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'Education system not keeping pace with
evolving technology'
Thursday September 06, 2012 10:07:46 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: India's
education system is not keeping pace with rapidly evolving
technology, resulting in difficulty in finding suitable candidates
where millions are unemployed, FICCI president R.V. Kanoria said
Thursday.
"We have a paradoxical situation in our country. Employers
complain of not finding suitably skilled candidates and on the
other hand there are millions of unemployed in search of jobs,"
Kanoria said at the 5th Global Skills Summit, organised by the
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
here.
Kanoria said an outdated education system and lack of emphasis on
vocational training was resulting in a paradoxical situation in
the job market.
"There is an obvious mismatch caused by the inability of our
education system to keep up with rapid and constantly evolving
technology," Kanoria said while addressing inaugural session of
the two-day summit.
Kanoria, who is also the chairman and managing director of Kanoria
Chemicals and Industries Limited, said there was a need to give
adequate attention in the education system to the requirements of
employers.
"A prominent factor of this mismatch is the lack of adequate
mapping of the requirements of the learners. Another factor
contributing to the mismatch is the low esteem associated with
vocational education," he said.
The theme of the 5th Global Skills Summit, organised by the FICCI
in association with the ministry of labour and employment,
government of India, is "learner first".
Kanoria said the demands for skilled trainers is set to increase
sharply in the coming years.
Referring to a National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
report, Kanoria said the demand for vocational skill trainers,
including technical trainers is estimated to be about 40,000
annually.
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