1 Employable Skills & Vocational Training Uncommon Opportunities: Roadmap for Employment, Food & Global Security November 21, 2004 Career Development Foundation of India I.N.D.I.A. Trust

2 Employable Skills 50% of firms in developing and industrialized countries report severe shortage of skilled workers. India’s problem is not lack of employment opportunities but lack of employable skills. Skills create employment and self-employment opportunities.

3 Vocational Skills Gap Only 5% of India’s workforce (20-24 years) have vocational training compared with 28% in Mexico and 96% in Korea. By 2010 major labour shortages will emerge in the industrialized nations forcing movement of both manufacturing & service jobs to wherever the skills are best. Upgrading skills essential to tap global markets

4 Vocational Training in India 4200 ITIs  1,654 government run  2,620 private Courses offered  43 engineering & 24 non-engineering trades Capacity – 6.3 lakhs State enterprise programmes – 1.7 lakh Including agriculture & other – 20 lakh

5 Vocational Training Deficit Students completing 8 th -9 th standard300 lakhs Students entering 10 th -11 th 150 lakhs New entrants to workforce (per year)70 lakhs Vocational training in engineering, agriculture & other fields 20 lakhs New entrants to workforce w/o training50 lakhs Existing unemployed youth (15-29) of which 80% are educated up to 10 th 150 lakhs Existing workers to be trained to raise non-ag skilled portion to 25% 350 lakhs

6 Three Models Farm Schools in every revenue village Vocational Schools Computerized & Televised Vocational Training

7 Vocational Schools Promote vocational institutes at block and district level  5000 govt  50,000 private Conduct exams for every skill as for drivers licenses Certify approved training centres, e.g. BPO Provide scholarships & incentives for trainees

8 Computer-based learning is twice as half the cost Multimedia Interactive Immediate Feedback Self-paced learning Eliminates need for trained teachers Responds rapidly to changing skill needs Uniform testing

9 Computerized Vocational Training Establish 1 lakh CVT Institutes like internet cafes  50,000 in private sector  50,000 training centres at engineering and arts colleges, ITIs, polytechs, high schools, NGOs, etc. Partnership with industry to develop multimedia training software Provide training to a minumum of 4 million students per annum Government certification of courses Generate self-employment opportunities for 50,000 entrepreneurs

10 Multimedia vocational courses RWH Child care Nutritionist Selling skills Real estate Law clerk Telemarketing Insurance agent Quality manager Catering Video editing Furniture design Farm mgmt Pharma rep Textile design Reporter Dry cleaning Electrical repair Travel agent Internet research Graphic design Bookkeeper Organic farming Interior design