Presented by:

To develop skilled manpower through diversified

courses to meet the requirements of unorganized
sector


To instill self-employment skills in people through a
large number of self-employment oriented courses.

Importance Of Vocational Education

The skill shortage in the Indian Economy today is largely
due to neglect of Vocational education.


The ASSOCHAM paper recently published revealed that
nearly 300 million people of the 18 to 50 age group are
unemployed because they just do not have any
marketable skills.

The National Policy on Education (1986) emphasized its
importance & observed: The introduction of systematic,
well planned & rigorously implemented programme of
Vocational Education is crucial in the proposed
Educational re-organisation. Vocational Education will be
distinct stream intended to prepare students for
identified Vocational spanning several areas of activity.

Vocational Education is imparted in the:

Govt. Schools & Govt. Aided schools under Directorate of
Education

Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs)

Polytechnics under Department of Training & Technical
Education (TTE).

The program was initiated to provide :-

Students to learn a skill to undertake a career or
pursue a higher education in the specific field of
interest.

To impart training in simple marketable skills to the
students of the classes of XI & XII to develop
vocational interests and to facilitate the students in
making a choice of vocational courses at the
higher secondary level.

The Directorate of Education
started the Vocational Education
Programme in 1977-78.

Presently 19 Vocational courses are taught at the +2
stage by 748 Vocational Part Time Teachers in 204
Govt. & 07 Govt. Aided Sr. Sec. Schools in India.
Vocational Courses are based on:
Engineering & Technology,
Business & Commerce,
Home-science,
Health & Para-Medical,
Agriculture,
Computer,
Hospitality & Tourism
Other miscellaneous streams


1. Vocational Courses
2. Districtwise Distribution of Vocational Courses in Schools
3. Enrollment of Students
4. Comparison of Results of Vocational Stream With Other Streams


Vocational Courses:

Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Technology

Automobile Technology

Banking

Computer (Information Technology) Application

Electrical Technology

Electronics Technology

Fashion Design & Cloth Construction

Food Production

Food & Beverage Services

Food Service & Management

Health Care & Beauty Culture

Horticulture

Library & Information Science

Medical Lab. Technology

Office Secretaryship

Stenography & Computer Application (English)

Stenography & Computer Application (Hindi)

Textile Designing

Tourism & Travel Tech.

Districtwise Distribution of Vocational Courses in Schools
Name of Vocational Stream
East
North
East
North NW-A NW-B West-A West-B SW-A SW-B South ND Central Total
Electrical Technology
1 1 1 3
Electronics Technology
1 1 2 1 5
Automobile Technology
1 1 2
Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration
Technology
1 1 2
Stenography & Computer
Application (English)
8 5 3 9 7 15 9 7 2 11 1 1 78
Stenography & Computer
Application (Hindi)
1 4 2 2 1 - 1 2 1 3 17
Office Secretary ship
1 1 2
Banking
3 1 4 2 1 2 13
Food Service & Management
1 1 1 2 5
Fashion Designing & Clothing
Construction
11 6 1 5 6 6 6 3 5 10 2 61
Health Care & Beauty Culture
4 2 2 5 2 7 2 4 6 8 3 45
Textile Design-Dyeing & Printing
3 1 2 1 3 5 4 1 1 2 1 24
Medical Lab. Technology
1 1
Tourism & Travel Techniques
1 1
Horticulture
4 1 5 10
Computer Application (Information
Technology)
1 2 1 2 4 3 2 5 3 23
Library & Information Science
1 1 2
Food Production
Food & Beverage Services
Total
32 24 14 29 25 43 28 24 17 49 1 8 294


The Enrolment of Students in Vocational
Streams Steadily Increased in Previous
Years And Presently It Is 20911:

Sl.No. Academic Year Total Enrolment in Vocational
Courses
1 2008-09 13149
2 2009-10 13108
3 2010-11 14417
4 2011-12 16844
5 2012-13 20911

Streamwise Comparison of Results:

Names of Courses Modified/Revised
by CBSE From 2013-2014:

1. Health & Beauty studies

2. Library & Information sciences

3. Office secretary ship

4. Travel & Tourism

5. Horticulture
Teaching imparted by Vocational
Part-time Teachers appointed/
deployed on temporary and
contingent basis and being paid
from the Contingency Funds.


Funds For Vocational Education
Budget Allocation for vocational activities in schools: At
present an amount of Rs.8400/- per vocational stream
per school is being allocated to meet the Contingency
requirement under (Non-Plan) scheme.

However, in case of streams under Hospitality and
Tourism (Food Production & Food & beverages services)
an amount of Rs.5000/- per month to each school with
maximum of Rs.50000/-Per annum (10 months) is being
allocated under Plan scheme.

Future Prospects of Vocational Students:
The students from Vocational streams
Get admission to India University colleges for higher
studies, but are also
Are eligible for
Elementary Teacher Education (ETE) *
early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE).
Seek lateral entry in the Second Year of Diploma
Courses conducted by the State Board of Technical
Education, under the Department of Training &
Technical Education,
cont.
The Vocational 10+2 passed out students have good job
opportunities.
In case of Stenography (English), the students can pursue
Certificate & Diploma in Office Management & Secretary-ship,
whereby they may be placed in the post of Reader, Reporter &
Senior Reporter in Parliament & other Legislative Bodies playing
a pivotal role in recording the proceedings of the house.
In Vocational courses like Textile Designing, Fashion Designing &
Clothing Construction students may be admitted to higher
education & thereafter get placed & employed in organizations
like Fashion Industries & Textile Industries for the purpose of
Designing & tailoring the deferent design & textile.
In case of Health Care & Beauty Culture, the students can be
placed in Beauty Parlors & Fitness Centres.


Training of Vocational Teachers

Vocational teachers are given training in various trades
during the summer vacation by SCERT.

Short term Training on Pedagogy Training Module for in-
service Vocational Teachers at Regional Institute of
Education, Bhopal, is organized from time to time.
New Initiatives in Vocational Education
Revised syllabus/curriculum of agriculture, Dairy farming,
banking, insurance and stenography(English and Hindi).
Introduction of new courses such as food production and
food and beverage services under hospitality and tourism
Introduction of vocational subject of 200 hours duration
along with five academic subjects form class IX in trades
such as retail, security, information technology and
automobile from the session 2013-14.
Activities taken by the EVGCs in
schools
Personal Guidance Counseling of students in groups or individually
for

Stress and anxiety management
Anger management
Depression
Interpersonal relationship problems
Substance / drug addicts
Delinquency problems like stealing, bullying, lying etc.
Truancy
Drop out
Long absentee
Fear
Career Decision and goal achievement
Dejection
Children with special need
Activities taken by the EVGCs in
schools
Psychological Testing
Developing life skills
Parental Counseling

How to deal with children and develop good relationship
Know their children better and understand their need
Be there at the time of crisis as helping hand
Access the community resources
How to protect their children from social evils
Accept the child as he/she is (CSWN)
Activities taken by the EVGCs in
schools
Motivational talks for parents of first generation
learners and information regarding various Government
Schemes.
Dealing with problems of substance / drug abuse
Helping in admission process for EWS Wards
Organizing / Supervising Career Mela
Stress Management techniques
Pre-Examinations Counseling
Career Counseling
Career counseling help students in:

Self assessment to identify your available abilities and
skills
In setting direction career path
Reviewing performance succession path
Identifying areas of professional growth
Identify areas of self development
Identify future opportunities