- By Mr. Ankit Shyamsukha, CEO, ICA Edu Skills
In a
developing nation like India, a skilled population is one of the most important
pillars to deal with any socio and economic challenges. Even in the unprecedented
times of the coronavirus pandemic, organizations are looking for those people
who exhibit the new-age skills to sail through the economic slowdown. The
demand for new-age skills including Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence,
Blockchain, Digital Marketing or Cloud Computing is high and the vocational
institutes are leaving no stone unturned to change their education mandate
according to the changing times. If we look at the scenario of India’s EdTech
Industry, it’s second-biggest in the world after the US and around 25% of
startups funding in India are towards EdTech Companies in just Q1 FY 20-21.
However, we still need some robust steps to strengthening our vocational
education ecosystem.
Here
are some of the ways through which vocational education can be strengthened:
Identification of vocational education as
a separate entity
In
our country, vocational education is often clubbed with schools, colleges and
universities. It needs to be given a distinct identity in addition to
importance. The lack of a nodal body to control this vocational education
provided by the private players clearly shows the lack of proper communication.
This is the best time when any support from the government and a push in
vocational education can ensure a highly-skilled India, a step towards
self-reliance. The move will also attract a lot of investment. For instance,
Industries go to China because they get trained manpower there and it’s easy to
set up a company/factory as compared to other countries.
Importance of trained manpower is the
need
As
people have been losing jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic, it shows the need
for skill training to flourish in the competitive market. .Over the past few
years, skills (and not academic backup from top colleges or ivy league
universities) have always opened doors for many opportunities in our country.
With the kind of market we have, everybody has the issue of cash in hand. In
our country, the penetration of vocational education is one of the lowest in
the world.
Learn-Unlearn-ReLearn
The
entire community, especially the millennials, need to unlearn and relearn. With
a lot of doors being closed, 1000 new opportunities are opening up. What we
lack is relevant training and skills to cater to these opportunities For
example: during the COVID-19 era, the number of websites created in the last
three months is almost equal to the websites created in a year’s time. Offshore
accounting has grown 3times with businesses abroad looking for cost-effective
and efficient teams to do their work and what better place than India, ‘the
outsourcing capital of the world’. A lot of new skills and avenues have opened
up.
Local has become the new vocal
People
have shifted to their own home cities either due to safety reasons or because
they ave lost their jobs. Instead of
brooding, they need to pull up their socks and upskill according to the demand
in their particular city. If you are in Bengaluru, you need to have IT skills
but when you are in Gujarat, you need to acquire industry skills to get jobs.
People should identify the skills they need and similarly find the best
people/company who can provide the best skill training accordingly.
More push from the government
In
order to bring forth colossal changes, giant steps should be taken, which can
only be done by the policymakers in the Parliament and not just one
individual. Our government should also
focus primarily on vocational education in order to sail through the economic
slowdown. Vocational education is the backbone of every developed nation. For
example- China has a huge platform for vocational training. They make sure that
their training reaches to the last mile of the country so that well-trained
people can be placed in a befitting industry.
Top Institutes offering vocational education
ICA
Edu Skills - Certified Industrial Accountant
Institute
of Digital and Content Marketing - Digital Marketing
EdX -
MIT Data Science and Statistics Certificate
Coursera
- Wharton Business Analytics Certification (Coursera)
Udemy
- Machine Learning Course A-Z™: Hands-On Python & R In Data Science (Udemy)
Simplilearn
- Big Data Hadoop Certification Training Course
Top Courses in Demand (High Demand from
Corporates):
Programming
Languages (Python, Java, C++, React etc)
Accounting
| Banking | Finance | Taxation
Digital
Marketing
Advanced
SQL
Big
Data Analytics
Machine
Learning
Blockchain
Robotics
Animation
Web
Developer
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