Skill development: A sketch note and key pointsDr. Lalit Kishore, Dean, Science Faculty,

Parishkar College of Global Excellence, Jaipur

Key points

A skill is a task performance ability and competence acquired through a conscious and sustained effort to become apt in performing one's job functions effectively and efficiently.

Skill development requires 3Ts:

Thinking or cognitive skills Things or materials and technical skills Trainer along with trainees for demonstration, coaching,

organizing practice and developing interpersonal skills

In a way, skill development is the training and development provided for upgrading and refining the skills needed at one's workplace which can be organized both out-house or in-house.

For any skill development effort to succeed, work requirements and on-job skills play an important role in determining relevance, content and practice of skills.

We need to remember that skills do not create jobs. Therefore, skills must complement the work-place needs to lead the way.

The concept of ‘learnership’, that is based on the precept that the functionary should be enabled to access relevant work experience and up-date skills should be promoted.

Training in skills needs to be seen as a process of developing in oneself or others, any skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies related to work-tasks or work-place functions.

The on-the-job training takes place in a normal working situation, using the actual materials, tools, equipment, documents, manuals or modules that trainees will use when fully trained.

The studies have proved that the On-the-job trainings are effective for job-skills and vocational work. It involves the functionaries receiving the training at the place of work while doing the actual job at the work place.