Lok Sabha Question No. 115 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-11
Subject: Job Oriented Education in Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Manoj Rajoria

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 115 ANSWERED ON 11.12.2023

## JOB ORIENTED EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS

## 115 . SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  measures  adopted  by  the  Government  to  make  school  education  more job-oriented are inadequate;
- (b) whether the organisations with a focus on school education emphasise the significance of job-oriented and high-quality education;
- (c) the  studies  undertaken  by  the  Government  regarding  transforming  school  education into a job-oriented system and improving primary-level education to curtail dropout rates and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to make the school education more job-oriented which will help the students to increase the employable skill set; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to enhance life skills like providing CPR or power of discipline etc. and knowledge on how to handle life threatening situations like earthquake etc.?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 115 FOR REPLY ON 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2023 ASKED BY SHRI MANOJ TIWARI AND DR. MANOJ RAJORIA, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING JOB ORIENTED EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS

(a)  to  (d):  The  Government  has  adopted  several  steps  to  make  school  education  more  job oriented and to increase the employable skill set of students. Under the Vocational Education component  of  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  'Samagra  Shiksha',  financial  assistance  is given  to  States  for  offering  National  Skill  Qualification  Framework  (NSQF)  compliant vocational courses to the students from classes 9th to 12th in the schools covered under the scheme  to  develop  knowledge  and  practical  skills required  for  gainful  employment. States/UTs can now opt from 88 Job Roles in 22 Sectors as per the Skill Gap Analysis of the State/UT.   Assistance  for setting  up  Vocational  or Skill  labs  in  schools  and  DIETS,  with state-of-the-art facilities, is also provided. The existing scheme of Samagra Shiksha has been revamped and various new interventions relating to  Vocational  Education  like  internships, bagless  days,  exposure  to  vocational  education  at  the  Upper  Primary  level  etc.  are  being supported. In coordination with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, the Department of School Education and Literacy is implementing PMKVY 4.0 in the school education sector. Further, the Department of School Education and Literacy in partnership with industry is enhancing the knowledge and exposure of students in emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality.

The National Curriculum Framework for School Education, developed in pursuance of National Education Policy 2020, has laid down the objectives of approaches to Vocational Education. One of the objectives is that vocational capacities, knowledge, and relevant values will  be  developed  for  all  students,  and  this  will  create  the  possibility  of  them  joining  the workforce after school if they choose to.

The  National  Education  Policy  2020  has  made  several  recommendations  regarding transforming  school  education  into  a  job-oriented  system  and  improving  primary-level education  to  curtail  dropout  rates.  Formulation  of  NEP  2020  involved  online  consultation process  on  the  www.MyGov.in  portal;  an  extensive,  time-bound,  participative,  bottom-up consultative  process  across  nearly  2.5  lakh  Gram  Panchayats,  6600  Blocks,  6000  Urban Local Bodies, 676 districts and 36 States/Union Territories; thematic consultations through University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), National Council for Educational Research & Training (NCERT), Central Board of Secondary Education, and several centrally funded institutions, autonomous bodies with all stakeholders including experts, academics, industry representatives, civil society etc.

( e): The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education has developed Guidelines on School Safety and Security in the matter of safety and security of children studying in Government, Government-aided and Private Schools. The guidelines are  advisory  in  nature  and  States/UTs  are  expected  to  implement  them  and  they  may incorporate additions/modifications to them, if deemed necessary, according to their specific requirements. Orientation cum training in life skills like providing CPR, and knowledge on how  to  handle  life  threatening  situations  like  earthquakes  have  been  incorporated  in  the guidelines.

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