PRESENTATION ON

“ROLE OF VOCATIONAL TEACHERS IN NATION BUILDING"

PREPARED BY --------
SEEMA SINHA
VOCATIONAL TRAINER/TEACHER
SECTOR- APPAREL
KSHETI HIGH SCHOOL (H.S.),
COOCHBEHAR, WEST BENGAL
ITRC TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD.
Email at sinha.seema36@gmail.com
 ABSTRACT
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Since childhood everyone’s dream is to hold a service. Those who are employed, they are fortunate.

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But what about those big proportion of population who are facing different

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aspects of unemployment?

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Here the Vocational Trainer/Teacher plays a dynamic role in the improvement and settlement

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of that big population.

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1 INTRODUCTION 4
2 MEANING OF VOCATIONAL TEACHERS 5

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3 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SYSYEM 6

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4 VOCATIONAL VS GENERAL EDUCATION 7

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5 COMPARATIVE STUDIES AMONG GENERAL AND 8
VOCATIONAL STUDENTS WITH RESPECT TO JOB

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6 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN DIFFERENT STATES 9
7 CHALLENGES FOR INDIA 10

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8 ROLE OF VOCATIONAL TEACHERS 11-14

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9 CHALLENGES FACED 15

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10 RECOMMENDATIONS 16

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11 CONTRIBUTION OF VOCATIONAL TEACHERS IN 17
DIFFERENT SECTORS LEADS IN NATION BUILDING
UP.
12 CONCLUSION 18
13 STUDENT’S FEEDBACK 19

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 INTRODUCTION
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Vocational education teachers are commonly referred to as career and technical education teachers.

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 They teach skilled based occupational subjects to students in middle and secondary schools.

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 Some of the subjects include apparel, automotive, tourism, healthcare, beauty and wellness, electronic,
welding, media and entertainment, retail, IT or software, logistic, hospitality etc.

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 Vocational teachers are not limited to a classroom setting, they also instruct and supervise students in a

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hands-on-skill learning environment.

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 In addition to educating students and preparing them for career opportunities, they are often responsible
for developing and implementing career-training curriculum, helping students realize their career

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goals and assisting with job placement.

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The dictionary meaning of the word VOCATIONAL is “ connected with the skills, knowledge, etc.

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that you need to do a particular job”.

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 According the UNESCO, the definition of a Vocational Teacher is

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“ A Vocational Teacher, also known as a career and technical education teacher, instructs
students in practical career skills in middle, secondary, or postsecondary public and private

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educational institutions. “

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 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
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 VOCATIONAL VS GENERAL EDUCATION
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GENERAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

SCHOOL-BASED APPRENTICESHIP-
BASED
FOCUS ON SKILL TYPE General skills (language, Occupation/industry occupation-/firm specific
communication, math, specific skill, with possible skills
science etc) elements

ENTRY TO JOB FIELD Not directly prepared, needs Job specific skills facilitate Easy entry as education
substantial learning on the labor-market entry but included direct labor market
job limits due to missing experience
experience
JOB MARKET AT LATER General skill base facilities Job specific skills may Job specific skill may
PHASE adaptation to changing become obsolete in become obsolete in
economy changing economy, changing economy, low
adaptability depends on size adaptability due to focus on
of general skill base firm and limited general
skill base
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 COMPARATIVE STUDIES AMONG GENERAL AND
8 VOCATIONAL STUDENTS WITH RESPECT OF JOB

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 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN DIFFERENT STATES
9 OF INDIA

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 CHALLENGES FOR INDIA
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SKI LLEVEL 4 : 5%
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EDUCATED LEVEL 3: 20%

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SKILLED LEVEL 2 : 25%

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COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN INDIA
MINIMALLY EDUCATED/
REQUIRING MODULAR SKILLS
LEVEL 1 : 50%

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 ROLES OF VOCATIONAL TEACHER
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•Help to straighten knowledge

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•Helps to develop hands-on-skill

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EDUCATOR •Provide both theoretical and practical

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knowledge

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•Advice the guardians and parents of
the students regarding the DELIVERING HANDS-ON

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-SKILL
COUNSELOR opportunities , their children can grab

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for the betterment of their future

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NATION E •Vocational Teachers play the mot vital
role in nation build up as they are the
role model in the society and they are
BUILDER directly connected with the future
VISUAL AIDS
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point of Nation Builder.
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•Helping the youths to equip with

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knowledge and skill , thus the teachers
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are playing a vital role in eradicating

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WORKER different social problems like robbery,

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violence, etc.

