Occupational Aspirations of the Participants of Agricultural Skill Training in Kerala
'Skilled India' is the ambitious mission of Government of India. Krishi Vigyan Kendras, with the support of qualification packs and model curriculum developed by Agricultural Skill Council of India, are organizing skill trainings besides providing the post-training technical handholding....
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doaj-c0ded2814f654c7291e77a0700e3673c2021-10-03T07:07:44ZengExtension Education SocietyJournal of Extension Education0971-31232456-12822021-10-0132310.26725/JEE.2020.3.32.6542-6551Occupational Aspirations of the Participants of Agricultural Skill Training in KeralaChandre M J Gowda0ICAR Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka 'Skilled India' is the ambitious mission of Government of India. Krishi Vigyan Kendras, with the support of qualification packs and model curriculum developed by Agricultural Skill Council of India, are organizing skill trainings besides providing the post-training technical handholding. Training, similar to formal education, mould the aspirations of trainees to pursue occupational choices. The paper presents the occupational aspirations of 277 participants of 16 training programmes on 11 job roles related to agriculture in nine districts of Kerala. Most prominent aspiration was to ‘start a new enterprise’, which is in line with the objective of creating entrepreneurs in rural areas. Post-training aspirations indicated enhanced aspiration to get a job in government/recognized institutions, an indicator of increased selfconfidence and employability of trained manpower. Occupational aspirations varied with job roles and thus provide crucial feedback to policy makers and development agencies for working on future roadmap. http://extensioneducation.org/index.php/jee/article/view/686Occupational AspirationsVocational educationSkill trainingEntrepreneurshipKeralaAspirational strength |
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Occupational Aspirations of the Participants of Agricultural Skill Training in Kerala |
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Occupational Aspirations of the Participants of Agricultural Skill Training in Kerala |
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Occupational Aspirations of the Participants of Agricultural Skill Training in Kerala |
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Occupational Aspirations of the Participants of Agricultural Skill Training in Kerala |
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occupational aspirations of the participants of agricultural skill training in kerala |
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Extension Education Society |
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Journal of Extension Education |
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'Skilled India' is the ambitious mission of Government of India. Krishi Vigyan Kendras, with the support of qualification packs and model curriculum developed by Agricultural Skill Council of India, are organizing skill trainings besides providing the post-training technical handholding. Training, similar to formal education, mould the aspirations of trainees to pursue occupational choices. The paper presents the occupational aspirations of 277 participants of 16 training programmes on 11 job roles related to agriculture in nine districts of Kerala. Most prominent aspiration was to ‘start a new enterprise’, which is in line with the objective of creating entrepreneurs in rural areas. Post-training aspirations indicated enhanced aspiration to get a job in government/recognized institutions, an indicator of increased selfconfidence and employability of trained manpower. Occupational aspirations varied with job roles and thus provide crucial feedback to policy makers and development agencies for working on future roadmap.
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Occupational Aspirations Vocational education Skill training Entrepreneurship Kerala Aspirational strength |
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