Various roles in youth employability

Employability of Youth is much debated and researched topic in Indian scenario. We are shouldering the responsibility of the Youth Employability alone to Youth, which seems o be quite illogical and unpractical. However, at the same time we should not ignore other roles, which need consideration. In this study, we are analysing the various roles involved in the youth employability during different stages. According to ‘India Skills Report’ published by Wheel box, People strong, LinkedIn and the confederation of Indian industry, Eight out of ten students aged between 18 and 21 in Chennai are unemployable. The study measuring the skill level of people in various age groups was conducted among a total of three lakh people across the country, with 12,303 being from the city. The objective of the study is to find out the the various roles involved in the youth employability. Youth employability is traversing through different phases and we are attempting to analyse the roles played by each one of them as follows: Roles by Parents, Roles by Society, Roles by educational institutions, Roles by Govt/Governing bodies, Roles by Employers, and Roles by Youth. We are not concluding the concept youth employability but beginning the same for better future work force. All the roles, which are mentioned in this paper, are interrelated, interconnected and interdependent. Hence, a holistic approach in congruence to industry demands and expectations has to evolve and practice.