Volume : III, Issue : XII, December - 2013

The Vocational Education Experience in Guwahati City–An Empirical Study

Mitali Das, N A Barua

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Guwahati is the largest city of Assam and the north–eastern region of India. Regarded as the “Gateway of North Eastern Region”, it is a city of great socio–economic importance for the entire north–east India. It is also an educational hub, being home to a variety of educational institutes offering different kinds of education. This includes a number of vocational education institutes too as is evident from a field survey on vocational education institutes undertaken for the purpose of this study. UNESCO (2011) defines vocational education as an educational programme that is designed for learners to acquire knowledge, skills and competitiveness specific for a particular occupation, trade or class of occupations or trades. It states that successful completion of such programmes lead to labour market relevant vocational qualifications which are acknowledged as occupationally oriented by the relevant national authority and the labour market. As an education hub it caters not only to Assam but also to other states in the region. Given this backdrop, the present study attempted an insight into the practicality of the vocational education being provided in the city. This paper, therefore, is an attempt to look into the different facets of vocational education in Guwahati city. It seeks to trace the evolution of the vocational education system and also its present state. The study also explores economic background of the students in vocational education, their entry–level qualification and also the credentials awarded by the institute. Moreover, an appraisal is made of the absorption level, which is determined by the effort to enhance the intensity of institute–industry linkage and campus placement.  

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Mitali Das, N A Barua The Vocational Education Experience in Guwahati City-An Empirical Study Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.III, Issue.XII Dec 2013


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