NEW DELHI. The Capacity Building Commission (CBC) organized a National Workshop focused on enhancing the future readiness of Central Training Institutes (CTIs), emphasizing the need for these institutes to reimagine, revamp, and redefine their roles in an ever-evolving training ecosystem. During the inaugural session, Ms. S Radha Chauhan, Chairperson of CBC, highlighted the importance of making training dynamic—centered on learning, unlearning, and re-learning—to meet the demands of a citizen-centric governance framework for Viksit Bharat. She underscored the critical role of the human element in achieving this goal within a technology-driven environment.
The workshop featured a detailed presentation by Ms. Chandralekha Mukherjee, Principal Advisor to CBC, who shared that five CTIs are now rated as 5-star institutions under the NSCSTI 2.0 framework. She emphasized that the focus has shifted beyond ratings towards establishing Centres of Excellence, competency-driven training, and citizen-centric outcomes. Addressing virtually, former CBC Chairman Sh. Adil Zainulbhai stressed that CTIs should aspire to become world-class, five-star rated training institutions, fostering collaboration among themselves, educational institutes, and think tanks, while leading the integration of physical and digital training ecosystems.
Key features of the workshop included three parallel breakout sessions dedicated to critical aspects of future readiness, such as building excellence through roles and responsibilities, strengthening the NSCSTI framework, resource pooling, and enhancing courses via AI tools. The sessions, moderated by senior faculty and CBC advisors, culminated in actionable recommendations presented to all participants. Dr. Alka Mittal, Member (Admin) of CBC, praised the active engagement of all groups and urged institutes to not only sustain standards but also serve as mentors. S. P. Roy, Secretary of CBC, reaffirmed the commitment to support CTIs in becoming agile, technologically advanced, and future-ready institutions under the Make in India initiative.
