Directorate General of Training (DGT), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Erstwhile Ministry of Labour & Employment, Directorate General of Employment and Training (DGE&T)) launched a Modular Employable Skills (MES) under Skill Development Initiative (SDI) Scheme through Directorate General of Employment & Training in May 2007. Under this scheme, training to earlier school leavers and existing workers especially in an unorganized sector are to be trained for employable skills.
ITRC Affiliated with this in order to assess 43555+ candidates under SDIS (Skill Development Initiative Scheme) in 26 sectors in 18 States that are Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Maharashtra, Gujarata, Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand, Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chattisgardh, Kerela, Odisa, Westr Bengal, Punjab and Haryana.