Archive · 1 Aug 2025
Delhi Education Minister Promotes Vocational Skills at Job Fair
The Delhi government is boosting vocational training in schools to help students find jobs.
Education Minister Ashish Sood visited a job fair where over 30 companies offered opportunities.
The government plans to upgrade vocational education, adding technology in the coming years.
Last year, many students took vocational courses to learn job skills.
This effort fits with the National Education Policy 2020, preparing students for work.
Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood visited a job fair at a government school.
The event, held in Rohini, involved over 30 companies offering jobs to students.
Sood emphasized the government's plan to bring changes in vocational education over the next five years.
Over 4.2 lakh students opted for vocational training in Delhi government schools last year.
The initiative aligns with the National Education Policy 2020.
- Who
- Education Minister Ashish Sood, students, and company representatives.
- What
- Job fair and vocational education promotion in Delhi government schools.
- When
- Thursday.
- Where
- Sarvodaya school in Rohini, Delhi.
- Why
- To equip students with job skills and align education with employment opportunities.
- Education Minister
- Ashish Sood
- Location of Event
- Rohini, Delhi
- Participating Companies
- Over 30
- Training Opted
- 4.2 lakh students (last session)
- Aligns with
- National Education Policy 2020
Sources
Skill-based training becoming part of mainstream education: Sood
Education Minister Ashish Sood backs jobs, skills for Delhi govt school students
4.2 lakh govt school kids pursuing vocational education: Delhi Education Minister
From Classrooms To Careers: What Delhi Government School Students Can Expect From Vocational Education
