Don Bosco Industrial Training Institute is a dream project of the Salesians of Don Bosco for the poor and marginalized youth in the district of Bidar. The presence started in the year 2008 and from 2009 onwards, Salesians have been imparting technical training to youngsters hailing from 35 villages in the district of Bidar. Since then over 250 youth have been given formal and non-formal technical training every year. On an average above 70% of this youth have been employed in different sectors.

We are the 1st in the district to have the accreditation by the Quality Council of India for the ITI. Don Bosco ITI is affiliated to the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) on 8th September, 2014. There are four approved formal trades such as Electrician, Fitter, Welder, IC&ESM. Apart from this we have two non-formal skill training such as Tailoring and computer. The ITI is also attached with a hostel for students from faraway places and who are economically poor.

This is an addition to the above projects. D. B TECH [a registered society with the membership of all the Don Bosco Technical centers in India] has been able to rope in some 4 projects for the whole of Don Bosco India for the transformation of the Rural youth. Accordingly we were asked to provide technical skills to some 40,000 youngsters by 2012. Don Bosco Bidar had been also chosen to be part of this big project where rural youth were imparted various job skills through MES [Modular Employment Schemes] training programmes free of cost. They were also trained in spoken English as well as in soft skills. The programme was aimed at giving 80 % or more job placements to the trainees by the end of 3 month courses. Don Bosco, Bidar had already launched this programme on 15th July 2010. The training was already given in 3 trades namely: Computer [ITES], Tailoring [ISMO: Industrial Sewing Machines] and in Sales and Marketing [Retail Industry]. It was able to impart free training to more than 300 rural youngsters hailing from about 25 villages in the district of Bidar with BPL cards. About 61% of these youngsters were placed on various jobs in Hyderabad, Bangalore and elsewhere. Although this programme had already come to an end, a similar programme is running at Don Bosco, in a tie up with some Corporate Companies.

The project Adolescent Girls and Widows groups are poor and illiterate away from modern changes. There is a need to bring awareness and provide financial responsibilities making women become conversant with the accounts both profit and loss useful to maintain their family, with the training activities women role will be enhanced in family and community. Adolescent Girls and Widows in these poor families find difficult to manage their day today life.

From 2023 November onwards Don Bosco ITI in collaboration with Carmel Seva Trust we started to give technical training to the prisoners. First we offered them electrical course, then plumbing and we gave computer training for the prison inmates. Around eighty inmates received technical training.

The Retail Course for Physically Challenged people was started on 19th June’24 by ACT of LOVE and APD with the objective of making them financially independent and have regular source of income at the end of the course having job placement.

The course started with 20 students who were from different parts of Bidar district. This course took place for about 45 days where the students attended regularly and learnt the definition, function and components of Retail Store. They learnt Basic English, Basic Computer and browsing the internet.

During this course we taught them life skills through video presentations, games and activities. One session was conducted on Government schemes for Disabled by APD. We have also taken them for exposure on Retail store in Bidar where they were able to learn practically about the Retail store. They learnt about how to crack the interview and also had the mock interview conducted by APD. About 25 topics were covered in the course.

Candidates expressed that they thought they were good for nothing and had no hope but after attending this course they are very happy, self-confident, and courageous and have hope of living good life like normal people. They also learnt that it is important to be financially independent and have regular source of income. They are able to face the interview confidently now. All of them got the job opportunities and are placed.

They also expressed their gratitude towards Don Bosco ITI who conducted this course.

From April 2024 we temporarily stopped due to financial difficulties but still we are in contact with the Act of Love NGO. We hope to restart it again.