Kapil Sibal plans to introduce vocational courses at par with main stream

<p style="text-align: justify;">There are lots of new fields coming up every day in education sector and in job market too. Students are very keen to join new courses and streams which can assure them a promising career in future. Students are very clear over the thought which course they want to go for and which career they want to pursue in future. After passing out the secondary examination students are sure about what course they will pursue in 11th and 12th classes and in bachelors degree too.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Many students want to join course in hospitality, animation, graphic design, fashion designing or in aviation industry. Looking after the <img style="border: 3px solid black; margin: 3px 4px; float: right;" src="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/images/1270728290phpwqSLed.jpeg " alt="" width="150" height="110">present scenario and rising demand of trained professionals in every field the Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal is planning to introduce vocational studies stream at senior secondary level. This vocational stream will have equal weightage and relevance in the market as compared to other main streams like science, commerce and arts.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The Centre is discussing the proposal with other states and all-India boards, most of the states have given green signal to the proposal. As per with one ministry official, "Once the Council of Boards of School Education in India approves the stream, it will be mandatory for all government, aided and private schools in the country to introduce."</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Sibal said the move is keeping in mind the job market's requirement of skilled human resource. "Not all children want to do BA, BSc or BCom. There is no point forcing them to go for higher education in traditional subjects if they are not keen on them," he said. "A large number of students want to acquire ordinary skills that can enable them to secure employment. There is also great demand for skilled human resource by the industry. Introducing vocational training will help it deal with skills shortage and make youngsters employable even as they pass school."</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Those students who pursue these courses will be given "certificate" degree equivalent to the industrial training institutes. The vocational education will be imparted with the collaboration of industry. The government will seek their help in course design, teaching, and work experience. Initially, the government will start this project with opening 100 model vocational schools, many of them will run on public-private partnership.</p> <p><strong>Source: Manisha Verma (Team Shiksha)</strong></p> <p><strong>Date: 8th April, 2010</strong></p> <hr /> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>For further details about related courses and colleges please click below:</strong></span></p> <p><a href="https://professional.shiksha.com//" target="_blank">Related courses and colleges</a></p>