The National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (2015) aims for integration of skilling in the formal education by introducing vocational training classes from class nine onwards in at least 25% of the schools.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India
India’s population pyramid is expected to bulge across the 15-59 age groups over the next decade. In the next 20 years, the labour force in the industrialized world is expected to decline by 4% whereas in India it will increase by 32%. This demographic dividend poses both a challenge and a threat. To reap its benefits, India needs to equip its workforce with employable skills. To meet the dual challenges of lack of skilled labour and non-employability of large sections of the workforce, skill development is to be accorded high priority.