Our Journey
SDTT Vocational Institute
SDDT Vocational Institute for Skill Development and Training for women was established In Mathura in 2007 By Dr. H.M Maheshwari. He gave the responsibility of running the Institute to his daughter Ms. Shipra Rathi.
Keeping in mind the need for quality skill education they began with certificate courses in Computers, Beauty and Wellness, and Dress Designing. The Institute enrolled 246 students in the first year.
To groom them holistically and make them confident and independent, communication and verbal skills were added as part of the curriculum. As the institute grew, women from the economically challenged community started approaching for admissions. They were very keen to learn skills to stand on their feet but paying the fee was a challenge. In 2012 the institute started a scholarship program to support 5 of these students. As the years went by the student strength increased and so did the need for skill training.In 2017, Smt. Sitadevi Taparia Charitable Trust joined hands to support, by giving scholarships to 40 women. The strength of the students grew to 650 in 2019 of which 500 were part of the scholarship program under the trust. During the pandemic, despite the difficulties that we faced, online classes and training were quickly set up. Students with the support of the institute formed small Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and started taking orders for cloth masks and PPE Kits to supply to industries which helped them to earn an income.
In these last 15 years, more than 18000 women have completed skill training courses and become self-reliant and financially independent.
To scale operations in April 2022, Smt. Sitadevi Taparia Charitable Trust adopted SDDT Vocational Institute as an arm of the Trust. Today SDTT Vocational Institute with its new identity has moved to bigger premises and introduced new courses imparting quality skill training and education with world-class facilities keeping in mind all NSDC guidelines. To match the vision of our leaders Atma Nirbhar India, Make in India and Skill India, we have started a Business Incubation Program to grow the community of women entrepreneurs.
