Vocational Education in India

Vocational Education in India- Need, Scope. M.Ed special Education

1. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION   we’ll be discussing the  Vocational Education   & what is the need , scope and status. N EED , S COPE , S TATUS O F V OCATIONAL E DUCATION Ambuj Kushawaha and Shabnam Bano M.Ed spl edu (HI) 2 nd year

2. Introduction  The term “vocation” means an individual's development of talents and abilities in the choice and enjoyment of a career. Vocational Education and Training (VET), also called Career and Technical Education (CTE), prepares learners for jobs that are based in manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic and totally related to a specific trade, occupation or vocation, hence the term, in which the learner participates. It is sometimes referred to as technical education, as the learner directly develops expertise in a particular group of techniques or technology . About Us Vocational education offers an alternative to traditional academic subjects, like the ones many young people take at A-level or degree level. 2

3. Vocational education is education within vocational schools that prepares people for a specific trade. It directly develops expertise in techniques related to technology, skill and scientific technique to span all aspects of the trade. 3

4. Vocational Education Overview INSTITUTION Community college, career colleges, trade schools, and adult education programs DEGREE LEVEL Certificate or associate degree COURSE FORMAT Credit and non-credit classes COMMON FIELDS Health care, computer technology, office management, and skilled trades 4

5. Vocational Courses Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Business and Commerce Computer & I.T. Engineering and Technology 5

6. Vocational Courses Health and Paramedical Home Science and Hospitality Miscellaneous Courses New Course 6 These courses running in NIOS for more knowledge visit – http://vos.nios.ac.in/vocational/course_details.html

7. Every industry or company today is looking for skilled and efficient employees. Vocational education helps students apply their learning practically and expertise in a specific field. 7 NEED Employment Population Self independent Creative things Help GDP Production Reducing unemployment World Class productivity & quality Read this article https ://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/why-we-need-vocational-education/2012/06/04/gJQA8jHbEV_blog.html

8. Scope Vocational courses focus on trade theory and trade practical training. 8 Vocational courses are an educational discipline that enables individual to acquire skills that are required for a particular trade . Vocational courses are traditionally non academic and are completely related to a specific trade, occupation or vocation. Vocational courses has diversified itself providing a wider scope for students after 10th standard. Facilitating skill formation Establishing and sustaining life ling learning A dvancing community linkage

9. Status of Vocational Educational India has shown remarkable progress in the sector of education in recent times but vocational training courses are still not regulated in many schools. This has resulted in a major gap between the supply and demand of skilled manpower in the region. The shortage of skilled workforce has led to an increase in the number of unemployed labor in the country. In India, vocational training is provided as a part-time and full-time basis. Full-time training is typically provided to the Industrial Training Institute which is also known as ITI while the part-time programs are offered to the students at the board of State Technical Education. The vocational training in India has been only successful at the industrial level, that too at the engineering level. 9

10. Basic facts 10 Age Group 15-29: only 2% have formal Vocational Training 8 % have acquired Non-Formal Vocational Training. 93 % of workforce in unorganized sectors. New entrants to the workforce every year :12.8 Million

11. 11 Facts- Existing Skill Development capacity In India: 3.1 Million. To increase VET capacity from 3.1 million to 15 million. Average year to year Economic Growth:7-9% E stimated Global shortage of manpower: 56.5 Million by 2020 India has the youngest Population in the world with median age 24 ( 38 in Europe, 41 in Japan, 30 in China) & estimated to be around 33 by 2020 Converting the demographic advantage to demographic dividend Global scenario-% student in vocational Education

12. Reference https://www.vocationaltraininghq.com/vocational-training-in-india/ Last access- Sep22,2019 https :// www.careerindia.com/courses/unique-courses/what-are-vocational-courses-scope-and-career-opportunities-015082.html Last access- Sep22,2019 https:// www.quora.com/What-is-the-scope-of-vocational-courses Last access- Sep22,2019 https:// www.slideshare.net/AnuRadha107/vocational-education-50457715 Last access- Sep22,2019 https:// www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/why-we-need-vocational-education/2012/06/04/gJQA8jHbEV_blog.html Dr. J. J. Jena, Chairman of NIOS, PDF https :// nios.ac.in/default.aspx Last access- Sep22,2019 12

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