Education in the current scenario is the acquisition, creation and adaptation of information, knowledge, skills and values. It is a key lever to align with the (United Nations) UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Skill-based learning is based on a vision of inclusive societies in which all citizens have equitable opportunities. Education is essential to individuals’ development as it is to the development of their families, of the local and national communities to which they belong, and to the world at large. The right to education is to be seen as an enabling right for the realisation of other economic, social and cultural rights.
Skill-based learning has its roots deep within our history, when we try to explore the past we come across Gurukul System, which was nothing but skills-based learning right from the early Vedic period. In skill-based learning, students are groomed to become successful leaders in their chosen fields. To facilitate this process, it is paramount for students to think beyond grades and acquire real-life skills. These tangible experiences are taking us to the traditional form of education– the glorious past is being revived. India is on the path of reviving its magnificence and becoming Vishwa Guru again.
With the government’s Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY) scheme, which aims to promote recognition and standardisation Indian schools are going through a positive transformational phase.
Views expressed by Supriti Katkar, Principal, New Horizons Scholars School, Thane.
