Lok Sabha Question No. 22 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Vocationalisation of Higher Secondary Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 22 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## Vocationalisation of Higher Secondary Education

22. DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI  MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing a revised centrally sponsored of Vocationalisation of Higher Secondary Education (VHSE) in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the aims and objectives of the schemes;
- (c) whether the Government is facing any hindrances to implement the said curriculum;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the measures taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  for  introduction  of  any  continuous  evaluation system for teacher to maintain or upgrade their efficiency and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) to  (d):  The  erstwhile  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Vocationalisation  of  Secondary and  Higher  Secondary  Education    has  been  revised  and  subsumed  under  Samagra Shiksha -an integrated scheme for school education and is now known as Vocationalisation  of  School  Education.  The  component  of  Vocationalisation  of  School Education  under  Samagra  Shiksha  seeks  to  integrate  vocational  education  with  general academic education with an aim to prepare educated, employable and competitive human resource for various sectors of the economy and the global market. The main objectives of the component of Vocationalisation of School Education are to enhance the employability of youth through demand driven competency based, modular vocational courses, to bridge the  divide  between  the  academic  and  applied  learning  and  reduce  the  dropout  rate  in schools.  Under  this  component,  NSQF  compliant  vocational  courses  are  taught  to  the students from class 9th to 12th. At the secondary level i.e. class 9th and 10th, vocational courses are offered to the students as an additional subject. At Senior Secondary level, i.e. class  XI  and  XII,  vocational  courses  are  offered  as  a  compulsory  (elective)  subject. Curriculum and course material is developed by Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of  Vocational Education in consultation with the Sector Skill Councils. So far the scheme has been implemented in 7470 schools.

(e):  National  Council  of  Educational  Research  and  Training  (NCERT)  has  developed guidelines  along  with  tool  for  assessing  the  performance  of  teachers  titled  Performance Indicators  for  Elementary  School  Teachers  (PINDICS).  PINDICS  can  be  used  for  selfassessment by the teachers for their improvement. It can also be used by Head Teacher/ Principal/Block  Resource  Center  for  assessing  the  performance  of  the  teachers  and  to provide professional support through appropriate teacher development programme/training. PINDICS mobile app on google play store and online version are also available. NCERT has shared this with all  States/UTs  and  provided  academic  support  to  States/UTs  for  its implementation.

Under  Samagra  Shiksha  -  Integrated  Scheme  for  School  Education,  support  is  given  to State Governments and UT Administrations on several interventions to improve teaching standards,  including  inter  alia  regular  in-service  teachers'  training,  induction  training  for newly  recruited  teachers,  training  on  ICT  Component,  Inclusive  Education,  Gender Sensitization  and  Adolescent  Education  and  remedial  teaching  for  academically  weaker students. Under Samagra Shiksha, the focus is to give subject specific, need based and relevant  in-service  teacher  training  to  both  elementary  and  secondary  teachers  for  their professional development. The trainings are provided through the institutional structure of State  Council  of  Educational  Research  and  Training  (SCERT)  at  State  level,  District Institute  of  Education  and  Training  (DIET)  at  District  level  and  Block  Resource  Centers  / Cluster Resource Centers at Block/Cluster level.

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