COMMUNICATOR

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•Communicates about different
policies and programs available for

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the benefit of students

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CONDUCTION OF AWARENESS PROGRAMS

LIAISON •Acts as a mediator or liaison between

the institutes or agencies providing the
OFFICER training and the students.

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•Motivates them to continue their

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training stating different role models

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setting the examples of successful
MOTIVATOR entrepreneurs.

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•Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, INDUSTRY VISIT

industry visit, guest lecture or other

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experimental activities and guide students in
PLANNER learning from those activities.

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•Also conduct demonstration, balanced

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program of instruction that provides students
with opportunities to observe, question and

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RETURN DEMONSTRATION
investigate

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•Maintain accurate and complete student
RESEARCHER records as required by laws, district policies
and administrative regulations.
•Provide data for future guidance, relevance
MODEL /PROJECTS
and evidence obtained from research work
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•Evaluate the knowledge and skills by
periodic assessment tools like class test,

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EVALUATOR

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return demonstration, oral, various
innovative projects etc.

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•Innovates new techniques and working

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INNOVATOR skills to create interest and motivation

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towards the subject.

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SUPERVISOR
•Supervise with other teachers and
administrators in the development ,
evaluation and revision of middle school
programs.

INNOVATIVE PROJECT
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There is high drop-out at secondary level.

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 Lack of Social Acceptability.

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 Lack of employment opportunities, and overall poor enrolment in vocational stream in

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such school.
 Lack of industrial participation.

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 Outdated training modules and inadequate courses.

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 Lack of teamwork, empathy and support between students.

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 Adequate infrastructure should be provided in schools, and schools also should be

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properly equipped for teaching and learning.

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 Adequate enlightenment campaigns should be carried out in order to educate the

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society about the importance of technical and vocational education.

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 There should be industrial participation in vocational schools and also there should
be an arrangement for students to visit the industrial areas.

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 Professional and experienced teachers should be employedbto teach vocational and

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technical subjects.

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 Regular training programs in the form of seminars, conferences, in ‐service

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training programs, short courses and workshops should be organized at regular

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intervals to simulate teachers’ interest in vocational and technical subjects.
 Contemporary instructional materials should be provided.
 Vocational subjects should be taught by using up-to-date modules.

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 •More opportunities for earning
•They do not have to work in
foreign countries
•Increase in financial security
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Due to scarcity of job opportunities

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violence due to financial issues
•Decrease in rate of crimes and

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drug addiction specially among Skill
youths due to unemployment development •Increase in number of skilled human

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resource

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Social Economic •Increase in number of entrepreneurs
•Entrepreneurs open new job opportunities

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for others

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•Development of
communication, self IMPACT OF •Decrease in rate of non- communicable
management skills to cope

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VOCATIONAL diseases due to obesity
up with the different Personality •Decrease in rate of stress thus improving
challenges of life development TEACHERS IN Health and illness

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mental health
•Proper Grooming and NATION •Employment due to vocational training
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gained confidence. leads to decrease in activities like suicides
and homicides.

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•Introduction of vocational subjects
leads to decrease in rate of school •Quality living
drop outs Education Family •Good relationship among members
•Decrease rate of child labours •Proper guidance to the coming future
•More learning leads to create generation.
awareness among students

CONTRIBUTION OF VOCATIONAL TEACHERS IN DIFFERENT SECTORS

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QUALITY

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Depends upon

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QUALITY

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OF CITIZEN

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In turn depends upon
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EDUCATION
Ultimately depends upon

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QUALITY

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TEACHERS
 Vocational Education strengthens country’s employment and same way its economy.
 India being a developing world has come a long way to enhance and implement
Vocational Education.
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