Entering India’s formal skills market: The case of Australian VET providers
Article by Dr Brigid Freeman, Senior Researcher (Education) and Academic Fellow, Australia India Institute.
Published by Academia Letters
As national borders reopen after a lengthy COVID-induced pause there is renewed interest in nurturing opportunities offshore for vocational education and training (VET). Drawing on interviews, focus groups and consultations conducted from 2017-2021 regarding VET engagement (Freeman, 2017a; 2017b) and strategy (India Reference Group, 2019), India’s National Education Policy 2020 (Freeman, 2021) and cross-border internships (Freeman & Barker, 2022a, 2022b), this article contributes to the conversation about India’s skills agenda.