Albert Joseph

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NIOS School DROPOUT Youth FVTRS NIOSSchool DROPOUT YouthFVTRS Cooperation PASS10N PASS10N Upscaling Skills Training ThroOpen Schooling Upscaling Skills Training Thro Open Schooling Challenges and Issues Albert Joseph, Executive Director Functional Vocational Training and Research Society Functional Vocational Training and Research Society Bangalore 14 July 2011

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NIOS School DROPOUT Youth FVTRSNIOS‐School DROPOUT Youth‐FVTRSCooperation

PASS10NPASS10N Upscaling Skills Training Thro’ Open SchoolingUpscaling Skills Training Thro  Open Schooling

Challenges and Issues

‐ Albert Joseph, Executive Director

Functional Vocational Training and Research SocietyFunctional Vocational Training and Research Society Bangalore  14 July 2011

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Presentation outlinePresentation outline

• Why The Cooperation on Open SchoolingWhy The Cooperation on Open Schooling

• Institutional and Students’ Profile 

C i fi• Cooperation Benefits 

• Positive Changes 

• Centre Locations 

• ChallengesChallenges 

• Issues 

S i• Suggestions 

• Future Plan 

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Opening A Skill and Letter DoorOpening A Skill and Letter Door

• They Missed the First School Bus

• Considered as Redundants, Wastes and Criminals, Useless 

• Shelf Life of a Human Being Doesn't end with Denial to Formal SchoolingDenial to Formal Schooling   

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Opening a Skill DoorOpening a Skill Door 

• Cooperation under SAIED Programme  

i i di d 39 h d• Institutions Accredited : 39 For Both AI and AVI 

• Total Enrollment Capacity for 11,000 Students 

• Study Centre s Complied with Standards and y pNorms of NIOS

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Institutional ProfileInstitutional Profile 

• Established NGOs with Experience in VT 

ki f S h l h• Working for School Dropout Youth 

• Funding Support from FVTRS for VET

• Mostly Rural Based Groups  

• Complied with all Required Legal ParametersComplied with all Required Legal Parameters 

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Accredited Study Centres

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3 centres 4 centres

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Accredited Study Centres

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2 centres

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6 centres

1 centre

5 centres 1 centre

6 centres

3 centres 4 centres

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4 centres 3 centres

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Students’ ProfileStudents  Profile 

ib l d h d l d i i• Tribals and Scheduled Caste Communities 

• Other Backward Communities 

• Otherwise  Poor  From All Sections

• Differently AbledDifferently Abled 

• More  than 50% of Students are Girls

E ll d f VT S d d S i• Enrolled for VT, Secondary and Senior Secondary courses 

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Cooperation Benefits oope a o e e s• Recognised Certification 

• Vertical Growth for School Dropout Youth 

• Access to Rural Youth

• More importance on Women/SC/ST and PWDPWD

• Existing Courses are Recognised by NIOS

V l T hi d E i ti• Vernacular Teaching and Examination 

• Sharing Knowledge and Experience 

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Cooperation Benefits ContdCooperation Benefits Contd…

• A New Status for the School Dropout Youth

Sh C• Short‐Term Courses

• 5 years with 9 Opportunities to Write Exams 

• Passed‐out Students can  Register in Employment Exchange‐Cellp y g

• Enhanced Employment Opportunities

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Positive ChangesPositive Changes 

O C ifi i i d C ifi i• Own Certification to Recognised Certification

• Own Curricula to a Recognised Curricula

• A New Dignity and Address 

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ChallengesChallenges

• Continued School Dropout Situation: HowContinued School Dropout Situation: How Long? 

• Inaccessible Regions• Inaccessible Regions

• Teachers with Dedicated Mindset 

• Cutting a New Path – Breaking Barriers  

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ChallengesChallenges

• Training Facilities in Rural AreaTraining Facilities in Rural Area 

• Not Many Doers in the Rural Area 

S d C h bl• Study Centres are not Reachable

• Admission and Examination Fee 

• Shortage of  Trainers for Soft and Life Skills

• No Proper Records: Birth, Caste, EducationNo Proper Records: Birth, Caste, Education Certificates 

• No Proper Address in the Slum Areas• No Proper Address in the Slum Areas

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VET Challenges in GeneralVET Challenges in General

• Stigma for Skill EducationStigma for Skill Education 

• Limited Models/Opportunities (NIOS and IGNOU)IGNOU)

• Outdated Courses, Curricula and Training F iliti t th ITIFacilities at the ITIs 

• Limited  Courses for School Dropout Youth

• Few Trades on Agriculture Sector  

• Few Trades for WomenFew Trades for Women

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IssuesIssues

i i l i l• Learning Materials in Vernacular 

• More Primary Data on Educational Scenario

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SuggestionsSuggestions

• Popularise VET in IndiaPopularise  VET in India 

• Incorporating of VT Curricula in School Curricula/EducationCurricula/Education 

• Promotion of Green Trades 

• Create an Environment for Women to attend VT

• Trainers for Life and Soft Skills  

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Future PlanFuture Plan

• Creating More Awareness on Open SchoolingCreating More Awareness on Open Schooling 

• Enroll More Institutions in the Unreached AreasAreas

• Develop Curricula in Vernacular 

• ToT on Soft and Life Skills 

• Innovative Trades  and Trade Diversification 

• Creating A Common Platform to Link all the StakeholdersStakeholders 

• Promotion of Research Studies on VT  

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Thank You

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