A decade after spending a considerable amount of money since the setting up of the National Skill Development Mission and the National Policy on Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in 2015, we have not seen the mainstreaming of skills, making it an integral part of our education system. This artificial barrier between education and skills needs to be removed. One effective way of doing this is to acquire appropriate job/vocational skills, which are essential to what we teach in schools and higher educational institutions. The skills imparted must also be strongly tethered to the job market, giving more credibility to skilling institutions. The government could even consider providing financial subsidies to acquire high-end skills, which has proven very effective; for example, schemes like FAME are giving a big push to the electric mobility sector.
Views expressed by: Abhimanyu Saxena, Co-Founder, InterviewBit and Scaler
