Phek’s industrial centre found in not-so-industrial condition

So-named ‘Industrial Training Institute’, this institution in Phek was allegedly found in a not-so-industrial condition when local student leaders sneaked in and examined the center following various complaints about irregular heads of institutions and staff members, shirking from syllabus, shortage of tools, and lack of instructors, and even unpaid stipends to trainees. 

The problem, students have alleged, is that profound that the students of Phek’s Industrial Training Institute are said to be buying saw blades for practice, and the ‘absence’ of instructors have led to a situation where students have nothing to do even if they attended ‘classes’.

Members of the Phek Town Chakhesang Students' Union (PTCSU) and Chakhesang Students' Union (CSU) informed that the two groups “conducted a surprise checking” of Industrial Training institute in Phek town on June 12.

The students’ organizations issued a press release on Wednesday informing of their findings.

The two groups had received reports about “irregularities of the vice principal and staffs at Industrial Training Institute”, the press release stated. The irregular staffers and head of the institution were causing ‘great hardships to the students in covering their syllabus (i.e., both practical and theory) of their semester courses,’ the organization stated.

The PTCSU and CSU said it was “appalling” that the authorities of the institutions were not sincere and were not even checking the attendance of the institution’s staffers.

The students’ leaders interacted with the students and trainees of the training institute during which various points of concerns and issues were raised. The press release has noted the following grievances and problems that that PTCSU and CSU said demands redress at the earliest. 

The problems as the two students’ organizations listed in the press release:

• ·   Shortage of tools and materials
• ·   Students/trainees are compelled to buy hacksaw blades and other materials for practice
• ·   Stipends for 2013 trainees batch ‘are not yet release till date’
• ·   Motor mechanic trainees are without instructors after their first semester course examination due to absence of instructor
• ·   Trainees have nothing to do even if they are regular in attending the classes “which compromises their valuable time, money and energy”
• ·   Some trainees are complaining that they will not appear their second and third semester examination as their syllabus “where not taken till date”
• ·   Official attendance record shows only 16 employees i.e., both teaching and non-teaching staff members in ITI of Phek

Stating their findings, the students organizations from Phek have asked the higher authorities to take stringent action against the head of institution and irregular employees.

Likewise, action should be taken against the instructors “who neglects to perform their duties also without sparing a thought for the students’ career as well as future,” the press release stated.

“If the concerned department authorities fails to redress the grievances of the student trainees at the earliest, the students union will be compelled to pursue its own course of action against the concerned authority to reserved its educational rights and interest of the students,” the PTCSU stated.

The press release was appended by Kudukhoto Tetseo, president of the PTCSU.

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