TY - JOUR AU - Gowda, Chandre M J PY - 2021/10/03 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Occupational Aspirations of the Participants of Agricultural Skill Training in Kerala JF - Journal of Extension Education JA - JEE VL - 32 IS - 3 SE - Research Article DO - 10.26725/JEE.2020.3.32.6542-6551 UR - https://extensioneducation.org/index.php/jee/article/view/686 SP - AB - <p><em>'Skilled India' is the ambitious mission of Government of India. Krishi Vigyan Kendras, with the </em><em>support of qualification packs and model curriculum developed by Agricultural Skill Council of India, are </em><em>organizing skill trainings besides providing the post-training technical handholding. Training, similar to </em><em>formal education, mould the aspirations of trainees to pursue occupational choices. The paper presents </em><em>the occupational aspirations of 277 participants of 16 training programmes on 11 job roles related to </em><em>agriculture in nine districts of Kerala. Most prominent aspiration was to ‘start a new enterprise’, which </em><em>is in line with the objective of creating entrepreneurs in rural areas. Post-training aspirations indicated </em><em>enhanced aspiration to get a job in government/recognized institutions, an indicator of increased selfconfidence </em><em>and employability of trained manpower. Occupational aspirations varied with job roles and </em><em>thus provide crucial feedback to policy makers and development agencies for working on future roadmap.</em></p> ER -