ILLLITERACY, POVERTY AND YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT: AN OVERVIEW OF INDIGENOUS (CKU) SKILL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM

Abstract

To eradicate poverty enhancement of education is most important. Pakistan’s 72% youth force is literate. Should they be purposefully educated an economic revolution can be achieved. Regular vocational education and training system and surprised apprenticeship schemes do not work effectively because of corruption. An informal technical training system in which children (Chota) are trained as petty workers at some workshop is simultaneously in use. When sufficiently trained they work as a skilled worker (Karigar) and becoming senior they work as senior technician and can train others (Ustad). They can establish their own workshop too. This informal but socially accepted system replaces the formal system. People are trained as well as have some earning. It concludes to improve and formalize the system to make it more beneficial. Surveying workers and owners of two industries it is tried to determine deficiencies and suggestions for improvement.