ITI teachers in the past had shared the reluctance of girls to enroll in technical courses and they end up taking courses such as tailoring, embroidery, steno or beautician. In light of this and following the findings from an earlier assessment among girls and the aspiration study where girls shared that they are unaware of the courses that are offered by ITI. We also learned that girls believe that ITI are only for boys as they only have technical courses.
An exposure visit was organized for girls from Sonepat schools to the ITI Sonipat in order to increase access of girls to ITI courses and support them to enroll in some of the technical courses.
The students were taken to the different departments of the ITI where they were given demonstrations of the various trades. Teachers also told them about the career scope of choosing a particular trade, especially to girls. They further explained to girls that there is great scope for them in technical courses and many girls are actually excelling in these fields. Students were ecstatic after the visit and have also shown interest for taking admission to ITI after school.