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NINE MONTH Foundation Training Programme for ITS PROBATIONERS (Jan-Oct, 2017)

  • IIFT has been conducting the training programme for the Indian Trade Services (ITS) since 1990s. As the batch size used to be small, the ITS Probationers usually attended the courses along with the MBA batch of students. For the past four batches (2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 the training has been conducted exclusively for the Probationers.

  • The current batch consists of 4 Probationers. The training commenced from 30th January,2017, for a period of 9 months (concluding in the month of October).

  • As the role of DGFT has been changing, the curriculum for the training programme has also evolved. From being an enforcer and controller, the DGFT has changed its role to focus more on Trade facilitation and promotion

  • Initially the training used to focus more on export import procedures and documentation. The programme was divided into three trimesters comprising of 7 to 8 courses of twenty or thirty hours each, in each Trimester.But this year training has been divided into two phases where ITS probationers are attached for 4 months with IIFT and in Second phase 3 months with DGFT and last two months with IIFT.

  • The training programme encompasses a wide array of courses that range from Indian Economics, India’s Foreign Trade Policy, International marketing, International Economics, global business environment.

  • Due to the increasing relevance and focus on reducing transaction costs, courses on International Trade Operations, Trade Logistics, and Global Sourcing were also covered. India’s increasing presence in WTO related issues has highlighted the importance of training in these areas. The sessions have been taken by Senior faculty from IIFT as well as domain area experts as guest faculty.

  • In addition to class room teaching and academic inputs the attachments, interactions and field visits are also organized:

Sl. No.

Attachments & Visits

Duration

Delhi

Three weeks

Industrial & Trade Units

 

1

Visit to Industrial Units (manufacturing/agri and services) Aritelor Nokia, Maruti& Hero

1/2 Day

2

Visit to Agra Leather unit

1 Day

3

Visit to Azadpur Mandi (Auctioning/E Auctioning Procedures)

1 Day

4

Attachment to ECGC

1/2 Day

Organisation & Institute

5

Service Rules, Office Procedure, Documentation etc.

7 Days

6

Visit to FIEO

1/2 Day

7

Visit to FICCI

1/2 Day

8

Visit to CII market desk

1/2 Day

Important Meetings

9

Visit to Rashtrapati Bhawan

1/2 Day

10

India- Pakistan border (Wagah border)

2 Days

Mussoorie

11

Inter-Services Meet 2015 at LBSNAA

3 Days

Mumbai

12

Attachment to NACEN

10 days

 

13

Visit to Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council

14

Visit to Engineering Export Promotion Council

15

RBI

16

Port Visit

Kochi

17

Boards : Coconut Development Board, Spices board, Coir board, Rubber Board,MPEDA

4 Days

Kolkata Attachment & Classes of Three courses

18

Kolkata Attachment

 

7 Days

 

19

Attachment to SME unit

20

SEZ

21

Falta

22

Bangladesh–India border petrapole

Hyderabad

23

Attachment with Administrative Staff College-Hyderabad

7 Days

24

International Visit

7 Days

DGFT

25

Parliament attachment

4 Days

 

  • The training programme covers the complete ecosystem of trade and the major stakeholders with whom the ITS Probationers would be dealing with upon taking up their postings.