Vocational course classes will now be conducted as skill hubs in the labs of IITs, IIMs, colleges and schools in their free time. Under Skill India, labs, teachers and other resources of schools and higher educational institutions will be used to skill the students in their free time.

For this, the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) has also approved the study and training of 720 courses. The special thing is that in exchange for allowing the use of its resources, Skill India will also give regular money to these educational institutions under the Prime Minister Skill Development Scheme-4.

A senior official of the Central Government said that under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has brought this scheme in the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana-4 for all the educational institutions of the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also directed the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and the Ministry of Education to make students skilled through bookish studies and vocational training in their favorite fields during school and higher education. Under this, from the academic session 2023-24, the labs and resources of all the educational institutions of the country will be used in vocational courses in their free time.

This will give students an opportunity to re-skill and upskill their skills through vocational courses right from school education. Therefore, even if for some reason a student leaves his studies midway after 10th or 12th class, he will be able to easily join his business or employment because of being skilled in the vocational course.

These educational institutions got approval: According to officials, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Navodaya, government and private schools, IIT, NIT, IIM, engineering, pharmacy, management, architecture, colleges and other universities are included.

In all these educational institutions, when the labs and resources are not being used in free time, then courses related to those labs can be conducted through vocational courses. Teachers from educational institutions only will help in doing this vocational course. The concerned educational institutions themselves will decide the additional salary for these teachers for this work. However, Skill India will give money to these educational institutions in return.

Credits will be added to degrees and certificates: The 720 courses for education and training approved by the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) range from 200 hours to 600 hours of credit.

In this, the credits of the number of hours of courses taken by the student will also be added to his school certificate and higher education degree. CBSE, State Education Board, University Grants Commission, All India Council for Technical Education and other stakeholders will help. Students will get direct benefit from this.

Courses related to various fields like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Computer Operator, Lab Assistant, Office Attendant will also be offered in educational institutions. Apart from this, artists, weavers, craftsmen and others from the local area will also be invited to conduct courses related to their subject, so that students can choose the skill based on their choice.