If you have been following our blog, you would see that we cover almost everything that happens in the skills development scenario in India. It’s not just about NEEM scheme that we focus on. There are so many other angles of skills development that we have covered. Well this blog will be more about the holistic approach rather than numbers., facts and figures.
NEEM Scheme is everyone would know by now is one of the most disruptive skills development policy created by the Indian government so far. It is unique as for the first time in the history of the country such a comprehensive and well defined skills development program based on the OJT Model was made. It was actually required as again its a known fact that India is home to the biggest youth population in the world. Without the right skills, the youth will only frustrate themselves, waste their time, and spend a lot of time dealing with rudimentary issues caused by the lack of knowledge or lack of skills, as opposed to progressing in your goal. While difficulty and struggle is part and parcel of any goal pursuit, without the right skills, you find yourself struggling more than necessary. Worse still, this struggle is unconstructive and doesn’t help you move forward.
Everyone wonders why skills development was ignored for so long. The fact is that it was not ignored. We as a nation were just calibrating it to suit our requirements. However, while researching for this article we did find some solid reasons on the Personal Excellence Blog. Quoting it directly here for our readers.
Firstly, people are often impressed by what others have accomplished without realizing what they went through to get there. We see their accolades and victories, and make gross assumptions about what it takes to succeed. Then we become disappointed when we attempt the goal, only to find out that it’s not as easy as it seems.
This is very common in blogging. People see big name internet “gurus” making 6–7 figure income from blogging. Thinking that it’s easy, and perhaps perpetuated by the claims of said gurus who happen to sell you courses claiming to help you do the same, these folks start blogging as well, expecting to achieve the same results in a short period of time. They become rudely awakened when they don’t even get a trickle of traffic after a few months, much less earn an income. Some press on; many give up.
Secondly, some of us can be heavily self-critical. We look at how successful others are — the top coaches, internet gurus, award-winning performers, winners of the society — and conclude that we can never achieve the same. We feel that these people are somehow blessed with some special power that we don’t have. I often have clients who say they want to achieve XYZ goal, but after seeing very established folks in the field, feel unconfident about their abilities. They then wonder, “What makes me think that I can succeed? I should just give up because these people are already so good and experienced. Who am I to compete?”
Yet, it’s about skills development. When we see others’ successes, what we don’t see are the countless hours they spent behind the scenes, honing their craft, and building their skills. What we see as “talent” in others is the result of their 10,000 hours of hard work where raw passion and human potential are turned into hard skills. Skills development is where we turn from beginner to novice, to intermediate, to senior, to expert. And henceforth, having the ability to conquer our goal.
The above mentioned paragraphs really make one thing clear. The youth in India or anywhere else in the world needs direction and guidance. They are young and lose interest in a thing if left unguided. This actually becomes counterproductive for the entire nation and the business concerns.Hence programs like NEEM scheme have really helped the nation in giving a positive and constructive direction to the nations youth.
People should understand that there is no substitute to hard work. There is no dearth of work in the country it’s just that there is a serious lack of trained and skilled manpower. Once our youth is trained and disciplined with the latest trade craft there is no stopping them.One thing which has to be mentioned here is that developing both hard and soft skills is important. Soft skills are really required if you want to enhance your career in a speedy way. Well to conclude this blog post we would just say that the country needs skills to become a global superpower.
