India looking at compulsory apprenticeship for students: Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said at the sidelines of a meeting with officials from Singapore and India that the latter is looking at compulsory apprenticeship for students, along with a new curriculum and a framework for skilling.

He further added that until India skills, re-skills and up-skills its young demography and prepares them for the future of work, the country will not be able to fulfill global responsibilities. “In the next 25 years, 25 percent of the global working population will come from India,” he said.

The National Education Policy 2020 has placed equal importance on education and skilling, paving the way for integration of schooling and skilling. “The horizontal and vertical mobility through the National Credit Framework will redefine India’s skills ecosystem,” according to the Minister.