An Exploratory Study on the Need for Skill Development in Retail Sector in India

There is a huge demand for a qualified workforce, particularly in the situation of globalization and with an unprecedented pace of growth in the Indian economy. Skilled workforce availability is strongly linked to the type of vocational education and training scheme that exists in the nation. This paper shows the numerous public measures to develop skills by reviewing and evaluating the current programmes / schemes under different institutional arrangements to support a significant and employable system of skill growth. Thus, despite new institutional arrangements from the government and several existing schemes and programs working in the nation, it is discovered that skill deficiency is there at all levels. Finally, the paper attempts to define the constraints in the above context and proposes some mechanism for filling the current gaps in the region of skill growth. The present study is exploratory in nature and uses secondary sources of data collection.