User:Gmeenambigai/Vocational Education

What is Vocational Education
Vocational educational in India aims to develop skilled manpower through diversified courses to meet the requirements of mainly the unorganised sector and to instill self-employment skills in people through a large number of self employment oriented courses. Vocational education is imparted through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and polytechnics.

One of the weaknesses of Indian education system is that it does not gives due importance to vocational education. As a result there is a mismatch between the skilled manpower required and skilled manpower available. Every year we churn out millions of graduates who do not have the specific skill sets required by the market. If this trend continues it would hurt our economic growth in the long run. To change this situation first we need to change our mindset. In India, people are obsessed with attaining a graduation degree and generally look down upon vocational education. This has resulted in a situation where on the one hand there are scores of unemployed graduates and on the other hand there is a huge shortage of skilled workers such as plumbers, electricians etc.

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AIMS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
In India the need the the skilled workers/ labourers are in great rise and the ITI'S and and Vocational Training Istitutes could not meet out the required demand. to fill in the gap that exists between the demand and supply of skilled workers Tamil Nadu Open University initiated the Vocational Education Programmes from the year 2004. the main aim was to train the untrained / uncertified workers in the respective field of work and also to uplift and train the downtrodden and rural youth.

LIST OF VOCATINAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES ON OFFER IN TNOU

 * 1) Diploma in DTP OPerator
 * 2) Diploma in Four Wheeler Mechanism
 * 3) Diploma in Refregiration & Air Conditioning Technician
 * 4) Diploma in Plumbing Technician
 * 5) Diploma in House Electrician
 * 6) Diploma in Catering Assistant
 * 7) Diploma in Early Childhood Care & Education
 * 8) Diploma in Health Assistant
 * 9) Diploma in Fashion Design & Garment Making
 * 10) Diploma in Beautician
 * 11) Diploma in Animation
 * 12) Diploma in Multimedia
 * 13) Diploma in Computer Hardware Servicing
 * 14) Diploma in Home Appliance Repair & Servicing
 * 15) Diploma in Computer Applications
 * 16) Diploma in Mobile Phone Repair & Servicing
 * 17) Diploma in Apparel & Fashion Designing
 * 18) Advanced Diploma in Apparel & Fashion Designing
 * 19) B.Sc. Apparel & Fashion Designing