Re: [MTC Global] Really ??? Biggest challenge to India’s growth: Low skill levels

Depends on what one defines "education" as , not only upto Class 8 but much higher too. 
If it's sufficient to cram up a few books and regurgitate, at year end in three hours, then the yardstick of fail-pass seems OK. (Where this will lead to beyond the books memorised...... is another story!!)
However, if we want a system whereby children acquire life skills and hone their own natural talent (at most times inherent/ latent......challenge is to discover it & nurture it) then some sort of grading would be essential. After all , not all of us are MENSA material , but belonging to the class of Homo sapiens , all can (and do) aspire for a good life and great livelihood. 
The prevalent dichotomy , specially in India, between "pass in class" and "fail in life" *AND*vice versa must be erased. It's not exclusive but complementary. 
Again, the greatest gains, to be forthcoming are due to change in our minds sets
Cordial regards 
Wg Cdr Sanjay Chaudhri 



Sent from my iPhone

On 13-Jul-2017, at 22:11, virendra goel <goel.virendra@gmail.com> wrote:

Under RtE students cannot be failed/detained till class VII; how can we expect quality with such conditions?

Regards

Virendra Goel

 

From: kdparanjpe@rediffmail.com [mailto:kdparanjpe@rediffmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2017 1:42 PM
To: join_mtc@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [MTC Global] Really ??? Biggest challenge to India's growth: Low skill levels

 

Sir, Right to education is to ensure ever child goes to school and completes a mininum of
high school education ( SSC- class Xth). For those unable to spend full 16 years in
education, at least till standard 8th when they are 14 years of age. However no minimum
standard for the 8th standard is specified. So there are very wide differences in tha
attainment levels.
I have come across cases where girls who have studied upto class 5 have lapsed back into
illiteracy due to non use of the material learnt in the class.

The problem of people being unfit for employment begins in the school. A strict
curriculum of rote learning is implemented. People are made to memorize stuff without any
real world application.
It remains to blight the employment prospects even after graduation and post graduation.
Best regards,
K.Paranjpe


On Wed, 12 Jul 2017 22:32:52 +0530 Basavaraj Patil wrote
>Yes. One more important issues is not about the skills, but what we are facing today, is
lack of Good Attitude and Communication Skills.  Faculty, Colleges make competition in
awarding higher percentages and marks.  Teachers think easy way of managing students is
giving them full marks and even though they are not fit, release (absolutely no fail /
concept at all) to market. Universities, Autonomous, Private Self Financing show
eagerness to sell their degree certificates.
On another hand, we have to include Coroporates in Education. Here is one example.



On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 7:13 PM, Dattaprasanna Marathe wrote:
I fully agree with views put by Sanjay Chaudhary. Our engineering and management colleges
have become money making facilities by owners or trustees.Product as student coming from
such colleges are way below expected quality and do not know basics Obviously they are
and will remain unemployable.
On 12 Jul 2017 7:06 pm, "Sanjay Chaudhri" wrote:Hello
All,Three quick points.First, the second mail, though apparently sensible, is just too
long to be read and assimilated, hence has met a predictable fate!Second, speaking at a
National level ( not TN or UP or MP or...) we all are aware of the mushrooming of fourth
or even fifth rate "Engineering" Colleges/ institutes, characterised by exceedingly poor
faculty, depressing infra, churning out zombies who are woefully not industry ready.
Result ?? A dime a dozen "Engineers" are grappling for ₹12,000/-to ₹15,000/-
jobs.Finally , let's get our own house in order (get employable) and then seek proper
employment with appropriate remuneration. That's where the gap is , encompassing the old
faithful and favourite KSA(knowledge, skill, attitude)!!
Cordial regardsWg Cdr Sanjay Chaudhri
Sent from my iPhone
On 12-Jul-2017, at 16:25, A E Charles wrote:

Dear Sir,I disagree with this article. It is not that the we lack skilled engineers ,it
is simply that we do not have the jobs. Too much of supply,that is the problem. The next
point is that our Psyche ,is at least be a graduate ,preferably a technical one but the
vacancy is for skilled labours like Plumbers ,electricians and simple mechanics where a
diploma or ITI is sufficient. Our students who go abroad do part time jobs in Cafeteria's
departmental stores or any menial jobs for self sustenance,but will never dare do that in
our country.I have been attending the CII education summit regularly ,in which one of the
retired VCs recommended close down 25 % of the engineering colleges.I cannot speak for
other states but in TN schoos ,in the science practicals all the students are awarded
100% marks ,which increases their percentage.The indian Skill report which was conducted
across india .with a sample size of  5 lakh students over a period of three years
identifies all the problems and recommends ways to overcome. Has the MHRD ,Mr. Javedaekar
read it. The psyche of indian has to change ,that skills are more important than
education and the the government has to create more jobs.
Regards,
Col (Dr. ) AE Charles

On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 12:02 PM, Prof. Bholanath Dutta wrote:
India is one of world's fastest growing knowledge-based economies due to its huge human
capital. However, given the changing demands occurring from the shift in the labour force
from primary to secondary and territory sectors, there is a need to further develop the
existing low skills levels which pose a challenge to our country's growth and global
competitiveness.

At the moment about 1.2 crore youth need to be skilled and by 2025, another 250 million
youth are estimated to enter the Indian workforce. There is tremendous potential for
employable youth to enter the workforce if the right steps are followed.

The ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship (MSDE) Rajiv Pratap Rudy had said
that his ministry had trained more than 1.17 crore aspirants in various skills through
MSDE schemes and programmes since the inception of Skill India. Given advances in trade
liberalisation as well as in information technology leading to globalisation, it warrants
preparing the Indian economy to absorb the large mass of population coming into the
workforce. This requires ensuring that they are skilled to meet the requirement of the
sectors that will employ them.

By its own admission in the draft Environmental and Social Systems Assessment (ESSA)
report by The World Bank, the Government states that while a range of government and
private institutions offer skill training programmes, these suffer from inadequate
quality and relevance, lack of coordination within the sector, with insufficient
attention to labour market outcomes. In addition, the current training capacity is
grossly inadequate to respond to the country's needs.

Education plays a vital role in the development of a country's human resource by creating
skilled manpower, enhancing industrial productivity and improving the quality of life. It
helps increase the availability of better talent in the job market to be absorbed.
However, despite the emphatic stress laid on education and training in this country,
there is still a shortage of skilled manpower and the lack of technical and soft skills,
resulting in an urgent and growing need to make young Indians job-ready to address the
mounting needs and demands of the industry. More than 93% of our workforce still remains
unorganised. It is estimated that only 4.69% of the total workforce in India has
undergone formal skill training as compared to more than 50% across the developed
countries in the world. In the current scenario, of the seven lakh engineering students
that graduate annually, merely 7% are fit for core engineering jobs. What also helps is
providing training in not just technical skills but also soft skills or communication
skills, preparing them to transform into workers from students.

Most institutions do not prepare candidates for the new working world, making them
struggle while facing the competencies of the professional realm. There is a pertinent
need to equip graduates with interpersonal communication skills, basic computer
knowledge, the ability to speak English and work as a team.

One critical hindrance is the lack of standardisation across the skill development
courses. At present, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has approved
formation of 40 sector skills councils (SSCs) in different sectors. In order to ensure
convergence and optimal functioning of SSCs as per mandate given under the National
Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015, it was decided to constitute a
committee to review the functioning of the SSCs and provide a roadmap for their
harmonious growth to ensure effective development of the skilling ecosystem. But the
problem will continue if there is no uniformity in what is taught to a person getting a
vocational certification from Bihar and a person from Mumbai. This standardisation is
imperative more than necessary. Ensuring standardisation should be one important factor
to be added at the core of such a model.

What can be done is strengthening the SSC model by partnering with a PPP model that is
based on a global standard of skill assessment and the central authority for skill
certification.

Auth​or​: Mr. Anil Pant~  CEO, Aptech Ltd, views expressed here are persona​l, HT.​
EDUCATE, EMPOWER, ELEVATE
Prof. Bholanath DuttaFounder &  President MTC Global: A Global Think Tank in Higher
Education, ISO 9001: 2008Partner: UN Global Compact I UN Academic
Impact www.mtcglobal.org IEmail: president@mtcglobal.orgCell: +91 96323 18178 / +91
9964660759


 




--

The views expressed are individual and not necessarily MTC Global also share the same
views. To unsubscribe from the group , please send an email to join_mtc@googlegroups.com
and write the heading as 'Unsubscribe'. Immediate action will be taken.

---

You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Management
Teachers Consortium, Global" group.

To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to
join_mtc+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.

For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.






--

The views expressed are individual and not necessarily MTC Global also share the same
views. To unsubscribe from the group , please send an email to join_mtc@googlegroups.com
and write the heading as 'Unsubscribe'. Immediate action will be taken.

---

You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Management
Teachers Consortium, Global" group.

To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to
join_mtc+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.

For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.





--

The views expressed are individual and not necessarily MTC Global also share the same
views. To unsubscribe from the group , please send an email to join_mtc@googlegroups.com
and write the heading as 'Unsubscribe'. Immediate action will be taken.

---

You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Management
Teachers Consortium, Global" group.

To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to
join_mtc+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.

For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.





--

The views expressed are individual and not necessarily MTC Global also share the same
views. To unsubscribe from the group , please send an email to join_mtc@googlegroups.com
and write the heading as 'Unsubscribe'. Immediate action will be taken.

---

You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Management
Teachers Consortium, Global" group.

To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to
join_mtc+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.

For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.



--
Dr.S.Basavaraj Patil,B.E.,M.Tech,PhD(CSE).
CEO & Senior Data Scientist
Predictive Research
( www.predictiveresearch.co.in )
Chief Advisor
Data Science Research Institute
(www.dsresearch.in)





--
>
The views expressed are individual and not necessarily MTC Global also share the same
views. To unsubscribe from the group , please send an email to join_mtc@googlegroups.com
and write the heading as 'Unsubscribe'. Immediate action will be taken.
>
---
>
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Management
Teachers Consortium, Global" group.
>
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to
join_mtc+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
>
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
>

--
The views expressed are individual and not necessarily MTC Global also share the same views. To unsubscribe from the group , please send an email to join_mtc@googlegroups.com and write the heading as 'Unsubscribe'. Immediate action will be taken.
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Management Teachers Consortium, Global" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to join_mtc+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

--
The views expressed are individual and not necessarily MTC Global also share the same views. To unsubscribe from the group , please send an email to join_mtc@googlegroups.com and write the heading as 'Unsubscribe'. Immediate action will be taken.
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Management Teachers Consortium, Global" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to join_mtc+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

0 comments:

Post a Comment

 
College & Education © 2012 | Designed by