National Skill Training Institute(W)

Directorate General of Training (DGT), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Erstwhile Ministry of Labour & Employment, Directorate General of Employment and Training (DGE&T)) launched the Women’s Vocational Training programme in 1977. This aimed at establishing women exclusive training facilities at regional, all over the country. Women Training under Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship takes care of providing skill training to women in the country which aims at stimulating employment opportunities among women of various socio-economic levels and different age groups. Women’s Vocational Training Programme (WVTP) was designed and launched in 1977 to mainstream women into economic activities.  Women’s Vocational Training Programme promotes Vocational Training for women for wage-employment in industry, as instructors and also promotes their self-employment.      

The vocational training to women, Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship was implemented through a network of 11 institutes – One National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) at Noida (1977) and ten Regional Vocational Training Institutes (RVTIs) at Mumbai (1977), Bengaluru (1977), Thiruvananthapuram (1983), Kolkata (1986), Tura (1986), Panipat (1986), Allahabad (1991), Indore (1992), Vadodara (1993), and Jaipur (1994). The Names of these women Institutes have been changed as “ National Skill Training Institutes for Women” (NSTIs for Women).

To enhance the skill training facilities for women in India, in addition to the existing 11 institutes, eight new NSTIs(W) are being set up, one each in the states of Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Bihar, Goa, Telangana and Jammu & Kashmir.

                                                                               STAFF STRUCTURE OF NSTI(W) KOLKATA