I wonder…

What are other countries doing to promote vocational skills?

How are market needs/demands going to be identified and how will the relevant skills be taught to students?

Will the program help students to find jobs?

The Centre has set a target to impart vocational skills to about 50 crore youth in the country by 2022, Union minister of state for labour Kodikunnil Suresh has said.

…Suresh said the reason for unemployment in the country is not because of non-availability of job opportunities but due to lack of skilled manpower. “There is no dearth of jobs in the country but the problem is that our youth are not employable due to lack of technical skills,’’ he said.

“Today’s youth are not employable as they are unskilled. In the current scenario only 7 per cent of India’s working population is organized, only 2.4 lakh apprentices find their way into industry and 25 per cent of engineers are employable. The government has recognised the need to train youth of the country and has undertaken various initiatives in this regard,’’he said.

He said the Union labour department has been given a target to train about 50 crore youths in various skills by 2022.  To change the current scenario, educational curriculum should be prepared in such a way that our youth get vocational training according to market needs and demands, he said.

The Centre has set up a National Skill Development Agency (NSDA), which would work towards coordination of skill development efforts of the Central and state governments as well as public and private-sector industries. There are more than 10,000 ITIs in the country through which thousands of youth were being trainedin various skills, he said.

http://newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/50-Crore-Youth-to-be-Trained-in-Vocational-Skills-by-2022/2013/11/29/article1917653.ece