Vocational education and training – get skilled, earn more

Sunil was unemployed for 2 years. Though he was a graduate, he couldn't find good employment opportunities. For long, he wasn't sure about what to do, and how to support his family.

One morning, he met his childhood friend – Suresh. They talked for a long time. Sunil shared his problems with him. Though Suresh was a little surprised with the state of Sunil and that he couldn't find a job despite being a graduate, he did tell Sunil something that would soon change his course of life.

Suresh told Sunil about the opportunities in vocational sector and that he can easily take up a program of his choice. These programs were either free of cost or would charge a nominal fee. Sunil approached a vocational training and education center and enrolled for a course in telecom industry. The course was for a short term. He was taught about telecom towers management and repairs. Soon, Sunil was hired by a leading company. Today, Sunil is happy and earning a good income for his family. Ask him and he cannot thank Suresh and vocational education much.


Vocational education and training – and what's in it for you?

Whether you're a school dropout or a graduate or a post-graduate, there's a program for you. These programs help you become familiar with certain trades in high growth sectors such as retail, automobile, insurance, etc.

Large organisations like NSDC have been set-up by government to promote vocational education and training in the country. The central idea is to help more and more youth become vocationally talented and earn for their families. NSDC even planned a campaign to educate youth to take up vocational programs – the creative campaign was named Hunar Hai Toh Kadar Hai – which means ‘with skills comes respect'.

The future is likely to be more rewarding for those who are skilled and smart. Billions of dollars of investments from foreign companies will create more skills-based jobs in the country. And since we don't have sufficient skilled workforce, the demand cannot possibly be fulfilled – and this will make skilled labour all the more desirable. As per an estimate, the incremental human resource requirement across 24 high growth sectors of India is nearly 119 million (11 crore 90 lakh).

India is among a few countries which are blessed with the most population in the working age group. But this alone cannot guarantee us success – we've to harness this resource by skilling them. NSDC has been doing commendable job – it's partnering with training companies across the country and also leading India's participation at WorldSkills International since 2011.

The youth and their families also have to understand that vocational education and training programs aren't just for those who're not academically talented – vocation oriented courses and programs are for all. Go and take up a program because Hunar Hai Toh Kadar Hai.

For more incisive articles on vocational education and training programs, read our published articles. We're planning to write some more articles on Hunar Hai Toh Kadar Hai concept that caught the imagination of the youth and incremental human resource requirement of India's high growth sector. So stay connected.

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