Butwal Technical Institute

The Butwal Technical Institute (BTI) is a community based technical school located in Butwal, Nepal. The school was established in 1963 by United Mission to Nepal (UMN) in the leadership of Odd Hoftun,^[1][2] a Norwegian Engineer. At that time, Odd Hoftun was deputed for the construction of Tansen Mission Hospital by UMN. During the construction of the hospital, he could not find local skilled people. This inspired him to initiate the establishment of BTI in a model of apprenticeship training.^[3]

Butwal Technical Institute बुटवल टेक्निकल इंस्टीट्यूट
Location
Coordinates	27.708364°N 83.4665426°E / 27.708364; 83.4665426
Information
Established	1963
Founder	Odd Hoftun
Affiliation	CTEVT
Website	http://bti.org.np/

The institute also has 1.3% share in Nepal Hydro and Electric, a public company.^[4]

Courses

BTI employs production-based training. The training programme in BTI has four-year apprenticeship style. The trainees receive classroom instruction followed by comprehensive practical and on-the-job training in collaboration with the affiliated companies. Currently, it offers training in Mechanical, Electrical, Carpentry and Welding.^[5] BTI also provides special community-based courses such as women skill development program that was done in 2019 in collaboration with UNDP.^[6][7][5]

Achievements

BTI has been credited locally for developing enterprises through its technical skill development courses ^[8] and in the national level for producing required human resources for development works.^[9][10] The work of BTI aluminai for hydropower construction has been considered detrimental.^[11] A survey in 1987 of BTI graduates found that 96% found employment or were self-employed in their related fields.^[12]

Support

• In 2020, the provincial government provide an aid of NPR 1,000,000 to the institute for infrastructure development.^[13][14]

See also

• Education in Nepal
• List of engineering colleges in Nepal

External links

• Official website

References

1. Follesdal, Andreas (2011). "Review of 'Kraftverket: Odd Hoftun: Portrett Av Et Livsverk'". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. Magazine, New Spolight. "On Hydropower". SpotlightNepal. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
3. "Tvedestrandsposten - "Nepals Sam Eyde" fra Gjeving". www.tvedestrandsposten.no. 29 December 2000. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
4. "नेपाल हाइड्रो एण्ड इलेक्ट्रिक लिमिटेडका मजदूर हडतालमा". HimalKhabar. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
5. "Butwal Technical Institute | Training - Production". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
6. "बुटवल उपमहानगरले अघि बढायो महिलालाई उद्यमी र आत्मनिर्भर बनाउने अभियान, फेसन डिजाइनरदेखि टायलमार्बल जडानसम्मका तालिम – Janata Times". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
7. "उपमहानगरपालिकाले दिन लाग्यो दुईसय महिलालाई नि : शुल्क तालिम". Sansar News- Nepal's Fast Khabar Online News Portal. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
8. "बस्ती–बस्तीमा उद्यम : १३ हजार उद्योगमा ७३ हजारको रोजीरोटी". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
9. "petersplassen.no". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
10. पाठ, पुष्परमण वाग्ले २५ माघ २०७४ १३ मिनेट. "प्राविधिक–व्यावसायिक शिक्षाको अवस्था". Retrieved 3 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
11. "इन्जिनियरिङ शिक्षाको अभिलेख". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
12. "An Evaluation of Butwal Technical Institute". New Era. 1987.
13. "थाहा खबर: भवन दिने संस्थालाई संरचना बनाउन प्रदेश सरकारको अनुदान". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
14. "प्रदेश पाँच : प्रदेश मन्त्रिपरिषद्... :: भगवती पाण्डे :: Setopati". Retrieved 3 July 2020.