There is a severe shortage of trained and skilled technicians in India as only 2 per cent (1.5 to 2 million) of the student's population in the age group of 15 to 25 are enrolled in vocational education and training (VET) institutions every year in India against 80 per cent in Europe and 60 per cent in East Asian nations like Malaysia, Korea and Taiwan. | |
| According to a study by industry body Assocham on VET, while India has 5,100 Industrial Training Institute (ITIs) and 1,745 polytechnics, China has 5,00,000 VET institutes. |
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| Also, in comparison to US where students can choose from 1,500 VET courses, in India students are offered just 171 courses. |
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| "No vocational training is offered at secondary school level in India. Its fallout has been that states have 40 million educated unemployed people even as the domestic industry experiences severe shortage of skilled personnel. These 40 million youth are barely functional literates, unskilled in any trade or vocation," the study says. |
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| Assocham President Venugopal Dhoot said, "In developed and developing countries particularly Europe, Malaysia, China and Thailand, 80 per cent of youth after 14 years, undergo some sort of VET. 98 per cent of youth that cross the Education Line of Control (E-LOC) i.e. Plus two, enroll in one of India's 17,600 colleges. Of those who graduate more than 70 per cent receive BA degree while the remaining 28 per cent are science, commerce, engineering, medical, law and management graduates." |
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| In the EU, USA, Japan and even in China, Malaysia, Korea, nearly 75 per cent to 80 per cent of the youth are enrolled in VET courses. In Germany 65 per cent of the work force are VET qualified. |
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| In Austria it is as high as 80 per cent and barely 20 per cent opt for higher education. However, in India, only two per cent students opt for VET which has led to a scarcity for trained and skilled personnel. |
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