Collaboration with JSS for promotion of Vocational Education

1. Collaboration with JSS for promotion of Vocational Education Dr.K.P. Wasnik Director Vocational Education,NIOS dirvoc@nios.ac, 9891901316

2. Ten learning gaps that Country is suffering from today • Existing workforce lacks skill • Global comparisons are not favorable • Status of training varies across states in India • Problem growing every year • Other economies are doing far better • Employability is still a question mark • Levels of in-service training in India are low • The issue is more acute outside the company • Above 350 million skilled manpower required • Current capacity can not meet future demand Result People difficult to find; Hiring over qualified persons; Poaching paying more for same set of skills + 15%

3. Industry requires 347 million skilled manpower over 10 years for sustaining it’s growth

4. NSDC created as an outcome of the government’s co-ordinated action in skills space Prime Minister’s National Council on Skill Development • NSDC is a PPP created by Ministry of Finance • 51% stake by Private • 49% stake by GOI • Initial funding of INR 1000 crore received from the GOI and parked with NSDF for use of NSDC; Current total funding of Rs 2500 crore Office of Adviser to PM on NCSD National Skill Development Coordination Board • Government Initiatives • 18 Central Ministries • State Ministries • Mandate to skill 350 million • people by 2022 National Skill Development Corporation Target of skilling/upskilling 150 million people by 2022 by fostering private sector initiatives

5. The high priority 18 SSCs approved and a strong pipeline – October 201220 of sectors covered, move towards large and informal sectors

6. A Qualification Framework to ensure career path and quality in the system simultaneously

7. MHRD Order Regarding NVEQF Salient features of this Order • Introduction articulates the transformation of ‘input’ based learning to ‘learning outcome’ based learning. • NOSs, laid down by SSCs, would drive the system. • Link of NVEQF levels to NOS • Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) – a pathway for our informal learning in all sectors – plumbers, drivers, artisans, domestic workers to acquire qualifications and progress their careers. • Engagement of NSDC partners as SKPs in NVEQF. • Alignment to NSDC QA norms for Training Content - Note the clear mandate for Trainer Guides, Trainee Workbooks. Validation by SSCs. • Intention of MHRD to ensure smooth transition from lower levels of vocational education to higher education. It also embraces the NCVT courses.

8. What employers want • Non-cognitive skills: leadership, honesty/ethics, teamwork and flexibility • Cognitive skills: analytical and critical thinking and the ability to learn Burnett, 2012

9. Language skills: Indian survey • Being fluent in English increases hourly wages of men by 34% • Being able to speak a little English increases male hourly wages by 13% Azam, Chin, Prakash, 2010

11. The Study indicates that open schools: • can address the challenges of increased demand • are more cost-efficient than formal education • have high retention rates: 86-90% • offer materials in print & audio, modest introduction to CD ROMs and video • need to work on learner support

12. What are Open Education Resources (OERs)? Materials that are • Free and freely available • Suitable for all levels • Reusable • Digital

13. Commonwealth Open Schooling Association 21 countries attended inaugural meeting in Delhi The Founding President is Dr. S.S. Jena, Chair of NIOS …In view of our conviction that open schooling has the capacity to expand access, to promote equity, to deliver high-quality and effective services, and to reduce the unit costs of education at all levels; and Recognising the importance of partnerships in meeting the need for a dramatic expansion in access to all levels of schooling…

14. Sectorwise vocational courses

15. Integration of Academic with Vocational Courses

16. Objectives of the MOU signed by NIOS and NLMA • To impart vocational skill training for target group of JSS • To provide academic support to the beneficiaries of JSS in terms of vocational courses, assessment and certification. • NLMA and NIOS will identify need based vocational courses as and when required. • To develop assessment process including certification under vocational and equivalency programme. • To evolve strategies for implementation of equivancyprogramme.

17. Vocational Courses of NIOS for JSS

18. Courses of NIOS being offered by JSS • Beauty culture • Dress making • Library attendeant • Stenography • Electrical Technician • Certificate in computer application • Data entry operation • Jan swastha • Refrigeration and Air comditioning

19. Target group • Rural Poor and Urban Slum • dwellers • Socially and Economically • Deprived • Person with disabilities • Unemployed youths • Women and Girls • Migratory population , hills and • deserts • Life long learners

20. Role of JSS as a AVI of NIOS • Counseling of the students –before admission to assess aptitude towards particular courses and during course work . • Identification of students and Enrolment of the students • Receiving of study material and distribute to students • Provide skill training and practical • Accept admission form and send it to RD of NIOS • Prepare students for examination. • Conduct of examination • Collaboration with local industries, banking institutions, KVIC, handicraft promotional bodies. • Advocacy and promotion of courses locally

21. Role of NIOS • Provide academic and technical support in designing, development and production of learning material for equivalency and skill development programme. • Identification of vocational courses for development course curriculum • Accreditation of courses of JSS as per NIOS norms • Conducting assessment and certification of successful beneficiaries • Supply of study material to the registered learners.

22. Issues for discussion-Group work • Courses • Duration • Medium • Promotion and publicity • Fee structure and fee sharing • Assessment • Certification • Roles of JSS. NIOs and DAE/NLMA • Resource persons • Linkages with industries and banking • Any other issues