By Aditya Wadhawan
The Delhi government in its recent budget has announced to set up 12 new Schools of Applied Learning (SoAL) from the academic year 2023-24. The education department has been allocated an all-time high quantum of Rs 16,575 crore in the budget which is the highest amount among all the other sectors. SoALs will be from nursery to XII and would be affiliated with the Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE). Students will be offered skill subjects like Fashion Studies, Financial Management, and Mechatronics from class IX and onwards.
While pursuing these courses, students would be introduced to subjects like Robotics, Control systems, Electromechanical systems, Microeconomic management, Marketing and Sales, Financial Management, use of technology in fashion, and the history of clothing. As of now, 548 Delhi government schools offer vocational subjects like Information Technology, Data Science, Food Technology, Financial Markets, and many more. These 12 schools would be built as part of the pilot project of the Delhi government and the existing schools would also be converted to SoAL later.
Speaking to Education Times, Indu Dalal, lecturer at DoE, says, “The Delhi government has decided to set up SoALs in the recent budget with an aim to strengthen the skill sets among the students so that they are able to survive in the competitive and rapidly changing job market even while studying academics. The idea behind introducing the skill subjects of Fashion Studies, Financial Management, and Mechatronics is to integrate skill-based education with mainstream education which is in sync with the objectives of NEP 2020. In addition to this, teachers would also make sure that students understand the applicability of the skills that they acquire while studying these subjects which would discourage a culture of rote learning among students. Fashion Studies, Financial Management and Mechatronics will be offered in classes IX and X, while in XI and XII, they will only be taught Mechatronics. This type of skilling will enable the students to be ready for new-age jobs. The current faculty for vocational subjects will teach these three skill subjects to the students who enroll in SoALs.”
“As part of pursuing these skill courses, students would be taken for on-the-job training and internships in industries that are dedicated to retail, web application, etc,” informs Dalal.
A source in the Delhi government on the condition of anonymity, says, “The government has taken this decision to set up schools of applied learning to integrate the skill education with the mainstream education. The aim of introducing the subject of Financial Management is to inculcate the importance of making students financially prudent.”
The Delhi government in its recent budget has announced to set up 12 new Schools of Applied Learning (SoAL) from the academic year 2023-24. The education department has been allocated an all-time high quantum of Rs 16,575 crore in the budget which is the highest amount among all the other sectors. SoALs will be from nursery to XII and would be affiliated with the Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE). Students will be offered skill subjects like Fashion Studies, Financial Management, and Mechatronics from class IX and onwards.
While pursuing these courses, students would be introduced to subjects like Robotics, Control systems, Electromechanical systems, Microeconomic management, Marketing and Sales, Financial Management, use of technology in fashion, and the history of clothing. As of now, 548 Delhi government schools offer vocational subjects like Information Technology, Data Science, Food Technology, Financial Markets, and many more. These 12 schools would be built as part of the pilot project of the Delhi government and the existing schools would also be converted to SoAL later.
Speaking to Education Times, Indu Dalal, lecturer at DoE, says, “The Delhi government has decided to set up SoALs in the recent budget with an aim to strengthen the skill sets among the students so that they are able to survive in the competitive and rapidly changing job market even while studying academics. The idea behind introducing the skill subjects of Fashion Studies, Financial Management, and Mechatronics is to integrate skill-based education with mainstream education which is in sync with the objectives of NEP 2020. In addition to this, teachers would also make sure that students understand the applicability of the skills that they acquire while studying these subjects which would discourage a culture of rote learning among students. Fashion Studies, Financial Management and Mechatronics will be offered in classes IX and X, while in XI and XII, they will only be taught Mechatronics. This type of skilling will enable the students to be ready for new-age jobs. The current faculty for vocational subjects will teach these three skill subjects to the students who enroll in SoALs.”
“As part of pursuing these skill courses, students would be taken for on-the-job training and internships in industries that are dedicated to retail, web application, etc,” informs Dalal.
A source in the Delhi government on the condition of anonymity, says, “The government has taken this decision to set up schools of applied learning to integrate the skill education with the mainstream education. The aim of introducing the subject of Financial Management is to inculcate the importance of making students financially prudent.”
