In an effort to enhance the employability of the youth, the Directorate of Vocational Education has decided to introduce four new vocational trades, automobile, retail, security and IT, in 30 higher secondary institutes of the State.
The course curriculums for the new trades, designed by the Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education (PSSCIVE), Bhopal, will be modified to get aligned with the CHSE course structure.Sources said the 30 institutes have been shortlisted after a survey conducted in the Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur and Brahmapur zones and the trades would be introduced as per the need of the students in the localities of different zones. Job skills, soft skills training and internship would be given emphasis in the curriculums.
The colleges selected for the vocational trades include UG Mahavidyalaya (Angul), SAN Mahavidyalaya (Jagatsinghpur), Sayed Memorial College (Bhadrak), Itamari College of Science and Technology (Nayagarh), AES College (Subarnapur) and Kesinga College (Kalahandi). Based on the response, the scheme would be extended to other higher secondary institutes.