Implementation of Vocational Education in Nagaland by Nagaland Board of School Education: A Step towards Holistic Education

Abstract

With the rapid demand for capable individuals in specific fields besides acquiring basic education, there is a shift for individuals to be competent in specific field. It is vocational education that prepares pupils for specific and professional career. Vocational education is skill-based which involve practical and experiential learning, be it in trade, crafts, retail management, hospitality and tourism, interior design, data operator entry etc. Vocational education is also classified as teaching procedural knowledge as it helps pupils to be skilled in various vocations which in turn provide better job opportunities. Therefore, vocational education is an investment that contributes to future endeavour of the learners. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 laid important emphasis on vocational education to integrate with mainstream education from a very early age to foster productivity and better employment opportunities in different avenues. This paper attempts to bring to light the local context of the State of Nagaland, with regard to the implementation process of vocational education at the school level.