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Central School for Tibetans, Vocational Studies Section, Mundgod

CST Mundgod has a vocational stream where several vocational courses can be studied. These include diverse subjects' viz.; accounting, bookkeeping, purchasing, shorthand writing, typing etc. The vocational stream was inaugurated in 1988. Among others, the school endeavors to develop employment specific skills in the individuals.

There are three sections at present at the +2 level.

• Stenography group
• Accountancy & Auditing Group
• Purchasing Group

Tibetan Homes Foundation, Vocational Training Center, Mussoorie

The vocational training center at Tibetan Homes Foundation, Mussoorie aims to train young Tibetan students in traditional art and craft that would enable them to earn their own livelihood later in life and to be contributing members of the community and to preserve and promote our rich Tibetan cultural heritage. The center was established in 1970. A larger and fully complete building complex -consisting of boarding facilities, classrooms and workshops were build in 1992. The center currently has 79 students on roll.

Among others the following trades/courses are offered by the center:

1. Tibetan Thangka painting for 5 years
2. Modern Art-Oil Painting with focus on traditional Tibetan art and design for 4 years
3. Tailoring-both Tibetan and other dress making for 4 years
4. Candle making and canning for disabled children

Students are also taught Tibetan language and English.

Admission

• Admission priority is given to students under the care of the Tibetan Homes Foundation
• However, admission is also given to Tibetan students on a need and seat available basis on recommendation from the Tibetan Welfare Officers/Settlement Officers.
• Students with minimum qualification of grade VIII are preferred.
• Admission is given normally in the month of March every year.

The center is managed by 14 well-trained staff members with expertise in their respective trades.

SOS Vocational Training Center, Pokhara, Nepal

This Vocational Training Center was established in 1978 and currently imparts training in seven trades: turning, welding, carpentry, construction, electrical, radio and TV electronics, secretarial and accountancy & computing. The courses in welding, turning, carpentry, construction and electrical are for three years while the rest of the courses are for two years. Candidates are awarded diplomas on successful completion of their courses.

Funded by SOS - Kinderdorf, Austria, the training center has adequate qualified human resources as well as machines and training material.

SOS Vocational Training Institute, Selakui, Dehradun

The TCV Vocational Training Center at Selakui, Dehra Dun was started in 2000. The first batch of trainees commenced training in June 2000. The trades included for the school are turner, fitter, welder, sheet-metal worker, auto-mechanic, air-conditioning mechanic, electronic repairer, carpenter, electrician, plumber, tailor, secretary, stenographer and so on.

The formal training lead to a certificate accredited by NCVT (National Council for Vocational Training) and the courses will therefore follow the curricula of the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) course plans. The informal training leads to a certificate of attendance issued by the School and will equip the student with specific skills within a very limited area aimed directly at specific employment.

Norbulinka Training Institute, Dharamsala

Norbulingka Institute is an undertaking of the Department of Religion and Culture functioning under the Chairmanship of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Established in Dharamsala, India, it is committed to the preservation of Tibetan culture, which is threatened with destruction in its homeland. The Institute is situated in the valley below Dharamsala, 6kms from the Offices of the Central Tibetan Administration. It is built according to traditional Tibetan style, following a ground plan based on the proportions of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattava of compassion. Set amidst beautiful gardens, surrounded by the green fields of the Kangra Valley, it stands against a backdrop of the towering Dhauladhar mountains of the outer Himalayan range.

It was inaugurated and began formally operating in 1995. It currently employs three hundred people, most of whom have recently arrived from Tibet, as artisans, administrative staff, writers, and teachers. There are also over seventy students now training in literary studies and variety of craft skills. The Institute promotes Tibet's traditional arts and literary studies and comprises the following sections: The Center for Arts, the Academy of Tibetan Culture, the Cultural and Literary Research Center, Publications and the Library.

The aim of the institute is the preservation and development of the visual, literary and philosophical arts of Tibet. It offers comprehensive courses lasting from 6 to 12 years in the following fields:

1. Statue making
2. Woodcarving
3. Thangka painting
4. Tibetan culture
5. Applique needlework
6. Tailoring
7. Carpentary
8. Silk Screen

The Institute also offers courses in traditional Tibetan Studies: philosophy, poetry and literature, English, World History, Art History and Contemporary Studies. Completion Certificates are awarded to students.