Vocational Education in India

There should be a balance of both hard skills and soft skills in any curriculum.

Vocational Education in India

A lot is being said about the gap between #education and #employability — how can India bridge the gap and make graduates more employable?

"We need to acknowledge that one of the biggest barriers to access in India is that learners themselves may not view skilltraining as a route to a better livelihood, so we need to invest in changing #attitudes.

There should be a balance of both #hardskills and #softskills in any curriculum. Some people may ask how does one measure soft skills?

It can be measured through different ways such as #formative, #summative and diagnostic tests, which are competency based. Other ways of testing include role-play, scenario and response to different environments, among others.

I see no difference between #vocationaleducation and skills training. It is all about acquiring #knowledge and application of the skill repetitively and at the same level, at all times.

There is a misconception that people have around parity of vocational education and skills, but people must know that vocational education/skill-based education is more likely to provide them with a #career that they can grow and develop in.

A lot is being said about the gap between #education and #employability — how can India bridge the gap and make graduates more employable?

A robust participation of the employers in the education system can make a difference. Also, the #curriculum has to be oriented to the needs of the #industry.

We need to promote #rolemodels of vocational/skills education so that more students get into skilling themselves. Also, helping students understand what work is like while they are still studying is important."

- Chris Jones, former CEO and director-general, City & Guilds, UK