Rethinking Education For Tomorrow's Workforce to Prepare it Today

Author(s) : Dr Poonam, Srishti Bhatia
ISSN : 0974 - 497
Year : November 2017 | Volume : 11 | Issue : 4

Abstract: Tomorrow’s workforce will be completely immersed in technology, will have multiple skill sets, will be working in teams with robots side by side or may be even assessed by robots in their next performance review. Employees tomorrow may have multiple careers in the same organisation or may be frequently laid down in the short-term for want of renewal of skill sets, by force or by choice. We know well that education systems today are employment focussed, not knowledge focussed. We may possibly be facing severe skill shortage in case quick and relevant steps are not taken today. These steps shall involve cooperation/contribution from all stakeholders-Government as funding agent and decision maker, businesses as employers, and educational institutions of course as producers of tomorrow’s workforce.
Millions of jobs will be lost tomorrow as The Fourth Industrial Revolution has arrived. Newer and unimaginable roles will arise. This will be requiring unthinkable new skills/skill sets. Massive investments in building education infrastructure will be a key to success. Rethinking education systems for preparing future workforce is urgently needed.
The article attempts to explore measures that shall be taken today in the education sector to make it more relevant tomorrow.


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