Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE) is a pioneering initiative by Government of India with State Government participation assisted by the World Bank, with the objective of improving the relevance and efficiency of skills training provided through ITIs and Apprenticeships. STRIVE is a five year program from 2017 to 2022. Total Project cost is Rs.41.70 crore.
These funds will be utilized for enhancing the quality of ITI training, promoting and monitoring apprenticeship training at the State level, opening of Industry Window for training of ITI Instructors, establishing a dedicated Apprenticeship Cell at State level and State Project Implementation Unit (SPIU) for implementing the STRIVE scheme.
The project provides at outcome based funding through World Bank in the following categories.
| (a) | Result Area - 1 | : | Improved performance of ITIs |
| (b) | Result Area - 2 | : | Increased capacities of the State Government to support ITIs and apprenticeship training |
| (c) | Result Area - 3 | : | Improved teaching and learning |
| (d) | Result Area - 4 | : | Improved and broadened apprenticeship training |