ITIs are critical stepping stones to acquiring the basic living skills, besides the 3Rs one learn in schools. I think it is only natural that small exposure to basic skills is given even in the school level.
Some skills that are crucial in todays world :
fitting a light bulb,
fixing the fuse wire,
replacing leaking taps,
driving screws into a wall
using tools - pliers, spanners, adjustable spanners, wirecutters, hammers, etc
and can be imparted to school kids. Exposing these skills would open the eyes of students and their parents to the importance of self help in these areas. And it could also spark interest in such activities.
Besides, ITIs also suffer from an negative image in contrast to more "clerical" courses like BCom and BA. I would like to point out that from a social perspective a plumber or carpenter is any day more useful than an accountant or language graduate. This conclusion is part of my social layers theory that I shall lay down once I have thought it through.
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