GUJARAT SHIKSHAN SEVA VARG 2 PARIXA DATE:- 24/01/2021 QUESTION PAPER

 

Opinions and ideas on the importance of work-based education in India were given by great thinkers, philosophers and freedom fighters.  The various education commissions and committees set up periodically by the Government of India after independence in 1947 helped shape the education system.  

 

These committees and commissions have emphasized the importance of vocational education to increase individual employment and national productivity.  The Kothari Punch Report of Education (1964-66) considered the Work Experience Program (WEP) for participating in school, home, workshop, farm, factory, or any other manufacturing work.

 

 

  Insisting on a work experience program that involves purposeful and meaningful physical work that is an essential component at all stages of education.  These learners should have respect for physical work, values ​​of self-reliance, co-worker expression, support, work ethic, attitude, and motivation for productive work and social values.

 

The Work Experience Program was designed for Std 1 to 8 with the objective of cultivating the right attitude towards work, developing the right work values ​​and habits, imparting the necessary knowledge related to work, and developing the right work skills that can help children become self-reliant and support their families.  And can be helpful in meeting the needs of society.

 

 The 10-year school curriculum-framework prepared by NCERT in 1976 emphasized work experience as an important part of the school curriculum which has been implemented in the country along with guidelines.  Work experience was later renamed as Social Useful Productive Work (SUPN) by Ishwarbhai Patel Samiti (1977).

 

  It described physical activity in a meaningful and purposeful way.  As a result, tools or services are useful to society.  It was suggested that students can choose various vocational education activities such as weaving, gardening, cooking, painting, carpentry and other crafts.  There are many reasons for this, such as, Not allocating enough time in school schedule, not testing courses, insufficient financial funds, shortage of trained teachers and lack of raw material

 

According to UNESCO, vocational means education is defined as general technical and related science studies, all forms and levels of the educational process in addition to general knowledge.  In which areas of social and economic life relate to different attitudes and understandings.

 

  Now, let us try to understand the aims and objectives of vocational education training.  Cultivate a healthy attitude in students towards work and life. To develop knowledge and skills for various occupations, entrepreneurship, and self-employment.  Develop personal employment skills.

 

  To provide options for those who intend to pursue higher education without a specific purpose or interest, In simple words, vocational education means taking vocational training along with general education.  As per the recommendation of the 1952-53 Secondary Education Commission, vocational education is aimed at improving the professional efficiency of the students.

 

 

  Professional education in Indian schools: being implemented through work experience, pre-vocational education and vocational education.  Vocational education is divided into three parts.  The first part is work experience in Std. 1 to 5 according to the role of businesses in different fields