Vocational Education in India
Report on India Science and Technology 2008, published by NISTADS(CSIR)
7 Pages Posted: 16 Sep 2009 Last revised: 18 Dec 2009
Date Written: September 15, 2009
Abstract
Vocational education enables gaining skills and experiences directly linked to a career in future. Distributed over several tiers, vocational education gets offered at school or for drop-outs, and at post-schooling, and sometimes on-the-job. Both public and private provisioning prevails in the country. After finishing the course, students are often offered placements in jobs. Vocational trainings in a way give students some work related experiences that many employers look for. Two major gaps could be noticed: quality and mismatch. Because of poor quality or mismatch with market demands certain skill sets trained at vocational centers suffer from poor placement. According to a National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) report (No. 517, 61st round, 2003) two types of vocational trainings are available in India: a) Formal and; b) Non-formal. Formal vocational training follows a structured training programme and leads to certificates, diplomas or degrees, recognized by State/Central Governments, Public Sector and other reputed concerns. Non-formal vocational training helps in acquiring some marketable expertise, which enables a person to carry out her/his (often ancestral) trade or occupation. In a way through such non-formal vocational training a person receives vocational training through ‘hereditary’ sources. Often ‘Non-formal’ vocational trainings are also received through ‘other sources’. In such cases trainings are received by a person to pursue a vocation which is not ancestral and is different from the trade or occupation of his/her ancestors. Data and graphs used here are all indicative and not exhaustive.
Keywords: Vocational Education, ITI
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