Explain the values and life skills which helped India to attain success in space.
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Answer:National– NSN, pays homage to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, a visionary and an achiever who dreamt of skilling India through innovative ideas. To realize Dr Kalam’s vision for skill development in India, several of his skills and abilities can inspire us to nurture and grow the evolving skill development ecosystem in India. The idea of ‘daring to dream’ applies to all of us as individuals and organizations who are major stakeholders in the skill development space – trainees, students, job seekers, employees, educationists, training partners, government officials, corporate professionals, teachers, trainers, parents and so on.
12 points from Dr Kalam’s life that can be converted into essential skills and abilities for making Skill India a successful mission in transforming the lives of millions in India.
Desire: It’s very important to have a desire and a dream to achieve something new and become better than what we are. It applies to all of us as individuals and organizations, to seek or create an opportunity, put down a plan and solid action points to make that dream a reality – whether it is learning and getting trained or preparing to get that dream job by demonstrating right knowledge, skills and abilities. Dreams and all that is desired can be fulfilled by using right skills at workplace of personal life.
Dedication: Without serious allocation of time and resources, it would be impossible to do justice to our goals – both personal and professional. Dedication involves more that setting aside a bit of your time to pursue your goals; it calls for making all the right efforts to get going by connecting with the right people who can guide you and be with you perhaps as mentors and role models. It calls for continued commitment and self-motivation.
“In decades, India will need 300 to 500 million employable skilled youth and there is a need to completely change the university education syllabus and secondary school education syllabus. Two certificates should be given to students. In schools, one skill certificate and one education certificate and in college, degree and diploma on the expertise acquired. In schools from classes 9 to 12, 25 per cent of the time has to be allotted for skill development programme,”Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Focus: Matching your career aspirations and talent with skill based training program or a graduate program is the key to avoid mismatches and regrets later. Similarly, for a training company, it is equally important to define the area of operation to achieve quality and excellence to match with training and business goals. This can be achieved only through sharp focus that helps in narrowing down our key strengths and makes it realistic and practical.
Discipline: It is the key ingredient in converting your ‘hard work’ to ‘smart work’! Being disciplined doesn’t mean being strict or rigid, as is often perceived in parenting and bringing up children. This has more to do with clarity of what we want to do and working towards it with a single-minded focus. Discipline has a direct impact on all three – health, wealth and wisdom.
Determination: Many of us give up easily in times of crisis. A student may not continue after failing a test or a teacher or a trainer may prefer an easy way out when encountered with problems. Cultivating a never-say-die attitude really helps in overcoming challenges that are natural when we embark on new projects or make new beginnings to accomplish our dreams.
Courage: Often we need to make tough choices. Making decisions, facing opposition from family and friends or taking a risk – during these situations, thinking and acting fearlessly demand courage and mental skills to explore, do something new or innovate. It is difficult to convince someone in case you don’t have the conviction and confidence in what you want to achieve, the purpose and its benefits.
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