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Wrote this blog after long time on a pressing issue: the #IndianEducationSystem. Recent report by the #ILO and #IHD finds that a staggering 83% of educated #youth are facing alarming #unemployment rates. This raises crucial questions about our education system's ability to equip students with practical skills demanded by the #jobmarket. This blog is an attempt to understand the gaps and how we, as the most populous country in the world, can upskill our #humanresources to not only fulfill the demand for talent in India but across the globe. What else can be done to improve the education system here? Please read the blog and suggest/give #feedback in the comment section. Happy Reading https://lnkd.in/gPzjX-Ub

With each passing year, younger generations are finding it harder to get employed. People are facing serious challenges from lack of access to basic resources and growing inequality due to lack of sufficient jobs. India is a prime example of this, with majority of its population comprising of young adults. This trend when paired with the rise of AI is alarming. There is a need to match skills to industry requirements and vocationalize education to increase employability. In this article, Dr. Rumi Sikdar shares her valuable insights into the integration of vocational education with mainstream academics, emphasizing its crucial role in equipping students with practical skills for the evolving job market. Read the full article at: https://lnkd.in/dabQHrBk

🗣️ "For the past decade, I've been deeply immersed in the world of career guidance, working with thousands of learners from all walks of life, spanning from the privileged to those in rural and informal settings. The glaring issue that continually stands out is the dysfunction of our schooling system, particularly in schools where even the most basic education is lacking. Many of these learners are unaware of the opportunities available to them in terms of career guidance and lack the emotional coping tools they need. It's disheartening to witness the immense potential of these learners juxtaposed with the desperation and anxiety of an uncertain future, compounded by the absence of a support structure for guidance. Let's take a moment to reflect on this issue together. How important is proper career guidance for our youth? Please share your thoughts with a quick poll: 📊 On a scale of 1 to 5, how crucial is career guidance for a student's future? 1️⃣ Not important at all 2️⃣ Slightly important 3️⃣ Moderately important 4️⃣ Very important 5️⃣ Extremely important Your input matters! Let's work towards creating a brighter future for our youth. #PersonalExperience #EducationForAll #YouthPotential #CareerPathing #PollYourOpinion"

In India, government schools play a significant role in shaping the lives of millions of students. However, a harsh reality persists in the realm of career guidance within these institutions. Despite their potential to uplift the underprivileged, government schools often fall short in providing effective career guidance, leaving many students ill-equipped to navigate the complexities of the modern job market. Lack of Trained Professionals: One of the glaring issues in government schools is the shortage of trained career counselors. Many institutions either have no dedicated career counseling staff or rely on teachers with limited expertise in this area. This absence of skilled professionals hampers the quality of guidance students receive, as counselors should be equipped to assess individual strengths, interests, and provide personalized advice. Outdated Information: The information provided to students in government schools often lacks relevance in the rapidly changing job landscape. Career options, industry trends, and emerging fields are constantly evolving, but students are often exposed to outdated or limited information. This leaves them unaware of the diverse career paths available and ill-prepared to pursue them effectively. Limited Exposure to Industries: Inadequate exposure to real-world industries and workplaces further compounds the problem. Government schools, especially those in rural areas, struggle to provide students with opportunities for internships, workshops, or interactions with professionals from different sectors. This lack of exposure hinders students from understanding various career options and the skills required for success. Socio-Economic Disparities: Government schools often cater to students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. Career guidance in these institutions often fails to consider these disparities. Students from disadvantaged backgrounds might require different types of guidance and support to break the cycle of poverty, but the one-size-fits-all approach fails to address their unique needs. To address this issue, a multi-pronged approach is required, including investing in training qualified career counselors, providing up-to-date information on various careers, facilitating industry interactions, and tailoring guidance to the diverse needs of students. Empowering students with relevant and timely career guidance is not only an investment in their futures but also in the nation's socio-economic development. It's high time that concerted efforts are made to bridge this gap and provide every student with the opportunity to make informed choices about their career paths. #CareerGuidance #EducationMatters #GovernmentSchools #StudentEmpowerment #FutureDecisions #UnderprivilegedUpliftment #ModernJobMarket #TrainedCounselors #OutdatedInformation #IndustryInsights #RealWorldExposure #SocioEconomicDisparities #ParentalInfluence #AspirationsMatter #InadequateResources

