Vocationalization of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education
-- To enhance the employability of youth
-- With demand-driven modular vocational courses
-- Bridge the divide between academics and learning[1]
Current status[2]:
-- 3 already open, 1 under construction
-- Arvind Kejriwal announced construction of many more[3]
Oct 2023: 3000 Youth have been already trained by these centers with different skills[4]
-- They can either take jobs or start their own small business like make-up studio etc
¶ Features
These centres are located near slum clusters[5]
"It is time to take education and skills to the communities as it is an integral part of the social fabric of our society. It will also ensure that children and youth coming from marginalized backgrounds are not left behind" - Atishi, Delhi Education Minister[6]
- Provides short-term vocational skilling courses
- Offers a chance to youth living in slum clusters to acquire new-age skills that will help them seek employment as well as a plethora of employment opportunities
- Anyone can learn skills with minimum age 18 years[7]
- Supported by Dell Foundation and Lighthouse Communities Foundation[8]
- Enabling social & economic transformation for individuals and their families[8:1]
- Offers life skills, workplace competencies, and technical skills to underserved youth[8:2]
DSEU Detailed Article
¶ DSEU Lighthouse Working Model
Every student is given Foundation Courses first & then skills
- Foundation Course of 1 Month
- Foundation Skills - Spoken English & Basic Computer skills
- Skill Course as per demand
¶ DSEU Lighthouse Center - Kalkaji, Delhi
Dainik Jagran Report on DSEU Lighthouse Kalkaji:
Infrastructure of the center
-- 2 Open classrooms
-- 1 Retail course class
-- Make-up skill class
-- Councelling room
-- Videos conferencing room
-- Self learning space
-- Internet tech hub with over 20 computers
- Currently 15 course are offered at the centre
- Most courses run for 21-22 days excluding holidays
- No fees or minimal fees up in the rage of Rs 1000 to Rs 3000
- Anyone in the need of a job can join the centre and upskill
- 600 students from low income group get trained every year at the centre
Placement assistence provided: 100% students at the centre offered the employment!! [10]
¶ Success stories[11]
- Aditya, a son of a daily wage worker, got an employment with Indigo Airlines after completing the course in DSEU with the monthly salary of Rs 35000
- Shoaib, a son of a peon, got an employment with Amazon with Rs 30000 per month salary with his 12th pass qualification and a training at the DSEU
- Natasha got a job with V5 Global with Rs 25000 per month salary, her father is a peon
References:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/90110034.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst ↩︎
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/cm-arvind-kejriwal-inaugurates-lighthouse-in-old-delhis-matia-mahal/articleshow/104321107.cms?from=mdr ↩︎
https://www.millenniumpost.in/delhi/cm-kejriwal-inaugurates-citys-third-lighthouse-skill-centre-536222 ↩︎
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-govt-inaugurates-lighthouse-project-for-marginalised-youth/article65208183.ece ↩︎
https://collegedunia.com/news/dseu-to-set-up-centers-near-slum-clusters-alertid-36184 ↩︎
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/going-beyond-the-campus-to-skill-youth-build-future-entrepreneurs/articleshow/84328232.cms?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=AmpArticleshowicon ↩︎
https://lighthousecommunities.org/291-students-celebrate-successful-completion-of-skills-training-at-dseu-lighthouse-in-delhi/news/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://dseu.ac.in/partners/lighthouse-communities-foundation/ ↩︎ ↩︎
