1) Skill development in India faces both great potential and challenging ground realities. While education should cultivate competency, currently most institutions focus on qualifications, not capabilities. 2) There is an urgent need to develop aptitude, attitude, awareness, core values, and skills in India's population so they can effectively contribute to national development. However, achieving this requires overcoming paradoxical scenarios where strategies outpace systems and capabilities. 3) For effective skill development, organizations must have teams that understand practical skill development and support meritorious institutions, while institutions require a realistic policy framework and regulatory facilitation from the government. Developing people is essential for national competitiveness and progress.

1. Skill Development :
Potential & Ground Realities
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VVaarruunn AArryyaa
DDiirreeccttoorr,, AArraavvaallii IInnssttiittuuttee ooff MMaannaaggeemmeenntt,, JJooddhhppuurr
Presented at
National Consultation on
Open Educational Resources for Skill Development
Organised by
Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), New Delhi
In Collaboration with: KNI Trust, Gurgaon
Venue: Hotel Royal Plaza, New Delhi
Date: 28 November, 2014

2. Skill Development :
Potential & Ground
Realities
By
VARUN ARYA
Director, Aravali IInnssttiittuuttee ooff MMaannaaggeemmeenntt,, JJooddhhppuurr
MMeemmbbeerr,, IIIIMM AAhhmmeeddaabbaadd SSoocciieettyy
FFoorrmmeerrllyy PPrreessiiddeenntt,, IIIITT DDeellhhii AAlluummnnii AAssssoocciiaattiioonn &&
SSeeccrreettaarryy,, IIIIMM AAhhmmeeddaabbaadd AAlluummnnii AAssssoocciiaattiioonn

3. Going back to the basics
WWhhaatt eedduuccaattiioonn sshhoouulldd lleeaadd ttoo ??
Make the person a good human being
Make the person a good citizen
Develop capability and competency
So that he/she is able to achieve full
potential to realise dreams for his/her
career and life and contribute very best to
our national-development.

4. One of the most important and inbuilt
ingredient of education was

5. What is the ground-reality?
At least 80% of educational institutions are
engaged in many things except education.
At least 80% of the students passing out have
the qualification(s) but not the capability and
competency, which should go with it.
We are producing not only unemployable
population but also thoroughly incompetent.

6. TThheerree iiss aann uurrggeenntt nneeeedd ttoo
DDeevveelloopp……....IImmbbiibbee…………IInnccuullccaattee……....TTeeaacchh??
 Aptitude, Attitude and Awareness
 Core Values
 Skills
Leading to
India’s population being able to
effectively contribute its very best to
our nation.
However, this is just the beginning…

7. PPaarraaddooxxiiccaall SScceennaarriioo
Organisations are often found to be trying to
create and implement
3rd generation strategies through
2nd generation systems with the help of
1st generation manpower.

8. The manpower must have the
Consistent ability to deliver results
on sustained basis
And, of course
The organisations must have the
Consistent ability to train and
retain such manpower on
sustained basis

9. GLOBAL MANPOWER
• Exceptionally Open Mind
• Generous & Patient
• Humility
• Think Global & Act Local
• Understanding Complementarity
• Multi Cultural Sensitivity
• Flexibility
• Ethics & Integrity
• Self Confidence

10. Attributes –– WWhhaatt tthhee oorrggaanniissaattiioonnss
llooookk ffoorr iinn mmaannppoowweerr wwhhiillee rreeccrruuiittiinngg??
Ability to work in a team
Effectiveness in application of knowledge
Willingness to add value to capability
Leadership skills, when required
Hardworking/Ability to slog
Sincerity/Sense of responsibility
Out-of-the-box thinking/Creativity
Proactive attitude
Analytical skills
Presentation/Communication skill

11. For this Skill Development approving
organisations must have the teams
which
Actually understand the practicality of
skill development and not be mere
theoreticians.
Be willing to take risks to approve, promote and support
truly meritorious and quality institutions, even though
these may not have big money or big people.
Firmly believe in the dictum that
leadership makes all the difference.

12. Moments of truth
Present scenario
Less said, the better!

13. Vision for Skill Development
India aass aa nnaattiioonn ooff ttrruullyy sskkiilllleedd mmaannppoowweerr ffaacciilliittaattiinngg
aanndd hheellppiinngg ttoo mmaakkee oouurr nnaattiioonn aaggaaiinn SSoonnee KKii CChhiiddiiyyaa
 PPrroommootteerrss//FFoouunnddeerrss//LLeeaaddeerrsshhiipp
 FFaaccuullttyy
 CCoouurrsseess && CCuurrrriiccuullaa
 PPeeddaaggooggyy
 FFaacciilliittiieess && IInnffrraassttrruuccttuurree
 OOrrggaanniissaattiioonnaall NNeettwwoorrkkiinngg
aarree tthhee bbaassiicc bbuuiillddiinngg--bblloocckkss ooff mmeerriittoorriioouuss aanndd
qquuaalliittyy
sskkiillll--pprroovviiddeerr iinnssttiittuuttiioonnss..

14. The underlying expectations of the Skill
Development institutions from the government
Realistic approach
Proactive Skill Development Policy
Supportive legal frame-work
Equality and absence of bias
Facilitation (single window)
Statutory Approvals
Decisions & actions in a specified time-frame
No need to compromise
No unnecessary interference in the name of
control and regulation

15. Only then the following is possible for
the Skill Development institutions
World-class quality
Competitive costs
Leading to
Competent manpower
and
Competitive advantage for the nation

16. Why Skill Development?
PPeeooppllee mmaakkee aallll tthhee ddiiffffeerreennccee
EEvveerryytthhiinngg ccaann bbee ppuurrcchhaasseedd bbuutt ppeeooppllee
hhaavvee ttoo bbee nneecceessssaarriillyy ddeevveellooppeedd
AAttttiittuuddee lleeaaddss ttoo aallttiittuuddee
TTeeaamm wwoorrkk && lleeaaddeerrsshhiipp
SSppiirriitt ooff eenntteerrpprriissee
SSeellff--aaccttuuaalliissaattiioonn

17. Bottom Line
- India as a developed nation
- Societal progress
- Industrial and Organisational growth
- Personal Development
- Competency Development
- Skill Development
Every aspect needs ttoo bbee aa ccoonnttiinnuuoouuss
pprroocceessss..

18. Core values in Skill Development
Ethics
Equality
Integrity
Quality
Merit
Nation-building

19. The very basis of
effective learning
One learns more effectively when
learning is imparted in a manner
congruent with one’s favoured
method of acquiring and
processing knowledge.

20. The Wholesome India as a Nation
Joyful
Visitors
Joyful
Citizens
Spirit
SSkkiillll DDeevveellooppmmeenntt
Joyful
Government
Joyful
Organisations
Processes
Promoters
Public
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21. Thank You
Beautiful SSuunnsseett oonn oouurr ccaammppuuss