Lok Sabha Question No. 95 (STARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Inclusion of Skill Development under NEP -2020
Ministry: Education
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 95 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## Inclusion of Skill Development under NEP -2020

## *95. SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Education Policy released in 2020 has put a great emphasis on skill development from young age in schools and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  implement  skilling  in  schools  in accordance with the National Education Policy, 2020 and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the CBSE has signed an MoU with the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) for a project on skill development in schools and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  number  of  research  studies  to  be  undertaken  by  NCAER  to  provide  appropriate advice to implement skilling in schools in accordance with the National Education Policy, 2020; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government to implement the skilling in schools in a time bound manner?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  95  FOR  REPLY  ON  26.07.2021  ASKED  BY  SHRI  C.N. ANNADURAI  AND  SHRI  GAJANAN  KIRTIKAR  REGARDING  INCLUSION  OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT UNDER NEP -2020

(a): Yes Sir. New Education Policy (NEP), 2020 has put great emphasis on skill development and  Vocational  Education  from  young  age  in  schools.  Some  of  the  major  recommendations relating to development of Vocational Education under NEP 2020 are:

- Exposure  of  Vocational  Education  at  early  ages  in  Middle  (Class  VI  to  VIII)  and Secondary schools
- Every child to learn at least one vocation
- By 2025, exposure of vocational education to at least 50% of learners through the school and higher education system
- Integration of Vocational education in the educational offerings of all Secondary schools in a phased manner over the next decade
- Setting up of Skill labs in the schools in a hub and spoke model
- Vocational courses through online and Open Distance Learning (ODL) mode

(b): Under  Vocationalisation  of  School  Education  component  of  the  Centrally  Sponsored scheme 'Samagra Shiksha', NSQF compliant vocational courses, based on the Job roles which have been approved by National Skill Qualification Committee (NSQC) under National Council of Vocational Education and Training(NCVET), are offered to the students from Class IX to XII alongwith other academic subjects. Curriculum and Courseware for NSQF Compliant Job roles are developed by Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education (PSSCIVE) in consultation with the Sector Skills Councils (SSCs), the representative bodies of industry. The States  and  UTs  can  engage  Vocational  Trainer  directly  or  through  the  Vocational  Training Providers empanelled by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). There is a provision for arranging hands on training, field visits, on the job training for students in industrial set up and guest lecturers  from industry. The State Boards conduct competency based assessment of skills of the students in collaboration with the concerned Sector Skill Council (SSC).

In order to fulfil various objectives of NEP in true spirit, the existing scheme of Samagra Shiksha has been revamped and various new interventions relating to Vocational Education have been incorporated. Some of them are as under:

- Coverage  of  Vocational  Education  has  been  expanded  to  cover  Government  aided schools also in addition to Government Schools.
- The  provision  for  Hub  and  Spoke  Model  has  been  made  with  the  aim  to  utilize  the infrastructure available in the Hub Schools or Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) by the students of nearby schools (spoke schools) for vocational training.
- Exposure of pre-vocational education at Upper Primary level, internships, bagless days etc have been included under Innovation component of Samagra Shiksha.

In  addition,  a  number  of  initiatives  have  been  taken  to  implement  skilling  in  schools, some of which are as under:

- Directorate General of Training under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MoSDE) has initiated a pilot on Hub and Spoke model of vocational education in eight districts of four States.
- CBSE is working in association with NCVET and various SSCs under MoSDE to offer appropriate Grade wise skill education from Class VI onwards.
- CBSE  has introduced new age skill modules, i.e., Financial literacy, Artificial Intelligence, Design thinking, Coding, Data Science (class 8 only) alongwith Handicrafts for  Classes  VI  to  VIII.  CBSE  has  also  introduced  a  skill  course  'Data  Science'  for Classes IX to XII.
- A module on pre-vocational Education has been developed by Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education (PSSCIVE) for National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) and it is being utilized for the training  of  Teachers.  60  online  modules  have  been  developed  as  part  of  NISHTHA training including those on vocational areas.
- A  working  paper  on  Vocational  Education  in  Schools  has  been  developed  by  Pandit Sunderlal  Sharma  Central  Institute  of  Vocational  Education  (PSSCIVE)  for  providing inputs to the National Curriculum Framework on School Education (NCFSE).
- NIOS has developed Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in 08 vocational courses which are offered online through SWAYAM Platform.
- CBSE has conducted multiple virtual  awareness  workshops  with  different  Sector  Skill Councils (SSCs) and industries to promote skilling in schools.  Further, several teachers training activities were also undertaken.

(c)  and  (d):  Yes  Sir.  CBSE  has  signed  MoU  with  the  National  Council  of  Applied  Economic Research  (NCAER)  on  15th  June,  2021  for  a  study  on  skilling  in  schools  and  to  provide appropriate advice to CBSE on research findings to implement NEP-2020 on skilling in schools. The MoU envisages the following:

- Preparation  of  a  report  on  the  status  and  problems  with  existing  project  of  Skilling  in CBSE schools, in first phase.
- Identification  of  steps  and  measures  to  overcome  the  constraints  and  strengthen  the positive  factors  identified  in  first  phase  to  make  the  skilling  programmes  in  CBSE schools more effective in meeting their goals.

(e): In  order  to  implement  skilling  in  Schools  in  a  time-bound  manner,  various  tasks  have been  identified  for  implementing  each  recommendation  of  NEP  including  those  relating  to Vocational Education with clearly defined time-lines and responsibilities of various implementing  agencies  like  Ministry,  States,  UTs  and  various  Organisations  of  Ministry  of Education (MoE). This has been documented as 'Students and Teachers Holistic Advancement through  Quality  Education  (SARTHAQ)'  and  published  on  the  website  of  the  Ministry  of Education.