Basic Skills Development Project

A complete package of assistance should be provided to vocational training institutes (VTIs) to ensure the delivery of quality training. Taking into account existing resources, reducing the number of VTIs assisted could have been a better option vis-a-vis thinly spreading available resources to more VTIs. In some VTIs, for instance, a building was constructed or renovated but only minimal equipment was provided. Moreover, in some cases, only a limited number of VTI teachers were involved in listing the equipment to be procured under the project resulting in a mismatch between the procured equipment and training needs. These factors affected the delivery of quality training. [Main text, paras. 38,43]