Question : Vocational Courses

(a) whether the Government is planning to implement vocational training programmes
in schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the said programme is likely to be initiated only in the metro cities and if
so, the details thereof;
(d) whether there is scope of expanding this project to other cities as well and if so, the
details thereof; and
(e) the details of subjects which are likely to be covered in the vocational training
programmes in schools?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)
(a) to (e) : Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) offers various
vocational courses at Secondary and Sr. Secondary level under National Skills
Qualifications Framework (NSQF) in its affiliated schools in the metro and other
cities. The list of courses offered at Secondary and Sr. Secondary is uploaded
on website of CBSE (www.cbse.nic.in).
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