AGRO-BASED VOCATIONAL COURSES TO
BE INTRODUCED AT HIGHER SECONDARY LEVEL
The existing scheme
of vocationalisation of the secondary education is being revised
to make it modular in nature and competency based. The proposed
revision is based on recommendations of various review groups
and committees. The scheme shall also be available for the persons
who have not got any formal high school education. Keeping in
view the requirement of industry/user organisations, experts have
identified various vocational clusters including that of agriculture,
animal and primary industries, food processing, furniture, wood
products and furnishing, handloom and handicraft and textile and
jute industries, clothing and footwear for vocational education
proposed to be provided under the revised scheme initially. A
large number of agro-based vocational training courses are available
under these clusters.
The school providing
vocational education under the existing scheme may also participate
in the proposed revised scheme.
This information
was given by the Minister for Human Resource Development and S&T,
Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi in written reply to a question in Rajya
Sabha today.
