skills development of the youth is need of hour
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ahsin Zahid
Skill development is one of the essential ingredients for India's future economic growth as the country transforms into a diversified and internationally-competitive economy. Skill development is going to be the defining element in India's growth story. Firstly, we need to re-define the relationship of education, employment and skills development. Secondly, as a very large population, India would never be able to upskill all of its youth across the country through the conventional education framework
Government alone cannot accomplish this task. It calls for a concerted effort of government, private players and NGOs to address the issue in a comprehensive manner. If India is to gain its rightful place in the world, reap equal benefits and opportunities for all and rise from the debris of poverty and several other pressing issues, skills development will require to be given a place right on top of national priorities.
In the Union Budget 2012-13 , the government has doubled its allocation of funds for skills development under the National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) to Rs 1,000 crore, raising the corpus of the fund to Rs.2,500 crore.
The launch of the credit guarantee fund and exempting vocational training institutions from service tax are steps taken to help make skills training affordable. Now skilling going to the school level gives ample opportunity to the youth to attain skills of their choice. There are a number of skill development centres, ITI's , polytechnics and ITCs. Apart from the government owned and operated skill centres, there are a few good private sector skill centres also available, even the private sector skill centres are also being funded by the government in some or the other way.
Hence skill development in nowdays.. is one of the most important thing!..
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Why India needs skill development ?
The skilled workforce is crucial for the success of recently launched missions - Make in India, Digital India, and Smart Cities.
→ Demographic Dividend:-
With most of the major economies of world having sizeable ageing population, India has huge opportunity of serving the booming market. The ‘demographic window’ is only a span of few decades. The skilled youth is required to save demographic dividend from becoming demographic disaster.
→ Slowdown in China: -
an opportunity: With China gradually vacating its factories, with rising Chinese wages and an appreciating Yuan, and also with internal demographic challenge of too few young people, India has an opportunity to become a factory of the world.
→ Sectoral mobilization:-
Less number of people will be required to work in farming as productivity improves. This would result in sectoral mobilization of workforce from agriculture to secondary and tertiary activities.
→ Better Employment: -
Skills are needed to those currently in colleges for them to be better employed.
→ Skill Capital of World: -
To convert this vision into reality, India needs to create a skilled and productive workforce matching international standards of quality and productivity through integration of skills and training along with education.