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Pakistan – For vocational education in rural areas
Vocational and technical education can be promoted in Pakistan by making it a part of curriculum and had vocational education institutions These views were expressed by the participants in Jang Economic Session on law and order and economic situation and role of vocational education. The participants were Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC) chairman Faisal Ijaz … Continue reading
Job Gap – Youth Unemploment: An Interview with ILO Economist Sara Elder (video)
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College – Earnings – US: What different college degrees make?
“Part of the reason people go to college is to get better jobs. It’s by no means the only reason, of course; a liberal arts education can enrich a person’s life in ways besides better employment. But better employment is surely one of the crucial goals, and jobs that require college degrees generally pay better … Continue reading
Youth Unemployment – UK – Are vocational qualifications a better option than university ?
“In this economic climate, with such high rates of graduate unemployment, should school leavers give far greater consideration to vocational qualifications?” asks Jane Scott Paul in Are vocational qualifications a better option than university? on guardian.co.uk. “Sadly though, youth unemployment is hardly limited to unqualified school leavers: it now extends to many of Britain’s brightest … Continue reading
Studying beyond age 25 – The case of Australia
Why should we keep studying beyond our mid-20s? ask Michael Coelli, Domenico Tabasso and Rezida Zakirova in Studying beyond age 25: who does it and what do they gain? (Adapted excerpts by JMM to follow) After all, education and training at a younger age provide for the longest period over which the return on the … Continue reading
Australia – Industry skills councils a barrier to institutional progress
TERTIARY education policy is far too influenced by the institutionalised status quo rather than by principle. A classic case is relations between vocational and higher education. Vocational education was identified with TAFE institutes and higher education with universities from the mid-1970s until the mid-2000s. Since then the number and types of vocational and higher education … Continue reading
New-York – High School Drop-out Rates, Lack Of Job Skills High Among Young
The tenth Annual Education for All Global Monitoring Report shows that 12 percent of young people are dropping out of secondary schools in New York, and are left without vital foundation skills for work. This constitutes one fifth of young people aged 17-24 years being out of school and unemployed. These young people urgently need … Continue reading
US Competitiveness – STEM – Change the Equation
“… The U.S. will be short as many as 3 million high-skills workers by 2018, according to a Georgetown University report issued last year. Two thirds of those jobs will require at least some post-secondary education, says Anthony Carnevale, director of the Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce.” “So dire are the predictions about … Continue reading
India – Education: A necessary but not a sufficient basis for social mobility
“ Has wider access to education increased social mobility in India? writes Hasan Suroor in Education is a necessary but not a sufficient basis for social mobility on thehindu.com. She interviews Oxford academic Craig Jeffrey, ‘a fellow and tutor in Geography at St. John’s College, who speaks fluent Hindi and Urdu’ and ‘who spent several … Continue reading
Graduate – Employability: Partnership is key to success
“Many employers still feel that graduates are missing key skills when they leave university. We take a look at some of the ways MathWorks[1] is collaborating with universities to bridge the skills gap between education and industry.” writes Keri Allan in Bridging the skills gap on eandt.theiet.org. “Mathworks works closely with both universities and industry as its computational tools, which include MATLAB and Simulink, are … Continue reading
India – Microsoft launches education programme to enhance employability potential of students
Microsoft India today announced the launch of a new education resourcing programme ‘Microsoft Ed-vantage’ which seeks to partner with the educational institutes to bring in more technology innovation and enhance employability potential of students. The programme aims to consolidate and enhance the benefits to both academic institutions and students who are leveraging on Microsoft programmes … Continue reading
Unesco – India – Over a third of 15 to 19 year olds have less than lower secondary education
Over one quarter of young people in South and West Asia fail to complete primary school and lack skills for work. In India alone over a third of 15 to 19 year olds in India have less than a lower secondary education and lack the skills they need for work and young people without skills … Continue reading
Europe – School Cuts Will Sacrifice the Future
When the European Students’ Union begins its biannual convention Wednesday in the Cypriot resort of Limassol, its leadership will be focusing on one issue: cutbacks in education. Governments in many countries in the European Union are cutting back so much on education that when the E.U. economy recovers, it will be difficult to sustain growth, … Continue reading
Vocational Education: The Link
‘Many countries face significant skills gaps across a range of industries, particularly in technical and specialized fields’ says Boston Consulting Group . These gaps persist despite distressingly high unemployment rates even in developed economies. Jobs remain unfilled even as potential workers, lacking the skills and training that industries require, sit idle. Technical and vocational education … Continue reading
India – Employability of MBA graduates at dismal low
Employability of MBA graduates across specialisations is at a dismal low, says the National Employability Report MBA Graduates, Annual Report 2012 by Aspiring Minds. While employability is below 10% for functional role in the field of HR, marketing or finance, in business consulting roles, it is as low as 2.5%. The study also revealed that … Continue reading
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