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  • Duration
    Duration

    12 months

  • Eligibility
    Eligibility

    2nd Year ITI Students

  • Format
    Format

    In the ITIs

  • Ongoing Batch
    Ongoing Batch

    Sept 2025 with 2000 learners

  • Start date
    Start date

    Next program August 2026

Transforming ITIs for India’s Future Workforce

The NAMTECH Outreach Program is a national skilling movement designed to bridge the gap between traditional vocational education and Industry 4.0 needs. By transforming ITIs into centers of advanced manufacturing excellence, the program equips students with future-ready technical and digital competencies, preparing them for high-growth careers in India’s evolving industrial ecosystem.

We bring together technology, mentorship, and employment pathways to ensure that every student is not just trained but transformed.

Our Vision

To empower 3 million youth with advancement in the MET (Manufacturing, Engineering, and Technology) sector and position India as a global hub for manufacturing excellence.

Our Mission

To rewrite the narrative of vocational education in India by:

  • Infusing ITIs with smart factories, automation tools, AR/VR labs, and precision engineering setups
  • Embedding career enablement and industry mentorship into the ITI journey
  • Creating a new breed of workforce—confident, skilled, and globally competitive

Impact

Train 1.2 lakh students within a 5-year period.

Transform 100 ITIs with high-tech, industry-simulated labs.

Our Model: High-Impact, Scalable and Inclusive

Hubs — Centers of Industrial Excellence

  • Smart labs built to mirror real manufacturing environments.
  • Located in Mehsana, Visnagar, Vadnagar, Siddhpur, and Kheralu.
  • Training in Automation, Advanced Welding, Electric Vehicle and Automotive Technologies, Precision Engineering, and Energy and Industrial Systems.
  • Digital Edge Labs equip students with communication skills, lifelong learning pathways, and workplace confidence.

Spokes — Access Without Compromise

  • 10+ ITIs integrated into the ecosystem
  • Remote ITIs gain digital learning, mentorship, and career alignment
  • Live projects, industry challenges, and peer-led learning

Moving Campus: Lab-on-Wheels — Innovation on the Move

  • A mobile AR/VR + Simulation Lab that carries the future of learning to the last mile
  • Ensures no student is left behind due to geography or infrastructure limitations.
Social Outreach Program

Hubs

  • Advanced training Hubs offering expert training, mentorship and industry-aligned skill competencies.
  • 5 ITI Hubs located in Mehsana, Visnagar, Vadnagar, Siddhpur, and Kheralu, providing hands-on skilling.
  • Equipped with Technical Manufacturing Labs specializing in Automation, Advanced Welding, Precision Engineering, Electrical Automation, and Advanced Automotive Technology to enhance practical learning.
  • Digital Edge Labs set up at each Hub, providing specialized training in Employability, Language and Career Enhancement Modules, ensuring holistic development.

Spokes

  • 10+ ITIs receiving digital and technical training.
  • ITI Balisana, ITI Chanasma, ITI Kheralu, ITI Mehsana, ITI Patan, ITI Siddhpur, ITI Unjha, ITI Vadnagar, ITI Vijapur, ITI Visnagar.
  • Industry exposure, expert mentorship, and upgraded curriculum.
  • Lab on Wheels: Mobile training units equipped with AR/VR simulations and advanced simulators, bringing practical learning to Spokes and enhancing accessibility to cutting-edge training
  • 1800 ITI learners annually.

How It Works

  • Industry-driven training at Hubs.
  • Spokes access modern curriculum and digital tools.
  • Lab on Wheels brings cutting-edge training to remote ITIs.
  • Career Enablement Cell connects students with marque employers.
How It Works

Why Partner with Us?

  • Enhance curriculum and student employability.
  • Access to cutting-edge training and industry linkages.

Partner Testimonials

  • Success stories from existing ITI partners.
  • Industry insights on program benefits.

Become a Partner

  • Application process for ITIs to join

Phygital Training

Combination of digital learning (AR/VR, simulations) and physical training in Technical labs at Hubs.

