The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential; these are the keys that unlock the door to personal excellence.

The definition of 'skill' mainly in India and the world, in general, has changed over recent years.

With regard to the industry and job market, the strong need for skilled workers has overpowered a lot in the recent period.

As our former president, Pranab Mukherjee stated once,

"We often boast about India's demographic dividend. But the question that arises is what we do with this if we cannot skill them if we cannot educate them and cannot enhance their employability."

In the recent context of increasing the globalization rate, the demand for skilled and multi-skilled workers has increased. India is relatively young as a nation with an approximate 28 million youth population added annually. More than 50 percent of India’s population is below the age of 25 and more than 65 percent are aged below 35. Hence, we can assume that in 2020, the average age of an Indian will be expectedly 29 years, while it will be 37 for China or 48 for Japan.

Therefore, in the context of the developing countries, like India, there is a critical need for quality skill development and training.

Integration of proper skill development and education is our first step taken, to achieve our goal of making India the skill capital of the world otherwise, skill development would remain a dream if carried out in isolation through private centers alone.

Imparting various extracurricular activities in schools alongside academics will bring a dynamic change.

It should ideally begin at the age of 10 years, from the sixth standard itself. For example, if a student opts for motor repairing and handling as a skill development course in school, at a later stage afterward he can opt for a diploma or degree in automobile engineering.

Many more courses in the field of extra-curriculum activities such as Hospitality and Tourism, Handicraft, Healthcare, Photography, IT, Banking, etc can be added which will grow a pooled interest among students for learning and improving themselves. The methodology imparted to teach students has to be practical. The learning can only be enhanced if spread through various fields like e-learning, digital, or video inputs.

Taking the Indian population under consideration, there is an acute need for training the young workforce, just to shape their abilities in a better way.

Apart from all these, introducing the students to some of the employable skills will also help them prepare to learn how to adapt to real work situations. It will somehow ease their transition phase from being a student to being a professional.

The two major reasons for skill shortage are the faculty and the facilities. For example, the overall teacher faculties rather than only distributing notes should start focusing on the need to teach. The education systems in countries like Germany, Switzerland, the USA, Singapore, Japan provide immense opportunities to the students which helps them grow move and also achieve their academic aspirations through mainstream education.

The hurdles which the current youth, across the world, faces regarding their job and skills are completely different from what their parents faced. Due to the increasing competition in the global economy, industries, and firms, the developed and developing countries look for an employee with a higher level of skills, who can engage in the innovative task and can also improve the quality and services of their company. The Indian youth is the ‘future’ of our country so they should also be skilled enough to create a ‘future’ which they cherish.