Learning employability in schools: Hidden potential
- 2010-11
- p.136-150.
Conventionally, students prefer opting for arts, commerce or science stream in senior secondary classes after their class X. There are few takers for vocational stream. It leaves a large number of class X passed out students without learning any employable skill after they finish schooling. Recently launched Modular Employable Skill (MES) courses by the Central government have enough flexibility to introduce it in senior secondary classes for the presently deprived students. Successful initiation of MES courses in Delhi government schools offers great opportunities for other senior secondary schools in India which has set a goal of 500 million skilled workforce by 2022. - Reproduced.