Govt to introduce vocational edu degrees, signs MoU with TISS
Hindustan TimesMumbai: To encourage vocational education in line with the new National Education Policy 2020, the Maharashtra school education department under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan has signed an MoU with the School of Vocational Education at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences to provide various Bachelor of Vocational courses to 15,000 students from government schools. courses are designed to give them better job opportunities.” The degree courses will not only guarantee employment but also provide students with earn-and-learn opportunities, as they are run in collaboration with industry partners. “These courses can run anywhere as long as a batch of the required number of students is formed in one location where an industry player too is ready to collaborate.” Prof Madhushree Sekher, SVE dean at TISS, said, “We have over 30 different types of B.Voc. In many cases, students also receive a stipend as they learn on the job which also helps them pay their fees.” Talking about the importance of such a collaboration, Prof Sekher said, “B.Voc.