{{use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox school | name = Butwal Technical Institute | native_name = बुटवल टेक्निकल इंस्टीट्यूट | image = | alt = | caption = | motto = <!-- or | mottoes = --> | motto_translation = | location = | country = | coordinates = {{Coord|27.708364|N|83.4665426|E|display=inline,title}} | other_name = <!-- or | other_names = --> | former_name = <!-- or | former_names = --> | type = | religious_affiliation = | established = 1963 | founder = Odd Hoftun | closed = | school_board = | district = | authority = <!-- or | educational_authority = or | local_authority = --> | oversight = <!-- use | oversight_label = to override the default label --> | principal = <!-- use | principal_label = to override the default label --> | head = <!-- use | head_label = to override the default label --> | staff = | faculty = | grades = <!-- use | grades_label = to override the default label --> | gender = <!-- use | gender_label = to override the default label --> | age_range = <!-- or | lower_age = and | upper_age = --> | enrollment = <!-- or | enrolment = or | enrollment = or | enrollment = --> | enrollment_as_of = <!-- or | enrolment_as_of = or | enrollment_as_of = or | enrollment_as_of = --> | language = | campus_size = | campus_type = | colors = <!-- or | colours = --> | teams = <!-- use | teams_label = to override the default label --> | accreditation = <!-- or | accreditations = --> | publication = | newspaper = | yearbook = | affiliation = CTEVT | website = http://bti.org.np/ | footnotes = }}
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,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Follesdal |first1=Andreas |title=Review of 'Kraftverket: Odd Hoftun: Portrett Av Et Livsverk' |date=2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| last = Magazine| first = New Spolight| title = On Hydropower| work = SpotlightNepal| accessdate = 2020-08-06| url = https://www.spotlightnepal.com/2015/08/28/on-hydropower/}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Tvedestrandsposten - "Nepals Sam Eyde" fra Gjeving| work = www.tvedestrandsposten.no| accessdate = 2020-07-03| date = 2000-12-29| url = https://www.tvedestrandsposten.no/kulturliv/article530001.ece?ns_campaign=article&ns_mchannel=recommend_button&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=facebook&ns_fee=0}}</ref>
The institute also has 1.3% share in Nepal Hydro and Electric, a public company.<ref>{{Cite web| title = नेपाल हाइड्रो एण्ड इलेक्ट्रिक लिमिटेडका मजदूर हडतालमा| work = HimalKhabar| accessdate = 2020-07-03| url = https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/9937}}</ref>
==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.<ref name="self"/> BTI also provides special community-based courses such as women skill development program that was done in 2019 in collaboration with UNDP.<ref>{{Cite web| title = बुटवल उपमहानगरले अघि बढायो महिलालाई उद्यमी र आत्मनिर्भर बनाउने अभियान, फेसन डिजाइनरदेखि टायलमार्बल जडानसम्मका तालिम – Janata Times| accessdate = 2020-07-03| url = https://janatatimes.com/archives/39162}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = उपमहानगरपालिकाले दिन लाग्यो दुईसय महिलालाई नि : शुल्क तालिम| work = Sansar News- Nepal's Fast Khabar Online News Portal| accessdate = 2020-07-03| date = 2019-11-12| url = https://www.sansarnews.com/176950/}}</ref><ref name="self">{{Cite web| title = Butwal Technical Institute {{!}} Training - Production| accessdate = 2020-07-03| url = https://bti.org.np/}}</ref>
==Achievements== BTI has been credited locally for developing enterprises through its technical skill development courses <ref>{{Cite web| title = बस्ती–बस्तीमा उद्यम : १३ हजार उद्योगमा ७३ हजारको रोजीरोटी| accessdate = 2020-07-03| url = https://nepalmag.com.np/contemporary/2020/01/09/20200109171457}}</ref> and in the national level for producing required human resources for development works.<ref>{{Cite web| title = petersplassen.no| accessdate = 2020-07-03| url = http://www.petersplassen.no/side3.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| last = पाठ| first = पुष्परमण वाग्ले २५ माघ २०७४ १३ मिनेट| title = प्राविधिक–व्यावसायिक शिक्षाको अवस्था| accessdate = 2020-07-03| url = https://nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com/opinion/139390-1518057420.html}}</ref> The work of BTI aluminai for hydropower construction has been considered detrimental.<ref>{{Cite web| title = इन्जिनियरिङ शिक्षाको अभिलेख}}</ref> A survey in 1987 of BTI graduates found that 96% found employment or were self-employed in their related fields.<ref name="newera">{{cite news |title=An Evaluation of Butwal Technical Institute |publisher=New Era |date=1987}}</ref>
==Support== *In 2020, the provincial government provide an aid of NPR 1,000,000 to the institute for infrastructure development.<ref>{{Cite web| title = थाहा खबर: भवन दिने संस्थालाई संरचना बनाउन प्रदेश सरकारको अनुदान| accessdate = 2020-07-03| url = https://www.thahakhabar.com/news/46490}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = प्रदेश पाँच : प्रदेश मन्त्रिपरिषद्... :: भगवती पाण्डे :: Setopati| accessdate = 2020-07-03| url = https://www.setopati.com/politics/164832}}</ref>
==See also== *Education in Nepal *List of engineering colleges in Nepal
==External links== * [http://bti.org.np Official website]
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Category:Vocational education in Nepal Category:Technical schools Category:Schools in Nepal Category:1963 establishments in Nepal
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