Pattern of Vocational Training in India

 Anthology The Research:(ISSN: 2456–4397 RNI No.UPBIL/2016/68067 Vol-5* Issue-11* February-2021 )

 Paper Submission: 15/02/2021, Date of Acceptance: 26/02/2021, Date of Publication: 27/02/2021

 

Manjinder Kaur
 Assistant Professor, 
Dept. of Economics, 
Government College of Commerce and Business Administration, 
Chandigarh, India

Abstract

 It is generally believed that education and skills are the primary drivers of an economy’s social development and economic growth. Economies with stronger skills and knowledge levels will respond more effectively to the opportunities of the world of work. This paper explores the pattern of Indian worker’s vocational training by their gender, location, type and regions. The paper discusses that in India during 2013-14, only 6.8 percent of people earned vocational training, 6.2 percent in rural areas, while the proportion was 8.2 percent in urban areas. Compared to men, the proportion of females who earned vocational training in rural and urban areas of India was lower. During 2013-14, 76.3 percent employed, 6.1 percent unemployed and 17.6 percent not in labour force had earned vocational training in terms of broad activity. Activity-wise percentage of persons who are receiving vocational training rose from 2011-12 to 2013-14. From 2011-12 to 2013- 14, the number of people employed and receiving vocational training in rural and urban areas have increased from 54.6 percent and 60.9 percent to 77.6 percent and 74 percent. It is important to note that in case of vocational training, only 2.8 percent received formal vocational training and 4 percent received informal vocational training, while in 2013-14, 93.2 percent of the population did not undergo formal or informal vocational training. The study further explores that 60.4 percent wage/salaried employees, 26.2 percent self employed, 6.8 percent contract workers and 5.4 percent casual workers are getting formal vocational training in 2013-14. In India, there is predominance of informal sector so majority of the self employed persons are getting informal vocational training. This paper suggest that if formal vocational training is offered, the likelihood of good economic returns is greater, so it is important to invest resources in vocational training.

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