Performance Report Card for Mid Term Review of VTIP - Directorate ...

44. Starting in Year 2, the Project will be evaluated annually by independent local or international
consultant firms with relevant experience in the evaluation of training programs, including the design and
fielding of nationally representative surveys, and the statistical analysis of data derived from such
surveys. The NPIU will be responsible for developing TORs for this activity, contracting the evaluation
entity and supervising the work undertaken. The ToRs will be shared with the World Bank for its review,
and “no objection.” Evaluation results will be used to: (i) track improvements in the employment and
wage outcomes of ITI graduates; (ii) study institution-to-work transitions of trainees over a two-year
period after graduation; (iii) give NCVT /CSTARI/ AHI continuous feedback from graduates on the
relevance of training provided and areas for curriculum improvement; and (iv) evaluate the impacts of
institution-level reforms and institutional upgradation on employment and earnings of graduates relative
to a comparison group of trainees not benefiting from the Project, and as compared to their own pre-
Project ITI baseline averages. In addition, thematic reviews/studies for identifying emerging sectors, skill
mix requirements, and employer surveys will also be undertaken.
III. Selection of States/UTs and Institutions
45. The success of the Project depends critically on two conditions. Firstly, the States’ willingness to
undertake the needed reforms in institutional management, and secondly, the ability and willingness of
project institutions to implement their development plans by exercising the given autonomies through
their IMCs. These two conditions make it necessary that the States be selected first, followed by the
institutions they then sponsor.
Eligibility of States/UTs
46. States/UTs desirous of joining the Project shall submit their proposals in a prescribed format, stating
the activities they plan to undertake under the Project. They shall also demonstrate their commitment and
preparedness to meet the eligibility criteria for participation by signing an MoU with the DGE&T in the
MoLE well before the institutional selection takes place. The eligibility criteria to be met and adhered to
throughout Project life are:
• Maintaining and ensuring active and effective industry participation in the State Council for
Vocational Training;
• Establishing a State Steering Committee with significant participation from industry;
• Establishing and maintaining a State Project Implementation Unit with adequate staff and financial
and administrative autonomies to discharge its functions without frequently seeking approvals from
State authorities;
• Agreeing to constitute an Institute Management Committee (IMC), with significant participation from
industry, for each ITI selected to participate in the Project, and granting the IMC sufficient autonomy
to perform its functions (as listed in the MoU given in the PIP);
• Agreeing to grant financial and administrative powers to the Principals of Project ITIs (as stated in
the MoU) to undertake procurement, refurbishment and maintenance activities as required for speedy
project implementation;
• Agreeing to ensure implementation of the recommendations made in the Environment Management
Framework (EMF) and the Equity Assurance Plan (EAP) by each Project ITI;
• Agreeing to fill all existing instructor and technical staff positions, and ensuring that instructor
vacancies do not exceed 10 percent of respective sanctioned positions; and
• Agreeing to sanction all additional positions required by each Project ITI in accordance with their
respective Institutional Development Plans (IDPs).
Eligibility of Institutions