💻📝 Concerning Trends in Education - Time for Change? 💡 "The Position of Vocational Education in the Educational Race: Can the ‘Ladder’ become a ‘Fan’?" https://lnkd.in/d_QEeKiZ by Rolf van der Velden Arie Glebbeek ✨ The Problem: 🏆 Education has become a one-dimensional "ladder" race to get higher degrees 🤺 Driven by education as a positional good and source of artificial scarcity 😕 Major negative consequences like income inequality, growth of shadow education, social divides ⁉️ Why Education Plays Such a Dominant Role: 🧠 As source of human capital and skills ♟️ But also as a positional good for accessing top jobs 🧿 And mechanism of artificial scarcity benefitting the highly educated 💰 Higher Ed = Path to Success? 💵 Large wage premiums for university over vocational degrees 🏆 Seen as exclusive route to prestigious professions 🤺 Fueling an educational arms race to stay ahead 😔 Vocational Education Losing Ground: ⬇️ Declining inflow to vocational tracks 👎 Viewed as "residual" option to be avoided 🔚 If unchanged, leads to severe skill shortages in vital sectors 🆘 What Can Be Done? 💸 Reform income inequality - value "social merit" not just individual 👍 Improve talent allocation to prioritize vital sectors 💪 Revaluate vocational identity and craftsmanship 🌳 Broaden talent development beyond just cognitive skills 🔄 Enable more flexibility in education/career pathways 💬 What are your views on redirecting the educational "ladder" to a valued "fan" of pathways? Can it be done? Must it be done? #Education #VocationalTraining

✋🛑: It’s Time To Learn Something. Research tells that when an adolescent has misaligned ‘career ambitions’ and ‘educational expectations’ they will be disadvantaged or excluded from the job market through their life.   Individuals who at age 16 have underestimated the level of education required for their desired profession are more likely to end up being NEET (Not in Education Employment or Training) before the age of 20. They are also more likely to experience lower educational attainment, lower wages and increased periods of unemployment between the ages of 16 – 34. Those who underestimate necessary educational requirements mostly represent the least advantaged students. While on the other end of the scale, high ambition alignment in adolescents relates to future employment stability. 62% of Australian students with ‘high and aligned’ ambitions belonged to the highest denomination of social class. A good reminder that career education is essential in a young person's education.

21st century skills in education: As per the statistics revealed by Wikipedia 50% of the Indian population is below the age of 25 which is the best in the world. We claim to be a young country in terms of the future workforce. It is imperative to understand that half of the Indian population is studying in schools therefore it is a gargantuan task for educators and school leaders to train and develop these priceless Human Resources. Read More #skills #skillsdevelopment #skillsbuild #education

World Youth Skills Day highlights the urgent need to equip the next generation with essential skills for today's dynamic job market. India, with a vast youth population, faces challenges in ensuring adequate training and employability among graduates. Beyond vocational skills, there's a growing emphasis on life skills like communication, adaptability, and digital literacy, vital for workplaces. #employbilityskills #skillset

Being a NEET isn’t neat – but we don’t seem to care. Often when I process/publish data about education outcomes for schools in NZ well intentioned people with come at me with … “but not everyone needs to follow an academic pathway” or “trades are valuable too and many people leave school early to take be apprentices”. Firstly – it is incontrovertible that the longer you stay in school the better your qualifications. Secondly – on average the higher the school leaving qualification you have the more you earn. Thirdly – of course trades are important. Entry into the trades is also highly contested as an employer wants the best possible people coming in with good school qualifications, attendance and at least Level 2 NCEA. To think anything else is to imply that tradees are dummies and I am not saying that to my brilliant – and 6'7″ – builder. Fourthly – many young people are leaving school for minimum wage jobs because the money looks good in the moment. In ten years time these pro-active young people – who could have been – let's say … engineers … will still be working the checkout. Fifthly – it is the boys who are predominantly leaving early and that is, accentuated, in low decile (high Equity Index) schools. e.g. see image below. And finally – although Grant Robertson and, ex Minister of Education, Chris Hipkins like to bang on about low surveyed unemployment we have 10.3% of our able-bodied 15 – 24 year olds not in Education, employment or Training. 18.8% in the Naki … what is up with that? Auckland NEET rates were highest for Māori (19.4%) and Pacific (16.1%) ethnicities, Southern Initiative area (18.4%), and those aged 20 to 24 years (13.6%). From Education Counts (https://lnkd.in/gTkyzkD7) What are the characteristics of young people most at risk of long-term limited employment? Young people with the poorest long-term employment outcomes have additional risk factors, including: - experiencing intergenerational benefit dependency - contact with Child Youth and Family (CYF)/Oranga Tamariki during childhood or adolescence, and/or with the justice system - being a young parent (particularly before age 19) - leaving school with no or low qualifications. I have not yet heard too many solutions to this on the campaign trail. Alwyn Poole Innovative Education Consultants Cambridge Festival of Sport https://lnkd.in/gSWGwDp7 https://lnkd.in/g3RXyFCr https://lnkd.in/gAcKFAdK