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Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat (SWOT) Analysis for merging/ Revamping VHSE with HSE

 
STRENGTH
  • Centrally sponsored scheme by which Central Government can control the department in an indirect way
  • Right for education act which says No student with in a group (Plus two is a group) must be denied with education or skills
  • Group fighting staff - Group wise dissatisfaction among the staff over certain issues like principal post
  • Low staff strength enables easy merging
  • Higher than average employees turn over in the state in VHSE department
  • Public grudge and complaints over the lazy non performing teaching staff
  • Outdated courses or low profile job oriented courses
  • Public awareness on the low profile of VHSE courses
  • Job oriented courses conducted by ITI, ITC and to a greater extend by various Polytechnics
  • Absence of KPSC approval for most of the courses
  • Failure of VHSE objective – Inability of student to handle a skill independently
  • Enthusiasm of Department of HSE over the merging issue
  • Lack of effective inter personal relationship between HS & HSE and VHSE Staff
  • Most backward infrastructure compared to Higher Secondary Schools
  • Absence of effective supervision and co-ordination of VHSS
  • Inferiority complex of VHSE staff over HSE staff
WEAKNESS
  • Top level executive lobbying against merging
  • Political support to resist change
  • Lobbying by aided management school staff against merging
  • PSC approval for few courses and wide publicity to these courses
  • Media support against merging
  • Wide publicity on inefficient but conducting On the Job training
  • insufficient staff strength in directorate and regional offices
  • Appointment of new staff in VHSE department
OPPORTUNITY
  • Ultimatum given by the Central Government to introduce the rules of RTE act
  • State Government support to merging/ Revamping
  • Absence of unaided schools conducting the course
  • Irresponsible VHSE department – No follow up on the future of VHSE pass outs
  • Unavailability of minimum number of students for conducting the course
  • Lack of a permanent and efficient director to head the department
  • Supportive Non Vocational teaching and some ministerial staff of the department
  • Inequality shown by the Government among the VHSE and HSE students
  • Chances for discontinuation of central assistance
  • obsolete courses due to technological advancement
  • Non recognition of VHS courses by certain universities outside Kerala
  • Fight for power among the different section of staff with in the Department
  • Chances of closing down due to uneconomic secondary division in schools
  • Diminishing inflow due to introduction of new schools in the locality
  • Staff of VHSE department looking for better prospects in other departments
THREATS
  • Low work load enjoyed by the staff of VHSE department
  • Over control from management schools
  • Less responsibility with minimum or nil financial commitment of VHSE staff
  • Flexible working time