Vol: 4, Issue: 2 2014

Page: 25-33

Skills Development in India

Radhika Kapur

Received Date: 2014-03-05

Accepted Date: 2014-04-03

Published Date: 2014-05-04

This is the research paper that communicates information about the concept of skill development in India and what are the programs and policies that have been initiated for this purpose. In India, this concept was not very well developed and recognized but in today’s world, various programs, policies, educational and training centers have been established to implement this concept. In urban and rural areas, various training centers have been established to impart skill development activities to the individuals such as literacy skills, which mainly consists of three Rs, reading, writing and arithmetic; computer skills, artisan skills, production, manufacturing and so forth. The kind of skills the individual learns depends upon his capabilities and interests; leadership skills are meant for leaders, the management within the organizational structure, or leaders in any organization in whose hands the authority is vested, for them it is essential to understand the leadership skills. India has progressively advanced as an aware country because of the wealth of competent, intelligent and experienced human resources. In today’s world, within schools, majority of the students are performing to the best of their abilities; with the increasing globalization, many opportunities have developed for the people to advance their skills.

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