| Article Name : | |
| VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: AN OVERVIEW |
| Author Name : | |
| Manjunatha K , Kumar Patil |
| Publisher : | |
| Ashok Yakkaldevi |
| Article Series No. : | |
| ISRJ-603 |
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| Abstract : | |
| Ninety percent of the jobs in India are skill-based and only six percent are equipped with the right skill sets. Only two percent of the total Indian students in the 15-25 years age group undergo vocational training. Noticing this shortfall the UGC and the MHRD have started to introduce vocational courses in higher education revamping existing courses and curriculum. A necessity has also arisen to realign libraries and their services with the emerging needs of the vocational education so as to ensure that the students in higher education system get appropriate and adequate library resources which augment their knowledge and skills for employment and entrepreneurship. |
| Keywords : | |
- vocational education
- skill development
- library and information services
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