Keeping in view the importance of Vocational Training Finance Minister,in the Bodget speech 2004-05 has stressedthat skills imparted by ITIs must keep pace with the techological demands of the Industry and the expanding universe of knowledge to produce world class workforce. he also welcomed Chamber of Commerce and Industry to join hands with the Government and create a public-private partnership model for designing and implementing the scheme .In this connections ,Govt ofIndia proposes ton launch a programme in the central sector to upgrade 500 ITIs over the next five years at the rate of 100 ITIs a year .Accordingly,DGE&T ,MoLhas proposed to take up a scheme to upgrade the 500 existing ITIS into" Centers of excellence". The main thurst of the programme will be to provide appropriate infrastructure ,equipment , update syllabi and introduce new trades . These Centre of Excellence will cater to the skill requirements of the cluster of Industries in the particular areas by organizing multi-skilling courses on modular pattern .