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Pakistan / Promotion of technical education stressed to secure the future of youth
Participants at a dialogue stressed the need for promotion of Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) to secure the future of youth and enable Pakistan to take advantage of its growing youth population. This was the crux of a day-long session entitled ‘Dialogue on Skill Development’ political priority for developing the future generation, jointly organized … Continue reading
Unemployment Rates / US: Education still matters
Unemployment does not strike indiscriminately. Education, and with it, skills and competencies make a huge difference. Last october, the unemployment rate for 25 years and older (seasonally adjusted) in the United States was more than three times lower among peoples with Bachelor’s degree and higher (3.8%) than among those who have not completed high school … Continue reading
Closing the Achievement Gap
By age 3, children in low-income families have smaller vocabularies than middle-class kids of the same age. This “achievement gap” persists throughout school and culminates in lower graduation rates for children growing up in poverty. I’m not offering a magic bullet to close the achievement gap. Complex problems, unfortunately, tend to require complex solutions. But … Continue reading
Europe / Rethinking Education strategy
The youth unemployment rate is close to 23% across the European Union – yet at the same time there are more than 2 million vacancies that cannot be filled. Europe needs a radical rethink on how education and training systems can deliver the skills needed by the labour market. The challenge could not be tougher … Continue reading
California / College Grads Taking Low Paying Jobs rose by 60,000 from 2006 to 2011
The number of California college graduates working in low-paying jobs rose by 60,000 from 2006 to 2011 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Throughout the state, 260,000 recent college grads under the age of 30 are working on the front lines of food service and retail industries where historically those jobs have gone to workers … Continue reading
EU / Education reform key to growth
Europe’s governments must improve their education systems to help kick-start jobs and growth, the European Commission has said. The Commission has no direct role in national education policies but agreed a “strategic framework for European co-operation in education and training” with member states in 2009. Now Education and Culture Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou wants to monitor … Continue reading
China / Over 70 per cent overseas students return home
A vast majority of Chinese studying abroad are returning back offering stiff competition for jobs to the students, who studied in local universities. Nearly 72 per cent of overseas Chinese students have returned to China after finishing education abroad since the late 1970s, a government-backed agency said in a report. From 1978 to 2011, about … Continue reading
Closing the Skills Gap / Connecting College Students and Employers
There are two major factors we need to address to close this gap and bring students and young professionals closer together with employers. The first factor is empowering students to make informed decisions about their degree and courses they take. It takes 120 credits to graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree, yet the national average is … Continue reading
Teachers Quit Their Jobs Because They Hate Their Bosses
What’s the reason so many new teachers quit the profession or move to a different school? The heavy workload? Low salary? A paucity of classroom resources? An absence of autonomy? The “always-on,” continually demanding nature of the work? None of the above. The main reason is their principals. To find out what factors influence novice … Continue reading
Vocational educational / Not an option for losers
If the perception that vocational education is an “option for losers” persists, unemployment and social instability will continue to escalate. This argument emerged as a major focus in the first day of the World Innovation Summit for Education (Wise) held in Doha, Qatar this week. The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development launched … Continue reading
Arab Youth / Lack of soft skills robs of jobs experts say
The gap between what young people are taught and what potential employers require is fuelling regional youth unemployment. About 20 per cent of the most educated in the UAE population have no jobs, and in some countries such as Saudi Arabia the figure is double that. “When we talk about the readiness of graduates for … Continue reading
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US | Destroying Its Education System ?
A nation that destroys its systems of education, degrades its public information, guts its public libraries and turns its airwaves into vehicles for cheap, mindless amusement becomes deaf, dumb and blind. It prizes test scores above critical thinking and literacy. It celebrates rote vocational training and the singular, amoral skill of making money. It churns … Continue reading
India – New HRD Minister – What to expect
Different people expect different things to happen after the change of guard at the human resources development ministry in New Delhi. For AK Gosain, professor of civil engineering, IIT Delhi, the HRD ministry under the leadership of Pallam Raju “has a pronounced focus on linking jobs to education. This will essentially translate to two things … Continue reading
Liberal Arts Education in Job Market
reports of the imminent demise of a college education are grossly overstated. Not only are baccalaureate degrees worthwhile, but even the most questioned of them all – liberal arts degrees – are highly beneficial to employers. Employers should not only consider liberal arts graduates, they should seek them out. Paths to Success through the Liberal … Continue reading
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