Abstract
This paper assesses the possible contribution of short term vocational skill tested graduates and labour migration in foreign employment and remittances to Nepalese economy. An attempt has also been made to assess the role of effective skill testing system that can be provided even in local level as for equal accessibility to all skilled workforces throughout the country. Producing skill tested graduates is known to be a process of human capital formation that is equally benefitted to self and society. Due to easy access of government policy, Nepalese youths are working in international labour market and at a time when the country's major economic indicators are not favorable, the remittances have played a vital role in national economic growth. Though remittances earning is a boon to the economy, the facilities are inadequate to back up the increasing trend of migration. Inadequate knowledge on skill testing system and lack of skill training and poor opportunities to involve in trade specific work are some of bottlenecks to Nepalese youths. This paper suggests that formulation and effective implementation of short term vocational skill testing system in local level is the need of today so that most of foreign labour migrants can grab semi-skilled employment opportunities through specific vocational skill tested certification. The government needs to play a proactive role to promote foreign employment by inducting and adhering to the policy of socio-economic development and human capital formation. Replicating the status and impact of short term vocational skill tested graduates and migrated labour in foreign employment, state mechanism has to be endorsed in our national context for development and promotion of skill testing mechanism in local level and regularization of foreign employment. In such a situation, majority of youths could get opportunities to take skill tested certificate that can encourage them to become a vocational skill and trade occupation specific. Such types of work specification could ultimately increase working efficiency and productivity of each workforce and economic prosperity of the country.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jtd.v1i0.13091 Journal of Training and Development Vol.1 2015: 54-61
Highlights
Conceptual Meaning Human capital is major foundation for socioeconomic development of the nation even though thousands of youths in the world are seeking jobs without appropriate skills and knowledge (Gilpin, 1999, p. 68)
Skill testing system in Nepal has been given higher emphasize to three different target groups; (i) pass outs students of vocational education and skill development training from preemployment vocational training who are being wishing to facilitate their transition to work, (ii) experienced workers: both employed or unemployed who are lacking with an official certification and, (iii) workers who are working at the end of in-service training and seek an upgraded or additional national level certificate (NSTB,2012)
Only a few more than 50000 youths are participating in short term vocational skill test whereas more than 4, 49,483 youths are migrating for foreign employment
Summary
Vocational skill has been a highly prioritized area in policy dialogue. After the democratic movement of 1950, importance of technical education and vocational training was realized vocational education and training programs have been launching in different names some times as basic education, sometime as multipurpose schools, sometimes as vocational schools and sometimes as trade schools (Sharma, 2003). The division has been conducting examinations to all basic, mid and higher level manpower throughout the country and national skill competitions in various occupational areas They provide skill test opportunities to those who have acquired vocational related skills informally. In addition to the government, there are more than eleven donors that are supporting to enroll about 40000 youths in their vocational skill training every year (CTEVT, 2011) In this context the role of short term vocational skill test becomes a crucial instrument to impart various trade related skills for finding gainful employment to those school drops out youths. 25000 persons obtaining technical education and more than 50000 youths participated in vocational training every year through government and non-government agencies (TEVT, 2012)
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