The full form of BTP is Basic Training Provider.

Basic Training Provider (BTP) is an entity who has adequate/necessary facilities for a trade and providing basic training to fresher apprentices, who otherwise do not have any formal education and/or training in related trades, engaged by anestablishment.

2.1 Types of BTPs
i) National Skill Training Institutes(NSTI), National Skill Training Institutes(W)
ii) Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) having 2 star rating or above
and Private ITI having 2.5 Star rating or above affiliated to NCVT
iii) Government & Private Training Centers affiliated with NSDC under SMART
portal & the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKK).
iv) Industries/ establishments with “In-House Basic Training facility”
v) Basic Training Centre set up/supported by Industry/Industry clusters/Industry
Chambers/Associations.
vi) Stand-alone Basic Training Centres like Polytechnic, Universities,
Engineering & Management Colleges having good ranking.
vii) Training Centres empaneled under State Govts & other GoI schemes.

2.2 Concerned Authority for BTPs under the Apprenticeship Act/rules Guidelines
The concerned authority to deal with all approvals /issues regarding BTPs
under the Apprenticeship Programme in case of Designated Trades will be
the DGT/ RDAT and in case of Optional Trades it will be the NSDC/SSC.