Influence of self-perceived individual skills on sustainable employability: A study of Kaushal Kendra in Kerala
Keywords:
Career development, Emotional intelligence, Self-efficacy, Self-management skill, Self-perceived individual skills, Sustainable employability, Valuable work, VitalityAbstract
Skill development programmes have undergone evolutionary changes since 2015, when Skill India Mission was implemented. Skill is a life-long process, and it is a key driver of any economy. Policymakers worldwide are focussing on job creation, which can increase productivity and the country's GDP. India is a country which enjoys the benefit of the demographic dividend when compared to other nations. With the introduction and implementation of the skill development programmes in 2015, there has been a spillover effect on the skilling ecosystem in the country. Flagship skill programmes such as PMKVY and DDUGKY have been introduced to skill the youth at scale by establishing skill centres with good facilities, known popularly as Kaushal Kendra, with zero fees for the course. The present research work analyses the influence of self-perceived individual skills such as emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, self-management skill, digital skill and communication skill on sustainable employability dimensions of career development, vitality and valuable work. A confirmatory factor analysis for the constructs; self-perceived individual skills and sustainable employability was carried out and the results reveal that observed variables such as emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, self-management skill, digital skill and communication skill, career development, vitality and valuable work confirmed the measurement model. The results of the SEM analysis revealed a significant influence of the construct self-perceived individual skills on the three dimensions (career development, vitality and valuable work) of the latent variable sustainable employability. The study has contributed to the existing employability framework in the context of Kaushal Kendra (multi-skill centres).
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