In the changing world scenario with regard to industry and the job market, there is now an overpowering need for skilled workers. However, the definition of 'skill' in India, and the world in general, has also changed over recent years.
India is relatively young as a nation with around 28 million youth population being added every year. More than 50 per cent of its population is below the age of 25 and more than 65 per cent are aged below 35. In 2020, the average age of an Indian will be expectedly 29 years, while it will be 37 for China and 48 for Japan.
As President Pranab Mukherjee said in a recently organised CII event in Kolkata, "We often boast about India's demographic dividend. But the question that arises is what we do with this if we cannot skill them, if we cannot educate them and cannot enhance their employability."
About 90 per cent of employment opportunities require vocational skills. Only 20 per cent of our graduates get employed. The rest are unable to get suitable employment due to the lack of employable skills.
In the present context of globalisation, the demand for skilled and multi skilled workers has increased. Therefore in the context of developing countries, such as India, there is a critical need for quality skill development and training.
Hence our plan would be to work with the Indian schools and enhance the skill development of kids between 3yrs to 14yrs, as it the right time of setting the foundation for the child.
Our plan would be to work with the Indian schools and enhance the skill development of kids between 3yrs to 14yrs, as it the right time of setting the foundation for the child.
"Integration of skill development and education is essential for skilling to take wings. Skill development will remain a dream if carried out in isolation through standalone centre alone. It has to be imparted in schools alongside academic"
"Introduction to skill training at a young age will by all means give the student an opportunity to explore various options and accordingly, narrowdown on a vocation of his/her liking."
"Introducing students to some employable skills will also help them prepare and adapt to real work situations without much effort. It will ease the transition phase from being a student to being a professional"
"There are also set of student who are not able to cope with main stream education because of economic reasons or academic incapabilities. Introducing skill training at a young age will go a long way in directing these students to opportunities that will have a larger impact on the general fabric of the workforce in this country."
“The Indian education system adopts a top down approach where major initiative and strategies get rolled out at 35,000ft in university board rooms and council. However the approach needs to be bottom up where the students and faculty at the last mile should be the focus.”
