Relationship among Vocational Courses in Higher Education and Skill Development in India

Abstract In present scenario all service sectors demand a skilled individual .The time had gone when only our degree or qualification were the deciding factors for getting the job. Now there is the need of the individuals who are not just qualified but also who are skilled to handle the things in practical situations. Because the present scenario has been totally transformed with the technological innovations. And the vocational courses are the key component to produce skill and competent individuals. The skill development of any country relies on the quality of vocational courses that they offer because vocational courses and skill development are interrelated with each other. In India literacy rate is improving day by day but if we look at the percentage of skilled individuals, it is still very low. There are large numbers of people who are educated but not skilled and trained. There are various factors that are creating the gap between training and actual work life context. The lack of skills among individuals is the main reason of problems like unemployment and less economic growth in India. In India there is a lack of supply and demand of skilled individuals because our global world calls for a large numbers of competent individuals but our country is unable to fulfill this demand. This is the need of the hour to rethink the skill development in India. There should be recreation facilities for the students so that students can nurture their skills and from the very beginning there should be provision of vocational training and the vocational trainings must reflect the need of real life context. The skill development is also the Key focus of NEP 2020 as it also aims at developing the practical skills of individual’s. So the present paper will explore the relationship between vocational courses and the skill development in India. Further it also emphasizes on the challenges coming in the way of skill development