Skill and Vocational Education is a vital component of all education initiatives. The National Education Policy 2020 also lays great emphasis on it so that our youth can become economically independent and earn their livelihood with dignity. BOSSE, Sikkim has also given utmost importance to Skill and Vocational education, which is evident from the name of the Board itself that contains ‘Skill Education’ apart from ‘Open Schooling’. Giving importance to Skills makes education more inclusive and relevant. The main objective of BOSSE’s Skill Education Programme is to produce employable skilled middle-level work force, to fill the gap of unemployment. It is BOSSE’s endeavour to offer a wide variety of skill based vocational courses that are relevant for placement in the Industry.
Combination of Vocational Subjects with Academic Subjects
BOSSE provides a combination of vocational and academic subjects in order to make the course curricula more effective and career oriented. Learners can choose their Vocational Subjects from the Table given below:
Table 3: List of Vocational Education Courses offered by BOSSE in combination with Academic Courses
Secondary Level:
| Sr. No. | Code | Subject |
| 1 | 224 | Carpentary |
| 2 | 225 | Solar Energy Technician |
| 3 | 226 | Bio Gas Technician |
| 4 | 227 | Laundry Services |
| 5 | 228 | Bakery & Confectionary |
| 6 | 229 | Weilding Technology |
| 7 | 230 | Data Entry Operations |
| 8 | 231 | Painting & Drawing |
Senior Secondary Level
| Sr. No. | Code | Subject |
| 1 | Secretarial Practice | |
| 2 | 438 | Plant protection |
| 3 | 439 | Furntiture and Cabinet |
| 4 | 440 | Electro Plating |
| 5 | 441 | House Keeping |
| 6 | 443 | Food Processing |
| 7 | 445 | Hotel Front Office Operation |
| 8 | 447 | Soil and Fertilizer Management |
| 9 | 448 | Preservation of Fruits & Veg |
| 10 | 449 | Data Entry Operations |
| 11 | 450 | Painting & Drawing |
| 12 | 451 | Early Childhood Care & Education |
| 13 | 452 | Library and Information Science |
| 14 | 453 | Media & Communication Studies |
| 15 | 454 | Entrepreneurship |
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