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The Challenges Facing Skill Development in India: An Issues Paper. International Workshop “Skill Development: Policy Learning and Exchange”. Issues for Discussion. Vocational Education. Should the VE system be expanded, given its past poor performance?
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The Challenges Facing Skill Development in India: An Issues Paper International Workshop “Skill Development: Policy Learning and Exchange”
Vocational Education • Should the VE system be expanded, given its past poor performance? • How can the school system be expanded to expand the skill base of the labour force? How can the open school students be covered under VE? • What institutional mechanisms are needed to put in place an efficient labour market signaling system in collaboration with industry? • How can vocational courses be made flexible to allow students to switch courses with changes in demand patterns? • What is the apt international model for VE programme that suits Indian conditions? • How can vocational courses be dovetailed with other technical courses to allow forward linkages and mobility for students? • What can be done to change the societal perception of VE as a dead-end, low grade educational activity?
Skill Development in the Unorganized Sector • How can the issue of certification for informal trainees be dealt with? What has been done in other countries? • Can an income support programme be devised for the trainees to compensate them for the high opportunity cost of training? • Can a model be devised that ensures that the organized sector enterprises take some responsibility for training unorganized workers? • How can coordination in training be synergized across different training programmes by various Ministries and agencies? How have other countries achieved this kind of coordination? • What role has the organized sector played in building capacity for unorganized sector workers in other countries? • How can the training needs of, and demand for, labour be determined for traditional clusters that have no industry association & are highly fragmented? • Would a special thrust on SD for service sector occupations, particularly those that are likely to be in the unorganized sector help?