  • Mobile training units (Moving Campus) with smart Simulators, Labs and tools.
  • Training Duration:
    1. 160 hours of assisted learning.
    2. 168 hours of self-learning.
    3. 150 hours Hands-on learning in industrial automation, precision engineering, Advanced Welding, Advanced Automotive and Energy automation.
  • Globally Recognized Certifications (ITES Singapore).
  • Technical Workshop Trainings: Focused on automation, precision engineering, and digital manufacturing.
  • Soft Skills & Employability Training: Resume building, communication skills, and workplace adaptability.
  • Industry Visits & Guest Lectures: Real-world exposure through direct engagement with industry leaders.

Building Future Leaders in TVET

A leadership initiative placing BSW/ MSW graduates in ITIs to drive innovation in digital learning and teaching. Program Structure

  • One-Year Immersive Fellowship focusing on skilling innovation and Social Program Management.
  • Fellows work alongside ITI mentors to implement impactful learning & teaching techniques.
  • Exposure to hands-on training on student mentorship.

Why Join?

  • Gain expertise in TVET education reform.
  • Collaborate with leading industry and academic stakeholders.
  • Drive measurable impact in skill-based learning.

Connecting ITI Graduates with Industry

  • Industry Readiness Training: Soft skills, resume building, and job interview preparation.
  • Mechathons & Techfests: Hands-on experience for solving real time problems in automation, manufacturing, Automotive and precision engineering.
  • Job Placement Support: Career fairs, employer networking, and direct hiring pipelines with industry partners.
  • Industry Guest Visits: Guidance and mentorship from experts on Career Progressions.
  • Pathways for Career Growth: Opportunities for advanced certifications, professional networking, and continuous learning.
  • Phase 1 (2025-2027): Establish additional hub-and-spoke models in Gujarat.
  • Phase 2 (2028-2029): Expand to 100 it is across India.
  • Phase 3 (2030+): Large-scale rollout impacting 1.2 lakh students.

The Outreach Program

The NAMTECH Outreach Program equips ITI students with future-ready skills by integrating advanced technology, industry partnerships, and hands-on learning. It ensures career growth, scalability, and the creation of an inclusive, industry-ready workforce.

Innovation

Industry-Driven Innovation

Hands-on training with AR/VR, Automation labs, Simulators and emerging technologies to prepare ITI students for the future.

Career-Ready

Career Confidence

We boost career confidence through employability labs, mock interviews, and placement drives.

Scalable

Scalable and Inclusive Model

A Hub-and-Spoke approach with mobile innovation labs, ensuring nationwide reach and equal access for all.

Journey of Transformation

Collaborating through CSR/Industry Partnerships

  • Directly impact thousands of youth and their families.
  • Build your future talent pipeline with job-ready professionals.
  • Align with ESG, SDG, and CSR mandates with measurable outcomes.
  • Fuel India’s industrial ambition with dignity-led workforce development.

How It Works

  • Tracking ITI transformation & student career success.
  • Scaling successful training models.
  • Outcome based Funding Model

Why Partner with Us?

  • Contribute to advancing industry led Education and Workforce development.
  • Access to Pool of highly trained manpower mapped to industry competency

Why Partner With Us?

  • Training Enhancement: Industry-driven skilling modules for the respective ITI Students.
  • Advanced Technology Access: Smart labs & AR/VR training.
  • Direct Industry Linkages: Stronger employer connections.

Learn from Expert Faculty with
Global Perspectives and Deep Domain Expertise

Visionary Educators, Global Perspectives

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With a multitude of housing and dining options both on & off-campus, all members of the University community can find the accommodations that make NAMTECH feel like home.

Our Future ready learning factory

Connect with our outreach team

Nandini Dasgupta

Sandeep Achantani

Director School of Social Impact

Sandeep.Achantani@namtech.ac

Vibha Desai

Associate Director Lead Outreach

Vibha.Desai@namtech.ac