About Us - Who We Are

Functional Vocational Training and Research Society (FVTRS) is one of the leading, National Award winning, ISO Certified, Non- Profit organisations in Karnataka. It is established in the year 1993. Ever since its inception, FVTRS has been providing holistic vocational skill trainingsto the underprivileged youth across the country and places them in a gainful employment that is life sustaining and enriching.

FVTRS with its team of highly professional and well experienced trainers, subject matter experts and mentors, contributing towards nation building through skill training for more than three decades. So far FVTRS trained 175258 individuals in more than 200+ trades and placed them in decently paying jobs. FVTRS is one of the largest skill building and employment creating institute in the country, supplying more than 6000 skilled labourers to the labour market every year.

For its stanch work in skill domain, FVTRS is honoured with the BEST ESG ENABLER OF THE YEAR-2023 award by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and received “NGO Leadership Award” by National Awards for Excellence in 2023.

Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skill Council (MEPSC) has recognised and certified FVTRS as Industry Cum Implementation Partner of MEPSC.

Committed to create a Zero hunger society FVTRS is looking forward to reaching the unreached, skilling the unskilled, employing the unemployed in a grater vigour in collaboration with NSDC, Skill India Mission by aligning its programs and interventions with the Sustainable Development Goals of United Nations.

• Our Vision
• Our Mission
• Our Core values
• Focus Group
• Board Members
• Our Team

Our Vision

"A just and humane society in which all persons, including the marginalized, enjoy enhanced and enriched quality of life."

Our Mission

"To empower the non-school goers and early school leavers, from among the marginalised and vulnerable communities, with limited or no access to formal channels of learning, by enhancing their vocational, technical and livelihood skills, thereby improving the quality of their lives and making them self-reliant."

Our Core values

• Integrity: Upholding honesty and strong moral principles in all activities.
• Accountability: Being responsible and transparent about actions and outcomes.
• Respect: Valuing the dignity and rights of all individuals.
• Collaboration: Working cooperatively with various stakeholders.
• Equity and Inclusion: Promoting fairness and ensuring all voices are heard.
• Sustainability: Focusing on long-term solutions and impacts.
• Empowerment: Enabling individuals and communities to take control of their lives.
• Innovation: Encouraging new and effective ways to address issues.
• Compassion: Demonstrating empathy and a commitment to helping those in need.

Focus Group

• Indigeneous communities like Scheduled caste & Scheduled Tribes, Fisher folk
• Farmers & Urban Poor
• Distressed Women & Children
• Persons with Disabilities
• Migrant workers and urban Homeless
• Sexual Minorities
• Underprivileged Youth
• People affected with natural calamities

Board Members

FVTRS has a strong and vibrant General body of 15 members hailing from diverse walks of life such as social work, Law, Academia, administration, and science. A seven member body constitutes the Governing Board who are elected from the General Body.

V.M. Thomas President

Peter Brank Treasurer

John Peter Nelson Member

Ashok K Singh Member

Maria Nirmalini Member

Israel Inbaraj Member

Rachamalla Suman Kumari Vice- President

Felix D’Souza Secretary cum Executive Director

Robindra Alpinar Senapathi Member

Nazrene Soosai Member

Audrey D’Souza Member

Rasna Vasanthi Member

Our Team

Felix D’Souza

Executive Director

	Jimmy Mathew Lead Executive
	Noyala Sheela Lead Executive -Finance
	Madhu Sudhan Finance Executive
	Sili Dalai Field Executive
	Hema.S Field Executive
	Geetha.Y Office Caretaker

	C.P Nicholas Lead Executive
	H. Nirmala Rao Finance Executive
	Diviana Nayagi Field Executive
	Sajeesh K.P Field Executive
	Joseph.A Research Executive
	Gerald.S Driver