Berhampur: A team from Maharashtra has made an exposure visit to the Odisha Government-run ITI (Industrial Training Institute), Berhampur.
The 40 members of the team from Maharashtra ITIs interacted with girls studying in ITI, Berhampur and sought details about their family backgrounds, how they were motivated to join ITI, the skills that are being imparted to them, their safety and security during training, and the support provided by ITI for their job placements.
Dr. Rajat Panigrahy, principal, ITI Berhampur extended warm greetings to the visitors.
He made a presentation about the good practices that are being followed at the institute, that include a holistic approach, integrated waste management through skill development, design thinking laboratory and institute branding.
He said that ITI Berhampur now stands 12th in the overall ranking as a successful institute with 30 per cent girls’ enrolment.
The ITI Berhampur has now become an educational wonderland, he added.
The Maharashtra ITI students visited the workshop to find out the methodology of training and skills that were being imparted, which include welding art, etc.
The Maharashtra ITIs have now decided to send their instructors for a week long training for practical exposure.