term training programme in association with industry as well for ITI instructors of the State(s).

D) Apprenticeship Training Scheme

·  Registration of contracts of apprenticeship.

·  Promoting Apprenticeship Training at in the State(s).

·  Arranging Trade Committee Meeting and Regional Apprenticeship Advisory Committee meeting in accordance with the directives of Hqrs.

·  Assistance and advice to State Apprenticeship Advisers and Private sector industries within the region.

·  Ensuring BTPs in association with industry and good graded ITIs.

E) National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme

·  Receiving claims from employer for reimbursement.

·  Claim clearance.

·  Monitoring of NAPS to know whether the apprentices are actually undergoing apprenticeship training.

F) Skill Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement Operation (STRIVE)

·  Physical Progress and Financial Utilization with respect to the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) (400 Govt. and 100 Pvt.) to be selected under STRIVE, spread over to 36 States and Union Territories.

·  Coordination with the State Project Implementing Units (SPIUs) on the Progress and Process of STRIVE.

·  Physical Progress and Financial Utilization with respect to 100 Industrial Clusters (ICs) to be selected from among 36 States and Union Territories.

·  Coordination with the State Apprenticeship Management Committees (SAMCs)on the Progress and Process of Apprenticeship programmes under STRIVE.

G) Upgradation of Model ITIs

·  Review of progress of implementation quarterly which include fund released vs. utilized.

·  Submission of audit report to DGT.

·  Review of civil works, procurement of tool &equipments, progress in trainees data: enrollment, drop-outs, pass-outs and placement.

H) Upgradation of 1396 Government ITIs through Public Private Partnership.

·  Review of progress of implementation quarterly which include fund released vs. utilized, seed money, interest earned, revenue earned, new trades opened, upgradation of existing trades, details of IMC meetings etc.

·  Half/yearly audit reports, field inspections, financial assessment.

·  Identification of shortcomings to improve the implementation process and report to the Hqrs.

I) Enhancing Skill Development Infrastructure (ESDI) in NE States and Sikkim (Applicable only for Regional Director(Skill Development) for those States.

The Scheme has provision for Central assistance to States in following four components: (i) Upgradation of ITIs by introducing three new trades per ITI; (ii) Supplementing infrastructure deficiencies in ITIs by constructing new hostel, boundary wall and supplementing old and obsolete tools and equipment; (iii) Funding Monitoring Cells at Central & State Level; and (iv) Establishment of New ITIs in 8 States.

The activities & responsibilities for this Scheme are as follows:

·  Scrutiny of proposal received.

·  Monitoring the status of construction of classroom & workshop and purchase of tools

·  Monitoring of funds released vs. utilized

·  Physical progress of upgradation of ITIs by introducing three new trades per ITI.

·  Status of construction of new ITIs

·  Identification of shortcomings to improve the implementation process and report to the Hqrs.

(J) Skill Development in 47 districts affected by Left Wing Extremism” Infrastructure to be created for:-

·  47 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) @ one ITI per district

·  68 Skill Development Centres (SDCs) @ two SDCs per district

The responsibilities of this Scheme may be as follows:

·  Scrutiny of proposal received.

·  Monitoring the status of construction new ITIs and Skill Development Centres

·  Monitoring of funds released vs. utilized

·  Monitoring of skill training of youth for long term, short term and instructor training.

·  Identification of shortcomings to improve the implementation process and report to the Hqrs.

II. Trade Testing Cell for examinations of all schemes (CTS, ATS, CITS)

·  Uploading the hall ticket eligibility criteria, practical marks of apprentices’ undergone training in all establishments under their jurisdiction on the apprenticeship portal.

·  Coordination with States/UTs for uploading the hall ticket eligibility criteria, practical marks of apprentices’ undergone training in

·  State Sector and Private Establishments on the apprenticeship portal.

·  Coordination with ITIs for uploading of hall ticket eligibility criteria on NCVT portal.

·  Coordination with State Directorates for examination centre mapping, hall tickets generation and uploading of marks of Practical and Engineering Drawing on NCVT portal.

·  Supervision/coordination regarding Engineering Drawing examination checking at district Nodal ITI & uploading these marks in time bound manner.

·  Coordination with Trade Testing Cell at DGT as well as with States for smooth conducting of Trade Tests.

III. Handling of Court Cases of All Scheme (Legal Cell) Handling of Court cases of all Schemes. Coordination with legal cell of DGT Hqrs. for the same.

IV. Coordination the activities of Prime Minister Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) Prime Minister Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) Centres.

V. Coordination with Central/State Ministries / Departments for Central / State Sector schemes on Skill Development and Entrepreneurships such as DDU-GKY and NULM etc.

VI. Coordination with District Skill Nodal Centre and District Skilling Committee under