CBSE to offer four new vocational courses
Times of India , Updated On:17-Mar-2013
The subject to be taught from class XI onwards are logistics management, retail management, Paramedic and design and will be moduler and credit based . the certificate awarded will also specify the specific skill sets the student aquire . According to CBSE , The new course to be offered will be based on number of hours and divided over specific credits.
Each module will offer a specific skill set so that even if out of seven modules a student completes four , he/ she will have credit for those modules and would have acquired certain skill sets .
The idea is to make it scientific . The number of hours for vocational courses can be credited which would help in case a student wants to shift an other course. " said CBSE chairman, Vineet Joshi.
Moreover, the new courses will be based on the standards set by the National Skill Development Corporation which is now working on national occupational standards in various areas, which means it is specifying jobs and the necessary corresponding skill sets required,
The credits will also help the students if they go for higher studies to institutions where credit system is accepted and equivalent credits can be measured.
Meanwhile, according to sources from ministry for human resource development, CBSE will also launch a vocational course in IT from class IX as a pilot project in Haryana fr