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Need for Skills Development


India’s Demographic Dividend

• WHILE THE POPULATIONS OF EUROPE AND THE WESTERN WORLD ARE

AGEING, INDIA ENJOYS THE BENEFITS OF A YOUNG POPULATION PROFILE

• BY 2020, WHILE EUROPE HAS A DEFECIT OF 47 MILLION IN ITS WORKFORCE,

INDIA WILL HAVE A SURPLUS OF 56 MILLION


School Enrolment

Join Higher Edn: ~ 4.5 Mn

• We have made significant progress in keeping students in school.• Only 1 out of 6 Children entering Class-1 joins Higher Education.• Why do students drop out of free education?

• Affordability (time), Employability, Accessibility• Vocational Education can address this (partly)

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10.015.020.025.030.035.0

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School Enrolment20022009

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India way behind in Vocational Education

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20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

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5%

40%46%

50% 50%

65%

% of Students in Vocational Education at Class 12 Level

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27% 31%

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81%

Gross Enrolment Ratio for Higher Education

India’s target : 25.2% GER by 2017 (12th Five Year Plan)

Source : MHRD NVEQF & Planning Commission SCHE presentations

Source : Vital Stats: Higher Education in India, PRS Legislative Research, Oct 2010

Increased to

17.9% in 2011-12


College and High School Graduates Ill Equipped for Industry


Skilling Needs to Align with Shift in Indian Economy

• Most of vocational education focused on Manufacturing industry• 58% of India’s GDP now comes from Services Sector


Shortcomings of Current Education – Situation and Solution

Integrate Skills into Education

Disconnect-ed from Industry

Vocational Institutes:

separate & choice

Schools & Colleges

don’t teach skills


Status of Skill Development in India

• Age Group 15-29: o only 2% have undergone formal vocational trainingo 8% have undergone non-formal vocational training

• 93% of workforce in unorganized sectors

• New entrants to the workforce every year:12.8m

• Existing Skill Development capacity: 3.1 million

• Target of skilled person by 2022: 500 million


Weaknesses in Existing Vocational Education

• Mismatch between demand and supply • Weak Industry and Job Linkages• Out-dated courses and inadequate curriculum• Lack of practical orientation and apprenticeship• Stigma/ Lack of Motivation• Financial constraints• Dead End• Aspirational links to Higher Education and better

jobs unfulfilled


PM’s Vision

• EXPERTS HAVE ESTIMATED THAT INDIA HAS THE CAPACITY TO CREATE 500 MILLION CERTIFIED AND SKILLED TECHNICIANS BY THE YEAR 2022. THIS WOULD PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED BY ECONOMIC GROWTH AND MAKE IT MORE INCLUSIVE AND SHARED. WE HAVE FINALISED THE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL FOR COORDINATED ACTION.”

Dr Manmohan Singh


Institutional Arrangements

National Council for Skill Development

Headed ByPrime Minister

Shri S Ramadorai, Advisor to PM on Skill Development

National Skill Development Coordination Board

National Skill Development Corporation

Sector Skill Councils

Headed by Dy Chairman

Planning Commission

Shri Dilip Chenoy, MD and CEO


Goals and Objectives of Vocational Education in Schools

Bridge the gap between demand and supply of

skilled work force

Enhance employability of the youth

Establish close synergy with industry at all

levels

To be offered in Classes IX –XII

NVEQF


Thank You


School Enrolment

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free education

formal vocational training8

year plansource

weak industry

populations of europe

access opportunities

young people