Regional Directorate of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (RDSDE), Kolkata functions under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

The institute was started as Model Industrial Training Institute (MITI) in 1982 at Choudwar, Cuttack in the premises of Institute of Textile Technology, a Govt of Odisha Institute. Initially it was started with some basic courses of two year duration viz. Basic Electricity, Basic Welding, Basic Sheet Metal, Basic Fitting, Basic Turning, Basic Milling, Basic Grinding, Basic Sloting and shaping; and two Specialisation module of 6 month duration...

The National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) Ludhiana An ISO 29990:2010 Certified Institute, formerly called Advanced Training Institute (ATI) and Central Training Institute for Instructor (CTI) was established by Government of India, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Directorate General of Employment and Training in 1963 primarily with the objective for the training of Crafts Instructors in different Engineering trades for Industrial...

The National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) Jodhpur is upgraded from MITI in March 2014 with the objective of producing trained Craft Instructors needed to meet the huge demand of Instructors in various industrial training institutions (ITI's), other establishments & training institutions existing in the country.

National Skill Training Institute, Chennai was established in 1968 under the aegis of Directorate General Training (DGT), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship , Government of India, New Delhi with the assistance from United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/International Labour Organisation (ILO) to impart training and updating the skills of Engineers/Supervisors/Technicians/Executives of Industrial personnel & faculties...

National Skill Training Institute, Hyderabad (Ramanthapur) (Formerly Advanced Training Institute for Electronics and Process Instrumentation) was set up by the Directorate General of Employment and Training, M/o Labour and Employment, Govt. of India in the year 1974 in collaboration with International Labour Organisation(ILO)/Swedish International Development Agency(SIDA) to cater the training needs of Industries/Organisations in the fields...

National Skill Training Institute, Hyderabad (Vidya Nagar) to impact Quality training upgrading skills of the industrial workforce in emerging areas. Another important objective of NSTI is continually making efforts to bridge the gap between industry & academics and to enhance the employability skills of craftsman to enhance the credibility of certification for Craft Instructor Training and to facilitate placement through its placement...