Demographic Dividend and Skilling India

YOUTH CONFERENCE JAIPURIA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, JAIPUR

BY-SHOBHANA TIWARI

Largest Democracy in the World , 1.2 billion population.

“Youngest nation” in the world with 54% population under the age of 25 years.

Total Workforce of 459 million.

India has 3rd largest education system globally.

Global Skilled Manpower Shortage of 56.5 m by 2020 while India to have Surplus of 47 m.

Economic Growth @9%.

INTRODUCTION

POPULATION• The world experienced dramatic population growth during the 20th

century. • The number of inhabitants doubling from 3 to 6 billion (2% per

annum) between 1960 and 2000.

2014 2025

1.27 BILLION people (Second

most populated country)

1.6 billion(worlds

most populated

country

India vs. China

The Conundrum

Do we have enough number of colleges? YES

Are they manned by faculty? YES

Are students enrolled? YES

Are they taught a specific curriculum? YES

Are they employable? NO

% skilled manpower available

52%68%

2.3%

CHALLENGESNot adequate school infrastructure and inefficient teaching staff.

The average Pupil Teacher Ratio for All India is 1:42, implying teacher shortage.

Discrimination of lower castes has resulted in high dropout rates and low enrolment rates.

India has 40 Million Unemployed people. Current unemployment Rate is 9.4%

Skill mismatch- Out of an estimated population of 1,182 million – 424 million persons are either employed or are interested in working.Only 2.5 million vocational training seats available whereas 12.8 million youth enter the workforce every year.

Increased crime and growing youth unrest

Vocational Training perceived as a dead, lack of transparency effecting quality of training

Corruption in government administration system.

The Skill India initiativeOn World Youth Skills Day, the government has set a target of skilling 40.02 crore people by 2022.

'Kaushal Bharat, Kushal Bharat'

Promote Entrepreneurship and Skill Development.

Create a hallmark called ‘Rural India Skill’, so as to standardise and certify the training process.

The training would be on the lines of international level.

Identify new sectors for skill development like real estate, construction, transportation, textile, gem industry, jewellery designing, banking, tourism etc...Skill India won’t be just a programme but a movement.

Possible initiativesResearch output of students or faculty or both could be suggested by the companies or Government departments.

Have a chair in the Schools & University financed by corporate bodies.

Have companies or Government representatives on syllabus design meetings.

Faculty sabbaticals at companies or Government departments.

Company managers as guest lecturers on a regular basis.

Preferential recruitment on both sides.