"Skills are like limbs without the power of locomotion, it is only when education enters, gives them motion, only then they move and work."

There are two obvious kinds of education one teaches how to live and the other how to make a living.

The plethora of opportunities available in the diverse fields today mean that exams are not the end of the world. Gone are the days when students only opted for a traditional career in engineering or medical courses. Today, youngsters look for satisfaction in the job they do and there they prefer to pursue a career or field of their interests.

With Indian economy expanding different sectors are growing and so is the demand for the skilled professionals in the various fields. Professions like fashion designing, wedding planning, acting, music, dance and many more have witnessed a surge in demand. Not only these professions offer opportunities and a glorious career to the deserving, they hardly require any major academic qualification. All they require are the arms of skill, enthusiasm to learn and to create something new. 

If you posses some skills you can find a way to fill your belly, can make a shelter, walk with the world, you can buy everything and don't need to beg. Skill based education is not a new scenario. Along with the mainstream subjects one just have another choice of acknowledging and continuing what else it likes. Knowing one's passion and polishing it. No one is forced to fall into mainstream that too when one is not even ready for it  or wants to do it.

We have many personalities who either did not pursue any strong academics but polished their skills and had made a distinguished name for themselves. Walt Disney, Bill Gates, Sachin Tendulkar and many more. These personalities worked according to their interests and their skills. Skill based education is a kind of adaptive students focused approach to education that will overcome the deficiencies of our education system. Many of you will not agree to what I believe but this is just me keeping out my opinions and I believe they will be respected. Also please tell me in the comments that what do you all feel about it? What's your take on this? With so much to do around we can't be afraid of not being traditional in choices when it comes to career.