The term vocational education is wide-ranging and comprehensive in nature. In addition to general education, it also encourages acquisition of knowledge and practical skills in different areas of economic and social life. It is an integral part of general education as well as continuing education.
The Vocational Education & Skill Development Department, Govt. of UP is mandated for expansion of capacity, improvement of quality and facilitation of non-privileged youth to pursue the technical and employment-based education and training through ITIs and UP Skill Development Mission's programs.
Skill Development program through a viable technical and vocational training eco-system has become one of the flagship programs of Government of Uttar Pradesh with an overarching independent Skill Mission to bring transformational upliftment of human being through up-skilling of youth. You can visit the following websites for more details regarding the vocational educational system, schemes and setup in Uttar Pradesh: