Vocational Courses After 12th - Colleges and CBSE’s Skill Programmes
What after class 12th? This is the most common and daunting question asked from students or which keeps running in their mind even before they reach class 12th. Earlier, there were some limited options such as engineering, medical, teaching, banking, etc. which most of the students used to follow. However, with time, a lot of other options have emerged. In the article here, we will be discussing these options via vocational courses after 12th. Vocational courses are like a boon to students to cannot make it to the traditional options, who have some different areas of interest, who have financial constraints, and who want to start working as early as possible.
Vocational courses are courses specially designed to impart professional knowledge to the students for a specific trade or industry. It makes the students job-ready. These courses involve practical training which helps candidates get a job in the related industry. The difference between an applicant with a vocational degree and a traditional degree is that the employer doesn’t have to spend a lot of resources in training the former one. Thus, they are preferred over the latter. However, another fact is such candidates are mostly required at the lower level of operations so moving up the management ladder is tough and requires a lot of hard work and continuous skills enhancement.
List of Vocational Courses After 12th Class
Following are the most popular vocational courses after 12th class. Candidates can research on their preferred course.
- Certificate course in Photography
- Diploma in Food & Beverage Service
- Diploma in Bakery and Confectionery
- Game Designing
- Foreign Languages
- Animation, Graphics, and Multimedia
- Digital Marketing
- Fashion Designing
- Web Development and Designing
- Catering Management
- Event Management
- Beautician Course
Certificate, Diploma, and Advanced Diploma level courses are available in the above fields. Candidates can pursue any of these as per their choice.
Colleges for Vocational Courses After 12th
Here is a list of some of the colleges offering vocational courses in India. Candidates must check is the college is affiliated for offering such courses before moving ahead with the admission process.
- Sharda University, Greater Noida
- Mata Sundri College for Women, Delhi University, Delhi,
- Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar University, New Delhi
- Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi
- Galgotias University, Noida
- Amity University, Noida
- Jaipur National University (JNU), Jaipur
- Jai Hind College, Mumbai
- HR College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai
- MIT World Peace University, [MIT-WPU] Pune
- Loyola College, Chennai
- Stella Maris College, Chennai
- Devi Ahilya Bai University, Indore
- Assam University, Silchar
- Patna University, Patna
- Mount Carmel College (MCC), Bangalore
CBSE’s Initiative for Skill-Based Courses
If you are planning to pursue a vocational course, you must go for it as it is the need of the hour. Every year, the country is giving lakhs of graduates who are lacking industry-skills due to the structure of traditional courses. Thus, the government is emphasising on skill development programmes for the youth. In a recent initiative, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced that the students from classes 6 to 11 under the board will be studying skill-based courses from the academic year 2020-21.
CBSE Vocational Courses (Classes 6 to 11)
All CBSE affiliated schools are directed to introduce the vocational courses in the following three levels:
- Middle level - For classes VI to VIII - 9 courses
- Secondary level - For classes IX and X - 18 courses
- Senior Secondary level - For classes XI and XII - 37 courses
These courses will be of short duration. CBSE was already offering vocational courses in class XI and XII.
List of CBSE Skill Courses (For Middle Level - Classes VI, VII, and VII)
|
S.No. |
Course Name |
Course Duration |
|
1 |
Artificial Intelligence |
12 hours |
|
2 |
Design Thinking |
12 hours |
|
3 |
Financial Literacy |
12 hours |
|
4 |
Information Technology |
12 hours |
|
5 |
Mass Media |
12 hours |
|
6 |
Marketing/ Commercial Application |
12 hours |
|
7 |
Handicrafts |
12 hours |
|
8 |
Beauty & Wellness |
12 hours |
|
9 |
Travel & Tourism |
12 hours |
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List of CBSE Skill Courses (For Secondary Level - Classes IX and X)
|
S.No. |
Course Name |
S.No. |
Course Name |
|
1 |
Retail |
10 |
Front Office Operations |
|
2 |
Information Technology |
11 |
Banking & Insurance |
|
3 |
Security |
12 |
Marketing & Sales |
|
4 |
automotive |
13 |
Health Care |
|
5 |
Introduction to Financial Markets |
14 |
Apparel |
|
6 |
Introduction to Tourism |
15 |
Multi-Media |
|
7 |
Beauty & Wellness |
16 |
Multi Skill Foundation course |
|
8 |
Agriculture |
17 |
Artificial Intelligence |
|
9 |
Food Production |
18 |
Physical Activity Trainer |
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List of CBSE Skill Courses (For Senior Secondary Level - Classes XI and XII)
|
S.No. |
Course Name |
S.No. |
Course Name |
|
1 |
Retail |
20 |
Multi-Media |
|
2 |
Information Technology |
21 |
Taxation |
|
3 |
Web application |
22 |
Cost Accounting |
|
4 |
automotive |
23 |
Office Procedure & Practices |
|
5 |
Financial Markets Management |
24 |
Shorthand (English) |
|
6 |
Tourism |
25 |
Shorthand (Hindi) |
|
7 |
Beauty & Wellness |
26 |
Air-conditioning & Refrigeration |
|
8 |
Agriculture |
27 |
Textile Design |
|
9 |
Food Production |
28 |
Design |
|
10 |
Front Office Operations |
29 |
Salesmanship |
|
11 |
Banking |
30 |
Business Administration |
|
12 |
Marketing |
31 |
Food Nutrition & Dietetics |
|
13 |
Health Care |
32 |
Mass Media Studies |
|
14 |
Insurance |
33 |
Library & Information Science |
|
15 |
Horticulture |
34 |
Fashion Studies |
|
16 |
Typography & Computer Application |
35 |
Yoga |
|
17 |
Geospatial Technology |
36 |
Early Childhood Care & Education |
|
18 |
Electrical Technology |
37 |
Artificial Intelligence |
|
19 |
Electronic Technology |
|
|
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Schools will be required to pay an affiliation fee for offering skill-based courses at the senior secondary level. However, no such fee will be charged for middle and secondary levels.
If you are still in class 12th and your school is offering any such skill-based courses, you must take one.
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