CBSE to increase vocational courses by 2025

As per the collaborative report titled, 'Education 4.0 Report' by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the United Nations Children's Education Fund and YuWaah (Generation Unlimited India), the school to-work transition is still facing hurdles in India even after the end of COVID. As

- Aditya.Wadhawan

 per this report, 85% of schools in India have not implemented vocational courses as part of their curriculum till now. Due to the absence of effective coordination, Indian schools have not been able to build a robust skilling educational ecosystem.

However, the implementation of NEP 2020 has catalysed the process of bringing in a vocational educational culture in schools across the country. Students from class VI onwards are being familiarised with the vocational subjects and courses. CBSE has introduced a short exposure module of 12-hour duration for class VI and above to strengthen students' vocational skills.

Speaking to Education Times, Biswajit Saha, director, CBSE, "NEP 2020 recommends that about 50% of the students in schools get exposure to vocational education by 2025 in a targeted manner.