Courses in automobile, IT, retail & patient care in 44 govt schools of Uttarakhand
Updated: Sep 17, 2014 01:51:54pm
Dehradun, Sept 17 (KNN) To enhance employability of youth, the Government of Uttarakhand is planning to provide vocational education courses in automobile, IT/ITeS, retail and patient care on a pilot basis in 44 government schools in the state.
“The schools have already been identified by State. The Project will adopt new curriculum, course content and pedagogy, hire and train qualified teachers, introduce the program in schools, monitor and evaluate its progress, etc. as per the guidelines and norms of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India,” as per official data.
Uttarakhand has implemented various projects at secondary and senior secondary school level under the umbrella of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, to provide quality education to the students.
It is now implementing Vocational Education Programme in secondary/higher secondary schools for students of class IX to XII studying in government secondary/higher secondary schools of the state.
The Government of India had brought out a revised Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Vocationalisation of Secondary Education (CSSVE) by integrating employability education into School Education in September 2011. The scheme is operated within the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF), earlier called NVEQF, which establishes a system of clear educational pathways from school to higher education while providing certification of vocational skills.
In this context, the state government wants to hire a service provider who will be responsible for the proposed programme. Among the 44 secondary and senior secondary schools selected, 25 schools are situated in plain area and 19 schools are situated in hilly area.
The service provider will provide resource persons including teachers/skill trainers, skill knowledge providers, industry coordinators, guest faculty as per requirement of the project; and provide 2 vocational teachers in selected school of plain and hilly area as per the trade.
The provide will also ensure procurement of tools, equipment and computers and setting up of the labs in all 44 schools to include 31 automobile labs, 39 IT labs, 7 retail labs and 11 patient care labs. (KNN/ES)
“The schools have already been identified by State. The Project will adopt new curriculum, course content and pedagogy, hire and train qualified teachers, introduce the program in schools, monitor and evaluate its progress, etc. as per the guidelines and norms of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India,” as per official data.
Uttarakhand has implemented various projects at secondary and senior secondary school level under the umbrella of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, to provide quality education to the students.
It is now implementing Vocational Education Programme in secondary/higher secondary schools for students of class IX to XII studying in government secondary/higher secondary schools of the state.
The Government of India had brought out a revised Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Vocationalisation of Secondary Education (CSSVE) by integrating employability education into School Education in September 2011. The scheme is operated within the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF), earlier called NVEQF, which establishes a system of clear educational pathways from school to higher education while providing certification of vocational skills.
In this context, the state government wants to hire a service provider who will be responsible for the proposed programme. Among the 44 secondary and senior secondary schools selected, 25 schools are situated in plain area and 19 schools are situated in hilly area.
The service provider will provide resource persons including teachers/skill trainers, skill knowledge providers, industry coordinators, guest faculty as per requirement of the project; and provide 2 vocational teachers in selected school of plain and hilly area as per the trade.
The provide will also ensure procurement of tools, equipment and computers and setting up of the labs in all 44 schools to include 31 automobile labs, 39 IT labs, 7 retail labs and 11 patient care labs. (KNN/ES)
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