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One of t he pr i me di f f i cul t i es i n t he f i el d of s ki l l i ng i s t he avai l abi l i t y of i nf or mat i on. I t i s not even t hought of t hat t hi s i s us ed f or t he advancement of our count r y , t hat i t i s f or t he benef i t of our own chi l dr en and t hei r f ut ur e. Eas y avai l abi l i t y of i nf or mat i on i s what i s neces s ar y at pr es ent . Thi s may be t er med as i nf or mat i on as ymmet r y . Ot her par t of i t i s t o pr epar e f or f ut ur e. We need t o have l abour mar ket i nf or mat i on, under s t andi ng of t he changi ng j ob mar ket s and demands , i dea on wher e t he new j ob cl us t er s ar e comi ng, and on when & wher e new demands ar i s e, s o as t o be f ul l y equi pped t o meet t he demand. I ndus t r i es i f communi cat e acr os s t hei r manpower r equi r ement s bef or ehand i t wi l l enabl e s ki l l i ng or gani z at i ons t o pl an s ki l l i ng accor di ngl y , s o t hat i t does n’ t t ake pl ace i n a dar k end hopi ng t he t r ai nees woul d get a j ob. Labour depar t ment demands t hat i ndus t r i es s houl d pr ovi de knowl edge, i nf or mat i on on s uch mat t er s , but t her e i s al ways gap i n t he communi cat i on. The Ger man and Swi s s model s of s ki l l i ng and educat i on epi t omi z es t he i dea of l ear ni ng and s ki l l i ng mer ged as one. They pr ovi de s ki l l s and educat i on s i mul t aneous l y and whi l e l ear ni ng i s of f er ed at I ndus t r i es al ong wi t h s ki l l i ng, t he vi ce ver s a i s done i n educat i onal i ns t i t ut i ons . I ndi a can eas i l y f ol l ow t hat model . I f we l ook out s i de we can s ee peopl e comi ng up wi t h i nnovat i ve i deas and becomi ng en- t r epr eneur s on t hei r own. But , i n Ker al a ever yone i s af t er get t i ng a j ob i n an ent er pr i s e s omeone el s e has s et up, or pr ef er abl y a j ob out s i de. Yout h ar e not even r eady t o t hi nk and i ni t i at e or even t r y a manual or s ki l l ed j ob i n I ndi a as s uch. We need t o t hi nk on t he s oci al f act or s compel l i ng peopl e t o t hi nk s o. I t i s cons i der ed as an i s s ue of pr i de and pr ej udi ce. Thi s i s why s ki l l i ng i s t o be i nt r oduced f r om t he s chool l evel , f ocus i ng mor e on ent r epr e- neur s hi p and ent er pr i s i ng. Ker al a has made l ar ge s t r i des i n t he s er vi ce i ndus t r i es and al l s ect or s i n t he s t at e of f er mas s i ve oppor t uni t i es i n ent er pr i s i ng, whi ch ar e t o be made us e of . Our f ocus s houl d be di r ect ed t owar ds pr omot i ng and i ns t i l l i ng ent r epr eneur s hi p as i t wi l l onl y i ncr eas e t he number and need f or mor e j ob r ol es i ns i de t he s t at e. Thi s wi l l cr eat e demand and j obs and ever yt hi ng el s e wi l l f al l i nt o pl ace al ong wi t h i t . We wi l l be pus h t o del i ver , per f or m and achi eve qual i t y by our s el ves . 08 Taking skilling to the next level