{"id":11138,"date":"2026-03-20T10:18:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=11138"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:05:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:05:55","slug":"focus-group-discussions-on-education-and-skilling-pathways","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/or\/event\/focus-group-discussions-on-education-and-skilling-pathways\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus Group Discussions on Education and Skilling Pathways"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11138\" class=\"elementor elementor-11138\" data-elementor-post-type=\"event\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a65e79 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a65e79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab382da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab382da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b5565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0b5565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Focus Group Discussions on Education and Skilling Pathways<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97c5dad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97c5dad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building on insights from DPIC\u2019s integrated skilling information system for the Government of Odisha, which tracks student trajectories after Class 10, the DPIC team conducted focus group discussions with Class 10 and 12 students to better understand their education and skilling choices. The discussions were led by Santiago Perez-Cardona, Milinda Mishra, Shruti Panda, and Aparupa Jena, and explored how students navigate post-secondary pathways, particularly in STEM streams. 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