Vocational Education through Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSSs): A Study of JSS Jahangirpuri and Ghaziabad

In India, there are several efforts by Adult, Continuing Education and Extension programmes which have played a vital role in the overall development of human beings in the society. The adult education and lifelong learning is need based, flexible and gives second chance to learn for those who were not privileged earlier. Adult education promotes self-directed learning and that may be formal, non-formal or informal where any person can improve their general, occupational knowledge or skill. Andragogy has been applied in many teaching and learning situations ranging from workers’ training and educational programmes. However, in India most of the vocational skill development training takes place in adult education and non-formal sectors. The key objective of vocational education is to help develop an individual’s skill in a very specific field by giving them concrete experiences in specific vocational trade.

The research paper is an attempt to examine the vocational development aspects amongst beneficiaries of JSSs. This paper also explores vocational education, impact and skill development. The research design was selected to understand the research problem in depth. The researcher covered Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Jahangirpuri and Ghaziabad. Most of the beneficiaries of JSS are well aware about opportunities in similar vocational trade, environmental issues, schemes, local administration. The research shows that majority of the respondents believed that vocational skill helps to get jobs, improve status in community and bring about social change.