About FICCI NAVTP (National Association of Vocational Training Providers)

Established in 1927, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is the largest, oldest and the apex business organization in India. FICCI’s history is closely interwoven with India’s struggle for independence, its industrialization, and its emergence as one of the most rapidly growing global economies. FICCI has contributed to this historical process by encouraging debate, articulating the private sector’s views and influencing policy. A non-government, not-for-profit organization, FICCI is the voice of India’s business and industry. FICCI draws its membership from the corporate sector, both private and public, including SMEs and MNCs. FICCI enjoys an indirect membership of over 2,50,000 companies from various regional chambers of commerce.FICCI provides a platform for sector specific consensus building, networking and as the first port of call for Indian industry and the international business community.

FICCI NAVTP (National Association of Vocational Training Providers) :

Private ITIs are three times in numbers and two times in seating capacity of their government counterparts. However, their full potential is yet to be realized. Their functioning suffers due to a whole array of factors including poor finances, complex affiliation procedure, lack of control over vital administrative decisions such as admission process, examination, training courses, fee structure etc and other regulatory hurdles. And there issues are simply ignored due to absence of a platform representing their concerns in policy decisions.

Well aware of private ITIs' potential to transform the current skill canvas of the country, the division has set up the National Association of Vocational Training Providers (NAVTP) to address these issues. NAVTP is a national level association of private ITIs, voicing their concerns at various platforms capitalizing on their collective strength. It offers tripartite dialogue opportunities (with Industry and the Government) to its members, to raise their issues and share their views on important policy matters. The association also empowers its members through information support on various government schemes and policy matters.