Year: 2017
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The paper focusses on the need for quality in vocational training institutions in India. According to the National Policy on Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015 (Government of India, 2015) the number of young people who enter the work force every year is estimated to be 26 million. Assuming an average labour participation rate of 90% (male) and 30% (female), at least 16 million persons will enter workforce and they all, except those opting for higher education, need to acquire skills which match high quality standards in order to compete, and excel at international levels. The present paper discusses the need for integrating Total Quality Management (TQM) principles in effective functioning of Industrial Training Institutes (ITI). Findings of a study of ITIs in the Southern state of Karnataka, India, is presented which, in the main, highlight the lack of application of quality principles in these institutions and discusses an appropriate model of TQM which could be applied. Further, a need for research in quality implications for ITI s and crosscountry collaboration are highlighted.
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4232024581