PT I ▁provides ▁Cons ult ancy ▁Services ▁to ▁Power ▁S ector ▁organis ations ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁Human ▁Resource ▁Development , ▁Training ▁Need ▁assess ment , ▁Rec ruit ment , ▁Pre par ation ▁of ▁D PR s ▁as ▁per ▁Acc eler ated ▁Power ▁Development ▁& ▁Reform ▁Program me ▁( AP DR P ) ▁schemes , ▁setting ▁up ▁of ▁Training ▁Instit utes ▁etc . ▁To ▁ensure ▁reliable , ▁safe ▁and ▁quality ▁power ▁for ▁all , ▁N PT I ▁have ▁started ▁distribution ▁franch ise ▁programs ▁and ▁have ▁initi ated ▁steps ▁which ▁will ▁ensure ▁avail ability ▁of ▁well ▁trained ▁techn icians ▁and ▁lin emen . ▁ ▁N PT I ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁Cert ification ▁Author ity ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁cert ification ▁of ▁compet ence ▁to ▁ensure ▁avail ability ▁of ▁properly ▁trained ▁personnel ▁to ▁man ▁the ▁Indian ▁Electric ity ▁Indust ry . ▁N PT I ▁is ▁involved ▁in ▁Distribution ▁Re forms , ▁Up gr ades ▁and ▁Management ▁( DR UM ) ▁training ▁programs ▁of ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Power , ▁G ov t . ▁of ▁India . ▁N PT I ▁is ▁also ▁conduct ing ▁training ▁programs ▁through ▁learning ▁cent res ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Ind ira ▁Gand hi ▁National ▁Open ▁University , ▁New ▁Del hi ▁for ▁super vis ors ▁& ▁Techn icians ▁working ▁in ▁Power ▁S ector . ▁ ▁A ▁strong ▁publications ▁and ▁training ▁resources ▁unit ▁function ing ▁at ▁N PT I ▁Corpor ate ▁Office ▁has ▁produced ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁manual s ▁covering ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁activities ▁in ▁operation , ▁maintenance ▁and ▁manager ial ▁practices