Socially Useful Productive Work

The National Education Commission also known as Kothari Commission (1964-66) pointed out that there should be Work Experience followed by vocationalization of education in the school system. It was stated that the curriculum of school education should be directly linked with the productivity so as to contribute to our National Development. So it was proposed to implement the concept of work experience in Indian schools. It also conceived by our leaders during the national movement for freedom and as propounded-by Mahatma Gandhi has its genesis in work-based education. He was of the opinion that if education is based on socially useful productive work, it would be an instrument for personality development and social transformation.

The Review committee also known as Ishwar Bhai Patel committee was appointed in 1977 to examine ten-year school system, in which the committee recommended the term “socially useful productive work” (SUPW) to work experience (WE) and recommended that SUPW to be an integral part of curriculum at all stages of school education. In the light of recommendations of committee SUPW was introduced at the school level in different states and Union Territories. It has been introduced and implemented under different names, such as Craft education (1937), work Experience (1967) and then socially useful productive work (1977).

Kumadvathi College of Education, Shikaripura College not only focuses upon the intellectual development of our future generation teachers, so college provides the work experience and hands on activity skills development by organising Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW) Classes. These classes are conducted every week so as to inculcate the different skills in the students and to become a responsible productive citizen of the nation.

The SUPW was works practiced on the basis of following objectives.

• Familiarize with the different productive activities in his community.
• Understand the scientific principles involved in various forms of work.
• To acquire knowledge of sources of raw materials and different tools and equipment used in the production of goods and services.
• Understand utility of Productive work and services to community.
• Understand the process of planning and organization of productive work.
• Develop an awareness of social problems.
• Develops an understanding to solve the problems and come up with new ideas and innovations.