JuniorSkills Championship launched

School Web Desk

New Delhi, February 3

With an objective to enhance the integration of technical and vocational education (TVET) at the school-level, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), in collaboration with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), today announced the launch of the first edition of JuniorSkills Championship 2021.

The championship shares the values and objectives of the Skill India Mission, emphasising technical and vocational skill training and capacity building in the interest of creating a productive and self-reliant workforce as a part of nation building.

 The championship will be promoted through nearly 21,000 CBSE-affiliated schools across India.

Targeted at students studying in standard VI to XII across the country, the JuniorSkills Championship 2021 will provide a platform for talented children of India to showcase their skills.

At the same time, it will create a pipeline for forthcoming WorldSkills Competitions and will connect education with industry-related skills.

Further, the championship will also assimilate international standards and assessment norms, build capacity of teachers as per WorldSkills standards, create role models among students and make skills aspirational for youth. The championship will have myriad activities planned over the course of the next two months including skill competitions for schools, career counselling webinars, digital seminars and panel discussions, online boot camps and roundtable conference of academicians and corporates leading up to the final national competition to be held in April 2021.

The championship has been envisioned in accordance with the latest National Education Policy 2020 wherein the emphasis has been laid upon the integration of vocational courses in schools. CBSE will play an important role in promoting and setting benchmarks for the skill competitions among schools affiliated with it.

 The championship will be conducted at four levels — Screening, Qualifying, Semi-Final and Final. Amidst current COVID situation, the first three levels of championship will be organised online, and the finale is proposed to be conducted on-ground in Delhi.  The competition levels will further be classified in three groups:

 Group                                Class

Group 1                            VI to VIII

Group 2                             IX and X

Group 3                             XI and XII

 The national-level skill championship will be conducted for ten skills:

Skill Category                                                           Group

Web Technologies                                                    2 & 3

Mobile Robotics                                                        2 & 3

IT Software Solutions for Business                           2 & 3

Painting & Decorating                                             1, 2 & 3

Visual Merchandising                                             2 & 3

Solar Energy                                                           3

Graphic Design                                                     2 & 3

Innovative Business Ideas                                   2 & 3

Fashion Technology                                            2 & 3

Digital Photography                                            1, 2 & 3

 Note for students:

•    Students from class VI to XII from CBSE affiliated schools can participate.

•    School authorities can submit bulk entries in the prescribed format online.

•    Last date of registration is February 19, 2021.

•    To apply for participation, fill ‘Registration Form’ on https://worldskillsindia.co.in/juniorSkills2021

•    For general information and queries, read FAQs on the portal.

•    Screening and selection will be done by National Skill Development Corporation.