Unit I: Aims, Objectives and Bases:

• Aims and Objectives of Teaching Work Education and Vocational Education. Values of Teaching Work and Vocational Education
• Correlation of Work Education with other School Subjects.
• Difference between Work Education and Vocational Education
• Bases of Work Education and Vocational Education—Psychological, Sociological, Historical and Economical

Unit II: Development of the Concept and Work & Vocational Education Teacher:

• Development of the concept of Work Education with Special reference to National Policy on Education (1986)
• Work & Vocational Education Teacher

➤ Qualities & Responsibilities.

➤ Need for Professional Orientation.

Unit III: Approaches & Methods of Teaching Work & Vocational Education:

1. Inductive and Deductive approach
2. Methods:

• Lecture Cum Demonstration Method
• Laboratory Method.
• Heuristic Method.
• Problem Solving Method
• Project Method

Unit IV: Aids, Equipment and Assistance in Teaching Work & Vocational Education:

1. Work Education Laboratory
2. Management of Work Units: (a) Selection of Work projects,

(b) Budgeting and planning, (c) Time allocation, (d) Materials

and Equipment, (e) Disposal of finished products, (f) Organizational

co-ordination of different agencies monitoring Network through

Resource Centers—problems thereof.

iii. Excursion.

Unit V: Aspects of Teaching Work Education & Vocational Education:

• A critical evaluation of work education syllabus prescribed by the WBBSE in (a) the exposure stage and (b) the involvement stage.
• Concept of improvisation; its use in the teaching of Work Education and Vocational Education
• Areas of work education, viz. socially useful productive work (as designed by I.B. committee)
• Occupational explorations and innovative practices in Work Education and Vocational Education
• Removal of social distances through Work and Vocational Education