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ItisclichdnowtoquotethattheWorldBanksaysthatonly10percentofouryouthisemployable.Butthetruthofthislittlestathasnotchangedand
infact,thescenarioisstillverygrimashighereducationisinastateofturmoil,createdoutofmomentouschangeslikeCBCS,SemesterSystemetc
thatcangoeitherway.
Traditionally, the youth passing out of higher education are absorbed in Services sector. But if only 10 per cent of the youth is employable of the
populationthatmaketheyoungestcountryintheworld,onemarvelsatthefutureoftheyoungestcountryintheworldandastowhattherestofthe
youngpeopleunemployableandunemployedwilldointhisyoungestcountrytosustainthemselvesintheeramarkedbyinflation,priceriseand
stiff competition for every job. (http://pentagoneducation.com/blog/wpcontent/uploads/soft
skills.png)
It is not something that policy makers can overlook because it is a question of the validity of the
systemofhighereducationthatwehavecreatedandwhatitissupposedtocontributetothesocietyin
termsofthetrainingandeducationofouryouth.Ifitisfailingtodeliverlikeotherpublicinstitutions
inthecontemporarytimes,itistimetocontemplateoveritsillsandrectifyitonawarfooting.
Itisnotaquestionofemployabilityofyouthwhopassoutofhighereducation.Itisamatterofconcern
becauseitaffectsseveralotheraspectsandrealitiesofthesocietyandthenation.Forinstance,onthe
frontofnationbuilding,if,exceptforthe10percent,ouryouthisnotemployed,theyareeffectively
excludedfromcontributingtothecountrysdevelopment.Thedemographicdividendhasremained
frozen and has not yet transformed into the human capital that creates knowledge and accelerate the growth of a country like it has happened it
countrieslikeChinaandSouthKorea.
ItisbeyonddisputethatIndiaistheyoungestcountryintheworldanditalsobeyonddisputethatitisoneofthefastestgrowingeconomiesinthe
world.Postliberalization,multinationalscametoIndiaandtheeconomybegantogrowinaremarkablemanner.Sincethen,Indiahasbeenoneof
thefavoureddestinationsofsomeofworldslargestcorporationstosetupitsplantsandunits.Thesecompaniescannotbringitsmanpowerfromthe
countryofitsorigin.Theydependonouryouth.
Buthighereducationdumbsthemdown.Hencewehaveascenarioofclassiccontradictionontheonehand,employersontheconstantlookoutfor
skilledmanpower,particularlyinServicessectorwherethegeneralgraduatesaretobeabsorbed,andontheotherhand,theyouthfailtogetajob
andremainunemployeddespitethedegreesandqualification.
The reasons behind this debacle of higher education are many but they are all interconnected. It all begins with policy on higher education. Our
highereducationpolicyhasnotbeenofaveryhighquality.

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Ithasbeenvaguetostartwithastowhatkindofgraduatewewishtoseeattheendoftheprocessofhighereducationandwhathighereducation
shoulddoinordertoensurethattheyouthareabletofindsuitableemploymentaftertheyspendsubstantialamountoftimeandmoneyonobtaining
ahighereducationdegree.Secondly,highereducationhaslimiteditselftosubjectknowledgeandallroundandholisticdevelopmentofouryouth
hasneverbeenapriorityofpolicymakers.
Wehavealsonotconsideredtheneedsofthemarket,consideringwhichwemaydevisepolicymeasuretoaddresswhatislacking.Clearasacrystal,
soft skills like communication proficiency etc are missing from the education and training of our youth in higher education and when one
investigates,itiseasytofindthatwehavedonepreciouslittletointegratetheminthecoreofhighereducation.
PolicymakersareignorantofthefactthatthislittlepolicyparadigmisthedifferencebetweenIndiaandcountrieslikeChinaandSouthKorea.For
instance,ChinamakesitmandatoryforitsyouthtopasstwosubjectswithacertaindegreeofproficiencyEnglishandcomputers.
ItmaywellberememberedthatChinawhichistheclosesttoIndiaintermsofthesizeofpopulationiswayaheadofIndiaineducationperse.
IndiahasfailedonbothcountsthatChinahascapitalizedontechnologyandEnglish.WehavemadecommunicationskillsinEnglish,asubsidiary
subject,mostlygettingastepmotherlytreatmentinourhighereducationinstitutions.
Insomeoftheprograms,itisconspicuouslymissing.Forinstance,SouthKoreaiswhereitisintermsofeconomicprogressbecauseithadthevision
in1967toinstitutetheVocationalTrainingActtoprovideaskilledworkforceforindustrialization.
Itisanimportantexampleforusbecauseitwasagovernmentledskillsdevelopmentdrive.Later,KoreacreatedSkillsDevelopmentPromotionFund
in1976forcreatingpublicinstitutionsforskillstraining.AsmallcountrylikeFinlandthatisjustadotontheworldmapliterallyrulestheworldof
educationonalmostallparametersbecausetheyhavedevelopedthepolicytheyneedforthecontextoftheircountry.Wehaveyettoseethepolicy
regardingskillsdevelopmentofouryouth.
Itamountstobeingcalloustotheyouthwhenacountrydoesvirtuallynothing,withfullknowledgethattheWorldBanksaysthat,inIndia,being
fluentinEnglishincreasesthehourlywagesofapersonby34percent.EvenbeingabletospeakalittleEnglishinIndiaraisesthesalaryupto13per
cent. In the light of all of this, when our youth face the interviews conducted in crisp English, and they fail to articulate the knowledge they have
acquired,thereisnobodyelsetoblamebutourselvesasanation.
LeadOut:
Allthingsconsidered,equationsofthesituationarequiteclear.Indianeconomyhasstooditsgroundinspiteofalltheeconomicgloomanddoom
acrosstheworld.ThebackboneofthiseconomyisnotexportsasitisinthecaseofChinabuttheServiceSectorwhichconstitutesthelionsshareof
GDP.Sustainingitintheeraofglobalcompetitivenesscallsforhighlyskilledworkforceintermsofsoftskillsanditisbecomingincreasinglyclear
thatwearenotlikelytogetthesamefromtheuniversitiesandcollegesasthingsare.
Weneedtointegratesoftskillswithcurriculaatthelevelofpolicy,grantitaspecialstatusandallocatespecialfundsasamassskillingdriveofsoft
skillsenhancementinhighereducation.IfthereisonewayofsustainingtheIndianeconomy,itisthroughstrengtheningtheyouthintermsoftheir
softskillsandlifeskills.SkilledyouthforIndianeconomyisnotonlyrequiredforrenderingtheeducationsystemaccountablebutalsomakingit
relevanttotheoperationsofthecountryandtheworld.Theearlierwerealizethevalueofsoftskillsforhighereducation,thebetterwewillfareinthe
economicchallengesthatfaceus.Itisnotsomethingtobemerelydebatedaboutbutitissomethingwehavetocontemplateaboutandactupon.
Source:IndiaEducationReview
Articleby:Dr.HareshTank,Director,StationeLanguageLab
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