1. – Director General, Institute Of Applied Manpower Research, New Delhi, India.
| Received
13-May-2014 |
Accepted
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Published
13-May-2014 |
Abstract
Half of Indias population is below
25 years of age, and nearly
two-thirds is below 35. Without
employing this growing youth
bulge, Indias potential demographic
dividend will come to
naught. Since the demographic
dividend comes but once in the
life of any nation, and there are
only 25 more years to go before
this window of opportunity
closes, the number of jobs in
non-agriculture sectors must
grow at least as rapidly as the
labor force. However, the employability
of such youth joining
the non-agricultural labor force
must similarly grow. This implies
not just job creation, but equipping
youth with the education
and skills to make them ready for
jobs. This paper argues that the
way Indias vocational education
and training system is organized,
it will be incapable of meeting
the challenge.
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