Vocational Education and Training-

India is one of the youngest nations in the world with more than 62% of its population in the working age group (15-59 years), and more than 54% of its total population below 25 years of age. This presents a formidable opportunity as well as a huge challenge. Every year, out of 15 million youth entering the job-market, over 75% are not job-ready. This stark difference is due to lack of technical and soft skills. Paucity of highly trained workforce, as well as non-employability of large sections of the conventionally educated youth, who possess limited job skills are the dual challenges to be addressed to reap the demographic dividend.