Skill development programmes for women in India: current status and future perspectives

Sonam Prabhakar * and Ashok Nimesh

Department of Contemporary and Tribal Customary Law, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India 835222.
 
Review
World Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology and Sciences, 2022, 07(01), 128–136.
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjaets.2022.7.1.0105
Publication history: 
Received on 11 September 2022; revised on 18 October 2022; accepted on 21 October 2022
 
Abstract: 
Skills and knowledge drive economic and social advancement for any country in the world and women are an integral part of this advancement. Improving women's access to education and training opportunities is crucial to achieving gender equality in the workplace. The government of India is running many skill development programmes for women to improve their socio-economic status and contribution to the country's economy. This also aimed at gender equality and filling the industrial and service sectors' workforce. But there are several barriers to rural women's skill development that must be removed before the government's skill development objective can be realised. Therefore, it is critical to understand rural women's challenges and find solutions that help them acquire and hone new skills. In this review article, we have discussed the role of skill development programmes in changing women's socio-economic status, confidence, and self-image and the problem and challenges in skill development training for women in India.
 
Keywords: 
Skill development programmes; Workforce; Rural women; Entrepreneurship; Socio-economic status
 
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