New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Education has joined hands with the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER) in a bid to increase vocational education in schools.
All Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)-affiliated educational institutions will get NCAER’s assistance in identifying constraints, preparing solutions and helping students explore education in vocational streams.
Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has earlier stressed the need for mainstream and skill education to work simultaneously, particularly after the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
“The new education policy (NEP) talks about integrating mainstream and vocational education. There are challenges at hand and NCAER can help overcome those constraints through a policy road map and field studies. It will be done in two phases,” a government official was quoted as saying by ABP Education.
“If schools can take up vocational education in a big way, it will not only improve the efficiency level of the future workforce but also boost the Skill India Mission,” the official added.
The Union ministry has already asked all CBSE-affiliated schools to ensure that 50 per cent of their total strength is registered in skills courses.
“In order to implement skilling in schools in a time-bound manner, various tasks have been identified… including those relating to vocational education with clearly defined timelines and responsibilities of various implementing agencies,” the ministry had said on July 26.
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