A World Bank report titled ‘Jobs at Your Doorstep: A Jobs Diagnostics for Young People’ launched by Centre.
On November 22, it was launched by Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan, along with Minister of Labour and Employment Mansukh Mandaviya.
This report serves as both a diagnosis and a roadmap to provide strategic linkages and convergence between education and India’s employment agenda.
The report takes an in-depth look at the employment scenario in six states – Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan.
It identifies key priority sectors and roles that offer the highest employment potential for youth graduating from secondary school.
This report is a skills gap analysis, which attempts to align the occupations offered in the schools with the industry-specific needs of the districts where these schools exist.
The study was undertaken to reimagine the delivery of skills education through in-depth primary and secondary research in six ‘STAR’ states.
The World Bank supports the Ministry of Education in a program called Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS).
It covers six states: Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Rajasthan (collectively the STARS states).
The report highlights the significant benefits of incorporating skills-based education from Classes 9 to 12.
It relies on a bottom-up approach by going deep into districts across six states to prepare students for diverse career paths.
