Abstract
Education has transformative potential if it is connected to people’s life and their livelihood. And education has been seen as a means of developing capabilities, promoting employment potentials, and reducing poverty in rural communities. Reflecting upon those ideas, this study explained transformative role of capacity/skill development training on livelihood in rural contexts. There is no doubt, capable, knowledgeable and skillful youths have been playing change agent role especially in local levels. The study applied quantitative case study research methodology to test the significant relationship between study variables. Questionnaires, and key informant interview techniques were applied while collecting data information. Set of questionnaires were filled up with 108 respondents selected by using stratified random sampling methods. The study found significant role of capacity/skill development trainings on rural livelihoods. Further, skilled and capable youths are becoming human capital in the society and working for transforming social capital. They are also generating household economy by involving in income generate activities. The study concluded that capacity/skill development training program conducting in local level help to nourish knowledge, ability and develop vocational skills of male and female youths. And they are now playing transformative role in the society and achieving rural prosperity. Therefore, findings of the study can become fruitful guidelines to the policy makers and planners in local levels.
Highlights
The Contexts More than half of the world’s population are still living in rural areas, where total population is expected to climb to over 8 billion by 2025 (United Nations [UN], 2013)
Literature suggests adopting an holistic view of the development of the rural space, preparing rural people for off-farm employment by building knowledge and skills capacity, understanding the complementarities of urban/rural linkages and developing partnerships with Non- Government Organizations (NGOs) and the civil society (United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization [UNESCO] & Food and Agriculture Organization [FAO], 2003, p.52)
Vocational skill development training is designed to enable participants from disadvantaged group like rural, poor and women for developing practical skills so that they can involve in income generate activities (Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training [CTEVT], 2011)
Summary
The Contexts More than half of the world’s population are still living in rural areas, where total population is expected to climb to over 8 billion by 2025 (United Nations [UN], 2013). Vocational skill development training is designed to enable participants from disadvantaged group like rural, poor and women for developing practical skills so that they can involve in income generate activities (Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training [CTEVT], 2011). The vocational skill development training conducted throughout the country help participants to improve their quality of life through the gainful employment, and supports to the social and economic development process of the country (CTEVT, 2012). Such types of skills affect economic development process of the country because it enhances earning, potential career progression and employability of the individuals (Bajracharya, 2010)
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