Area Skill Survey KAIRA (Gujarat)

Abstract

From Foreword: The basic aim of Area Skill Surveys is to study quantum and quality of current and prospective employment industry-wise and occupation-wise with a view to co-ordinating manpower needs and employment opportunities with the output of educational system and available technical training facilities, Area skill surveys thus fulfil the long felt need for such data as is essential for tackling problems of unemployment at the area or gross-root level. An Expert Sub-Group of the National Employment Service which concurrently evaluated these surveys besides suggesting improvements in the existing methodology and further refinement of techniques found that the results of the studies were of significant value in initiating measures for tackling problems of unemployment and formulating schemes for expansion of self-employment, career advice, training apprenticeship, job development, employment market information programme, etc.