Delhi Government to set up new vocational centres

The Delhi government will soon set up new vocational training centers to promote skill-based education. Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, on Tuesday, discussed the setting up of institutes to enhance the training of educators and improve vocational courses and skill development programmes with a visiting delegation from Australia and officials of the department.

"There are areas wherein students need skill training including retail, hospitality, travel tourism and paramedics training," said the deputy CM.

Sisodia also said that the city already has a skill education centre in collaboration with the Singapore government, it needs more such centres.

"We need to set up some vocational trainers' training centres where there is stress on the content, communication and presentation. The main problem is that our structure of technical higher education is incomplete and lack avenues. We need to fix gaps here," he said.

He also emphasised on exchange of trainers and skill education.

"Avenues for further learning have to be explored by vocational bachelor courses which we are already running polytechnics. We also need a government instrument to do futuristic research and study trends in the market. Here we can develop a culture of skill training based on research and expertise," he added.