Evaluation of Work Education/Pre-vocational Education, Art Education and Physical and Health Education will be done by the schools. CBSE has developed guidelines for internal assessment in these subjects which the schools are expected to keep in view while organizing teaching and evaluation of these subjects. Following publications of the Boards are recommended for their use and reference which give outlines of syllabi and hints for evaluation:

 

(i) Work Education in Schools :

(ii) Art Education in Schools.

(iii) Health and Physical Education in Schools.

(i) WORK EDUCATION (500)

 

In the National Curriculum Framework (2005) Work Experience has been termed as Work Education and thus makes it an integral component of education. As such it would provide both knowledge and skills through well-structured and graded programmes, which would help them on their entry into the world of work. Work Education is a distinct curricular area for providing children with opportunities for participation in social and economic activities inside and outside the classroom, which would enable them to understand scientific principles and procedures involved in different types of work. The productive manual work situations were to be drawn from the area of health and hygiene, food, shelter, clothing, recreation and community service. The

competencies to be developed in this field should include knowledge, understanding, practical skills and values through need based life activities. Pre-vocational courses should get a prominent place at this stage. Work Education aims at restoring dignity and respect to all types of manual work,

promoting self-reliance in meeting one’s daily needs and those of one’s family and community, increasing productivity through the development of proper work skills and values, and promoting commitment to the welfare of the society through suitable programme of social work or community service. This is a two-year syllabus for classes IX and X. It has been designed with following objectives for Students:

 

The major objectives of Work Education at the Secondary stage are:

1. To help the students to develop essential knowledge and understanding in terms of : identifying needs of the self, family and community in respect of food, health and hygiene, clothing, shelter, recreation and social service;

2. acquainting themselves with productive activities in the community;

3. understanding facts and scientific principles involved in various forms of