Work experience, viewed as a purposive and meaningful
manual work and organized as an integral part of the learning process should be an
essential component at all stages of education. It should be provided through
well-structured and graded programmes resulting in either goods or services useful to the
community. Work experience should inculcate in the learners a respect for manual work,
values of self-reliance, co-operativeness, perseverance, helpfulness, work ethics,
attitudes and values related to productive work and concern for the community. It should
enable the learners to know and understand the concepts and acquire skills related to
various production and service processes.
Pre-vocational Education
The Pre-vocational Education Programme provided at the
lower secondary stage in place of the Work Experience Programme should facilitate the
choice of vocational courses at the higher secondary stage. It should impart training in
simple marketable skills to students, develop vocational interests, prepare students for
participation in work, inculcate desired values related to work and allow for
self-exploration of vocational interests. It should be offered in the form of modular
courses so that pupils in general should acquire knowledge and marketable skills for
direct entry into the world of work.
Vocational
Education
Vocational Education at the +2 stage, also known as
higher secondary stage, develop competencies (knowledge, skills and attitude) required by
a specific occupation or a group of occupations, through diversified vocational courses to
prepare pupil for the world of work, especially for self -employment. The 11th and 12th
grade students have access to around 160 vocational courses offered in about 6,000 schools
of the 32 States/Union territories of the country.
Generic
Vocational Course
The Generic Vocational Course (GVC) is meant for
students of general education at +2 stage, as it cuts across various vocations and aims to
develop employment related generic skills needed by an educated work force, regardless of
the person's occupation. It is a step towards improving the quality of general education
by developing key competencies/transferable skills for the technology oriented society.
