‘Syllabus of
mathematics and science in secondary school education’ is one of the most
discussed topics in the academic circles of India. Academicians, parents and
industry experts have long been arguing that mathematics and science taught in
Class VIII – Class X are not useful at work, unless the student decides to take
up a career in education or research in the relevant fields. Education boards
have understood the truth in this argument and have started taking corrective
measures in this direction.
Advantageous
One such initiative
taken by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is remodelling its
assessment scheme for Class X vocational stream. Now, the vocational stream
students have to study six subjects, wherein the sixth subject is an additional
subject. Those who fail in either social science, mathematics or science can
replace it with a vocational subject. The board exam results will be computed
accordingly.
Those who want to
reappear for the failed subject can take the compartment examination. So, now,
CBSE students who are not comfortable with one of the three subjects can still
pass the board examination by clearing the vocational paper. But of course,
they have to study one additional subject. This is mandated under the National
Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF).
The 13 options from
which the students can choose their sixth subject are: Introduction to
Financial Market, Food Production, Basic Agriculture, Information Technology,
Dynamics of Retailing, Automobile Technology, Beauty and Wellness, Security,
Front Office Operations, Introduction to Tourism, Marketing and Sales, Banking
and Insurance, and Health Care Services.
Sector Skill Councils
The National Skill
Development Corporation (NSDC) has set up SSCs to conduct skill gap studies,
develop competency frameworks, create occupational standards and qualification
bodies and assess and certify trainees on the curriculum aligned to National
Occupational Standards developed by them. Till date, NSDC has approved 38 SSCs.
Given below are a
few job roles for which the SSCs have designed courses:
Agriculture: Green house fitter, harvesting
machine operator, bulk milk cooler operator, chilling plant technician and milk
collection centre in-charge.
Apparel: Fabric cutter, home furnishing,
record keeper and washing machine operator.
Automotive: Automotive service technician,
repair painter, maintenance technician, warranty processor, welding technician
and taxi driver.
Beauty and Wellness: Spa therapist, bridal fashion
and photographic make-up artist, beauty advisor, beauty therapist, make up
trainer, senior nail technician, skin care trainer and hair care trainer.
BFSI: Business correspondent and
business facilitator.
Capital Goods: Fitter – mechanical assembly,
conventional milling, machine polisher, fitter fabrication, forger, manual
metal arc welder, stud welding, tool and die maker and tungsten inert gas
welder.
Construction: Foreman reinforcement,
assistant laboratory and field technician, helper electrician, pre-cast
erection, grinder – construction, plasma cutter, tack welder and construction
UT tester.
Electronics: Welding operator, drilling
operator, in-store demonstrator, assembly operator – RAC, safety tester – TV,
smart phone repair technician, installation technician – computing and peripherals,
stencil printing operator and manual insertion operator.
Food Processing: Baking technician, cottage
cheese maker, dairy processing equipment operator, dairy products processor and
pulse processing technician.
Green Jobs: Solar PV Installer – Civil and
Solar PV Installer (Suryamitra).
Gems and Jewellery: C & DS – diamond assorter,
GP – polisher, DP – auto blocker, DP – final assortment supervisor, window
opener, rough marker, setter, sorter and C & DS – Metal setter (basic).
IT: Associate analytics, CRM domestic voice,
domestic data entry operator and domestic biometric data operator.
Healthcare: Diet assistant, general duty
assistant and dental assistant.
Logistics: Courier delivery executive,
goods packaging machine operator, loading supervisor, shipment bagging agent
and transport consolidator.
Media and Entertainment: Animator,
compositor, editor, hairdresser, lighting artist, roto artist and sales
director.
The minimum
education qualification to take up the above mentioned courses is Class X.
After completing the course and working for some time, students can pursue a
higher level course offered by the SSCs. Alternatively, they can join
mainstream academics — Class XI and Class XII. The initiative of CBSE is a
welcome move. It will give students who want to exit studies after Class X, the
choice to do so. Later, they can come back and study further, when they want
to.
The author is
Chairman, TMI Group
http://www.thehindu.com/education/a-welcome-move-by-cbse/article17892793.ece
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