National vocational education framework to be set up: Sibal

Updated on: Friday, October 22, 2010

Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal said that the central government is planning to set up a national vocational education framework to help school students who are unable to complete higher education.

Sibal, while addressing a conference on Higher Education Conclave 2010 organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), said, “We need a national vocational education framework to empower and harness the talent of those school students who do not take up or are unable to afford the conventional higher education. We are working on this.”

The proposed vocational training will begin at the school level and it will be of 10 levels. Students from Class 8 onwards will be able to take up various vocational courses, like carpentry and para-medical, along with their regular courses till Class 12.

The vocational training courses will depend on various sectors of employment. This programme will also help meet the huge shortage of skilled personnel, the minister added.

National vocational education framework to be set up: Sibal

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