The State Government has decided to set up a centralised online placement cell very soon for the government ITIs and polytechnic colleges across the State to streamline students’ placement.
The proposal to bring technical institutes under the ambit of the central placement unit was taken to enhance the employability of the students undertaking technical education. The decision was initiated by the Directorate of Technical Education and Training (DTET) where it was decided that in the first phase the government ITIs and polytechnics will be provided the benefits of the placement unit.
“A student pursues technical education with the hope of getting employment. What is the purpose of having these institutes if we cannot provide proper employment to them,” said a senior DTET official. If such a system is run successfully in the State, then there will be no need for students to go out of the State to pursue technical education. It will also lead to creation of an educational hub in the State.
A separate website will be developed for the placement unit which will be managed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC). Various stakeholders like institutes, students and the companies will be involved in the central placement cell.
The website will contain exhaustive details about the students as well as their trainers and both will have to register on the website. The details will include specialisation of the students, their trade information and qualifications.
There are plans to include other technical institutes in the central placement unit. In later phases private ITIs and the diploma engineering colleges will also be included which would be followed by degree engineering colleges.
The website will also be expanded in future and will link employers to other websites containing student details of other institutes. Any company can just log into the website and get the information.
Details of the students undertaking skill training programmes under State Employment Mission will also be uploaded on the central placement website.