DOI:- https://doi.org/10.64880/shikshasamvad.v3i4.08

Author(s):Dr. Rajesh Kumar¹, Tejasvini², Anushka Chaturvedi³

ABSTRACT

‘There are obviously two educations. One that teach us how to make a living and one that teach us how to live’ (Quote by James Truslow Adams: “There Are Obviously Two Educations. One Should …,” n.d.). The traditional teaching in one way helps the society for upward movement by creating learning and job opportunities for the learners. But with the rapid growth of population, it seems nearly impossible to even think that the same system can guarantee growth opportunities for all when there is a shift in interest of people, living conditions and advancement in the technology sector. The advancement in technology has helped people from various divisions and areas to connect and share their earnings and learnings. This has given rise to increased value of vocational skills and a need to formally integrate vocational education in schools. The study emphasises on one such traditional skill called Bharewa metal craft from Betul district of Madhya Pradesh and guides you from learning about it to taking it as an example. The main objective of the study is to incorporate indigenous skills as a part of vocational education, with reference to NEP 2020, in the secondary level government school with a case study of Bharewa metal crafts from Betul district. Qualitative study with expert interviews is conducted to gain insights on the topic. Many issues were discovered in mainstreaming indigenous crafts as vocational skills in the mainstream curriculum and an effort is made to provide solutions for those problems in the discussion. 

Keywords: Bharewa Metal Craft, Vocational Education, Indigenous craft, Secondary
                     Education.   

Cite this Article: 

Dr. Rajesh Kumar¹, Tejasvini², Anushka Chaturvedi³, “Promoting Indigenous Craft Heritage through Vocational Education at the Secondary School Level: A study of Bharewa Metal Craft” Shiksha Samvad International Open Access Peer-Reviewed & Refereed Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, ISSN: 2584-0983 (Online), Volume 03, Issue 04, Pp.67-74, June-2026. Journal URL: https://shikshasamvad.com/