Unskilled = Unemployed

India has a high rate of unemployment for a number of reasons, one ofwhich is the quality of the educational system. The British colonial power built oureducational system to generate people who follow their orders without questioning them. The British empire influenced how people thought. They did succeed inruling India for 200 years thanks to the education system. Following independence,successive government also opposed people acquiring knowledge and wisdom bynot quashing the British education system completely, and the colonial educationalsystem has persisted to this day.

The type of workforce now needed by business places some impact on theeducational system. The emphasis in industry is now more on skill than degree.Top global companies of the world are eyeing on skilled people rather than degreeholders. Courses are being created to help students improve their skills. Byopening an increasing number of skill development centres across India, the government is advancing its mission for skill development. Skill developmentcourses are being clubed with old conventional degree programmes to enablestudents ready for industry.

Old methods are going to become obsolete as new fields emerge. Newprospects are made possible by the development of computer technology and itsdynamism. People using technology to their advantage and people with traditionalways of thinking getting lost. ICT, or information and communication technology,has now impacted every aspect of life, making things simpler and easier. In thenot-too-distant future, computer chips will be implanted into the brain and tinyrobots will enter the body to mend bodily harm.

Young people who are on the verge of making a career decision musttherefore experience the changes and development taking place in the globe.Regardless of the field one selects, ICT expertise is a necessity. Skill now speaks,not degree. Regardless of educational background, large firms are looking for talented people.

Some new fields that are developing quickly include data sciences, dataanalytics, block chain, cloud computing, social media content creation, socialmedia marketing, etc. All of these fields have a large work force demand and cansignificantly reduce unemployment. One can acquire these skills sitting in hisroom with having a computer and internet connection and earn as well sitting in hisroom working as freelancer.

Platforms like Coursera, Upgrad, Udemy, NPTEL, and others that providecourses from Indian and international institutions are at the fingertips of a youngman who wants to learn knowledge and skills. Regardless of their location, skilledpeople can register on websites like Fiver, Freelancer, Upwork, etc. to find asuitable freelancing job. Many organisations now prefer remote employees particularly those in the information and software industries, which provideworkers the freedom to carry out their tasks whichever way they want.

Now, students and their parents must comprehend that the period ofgovernment employment is coming to an end and that the traditional method ofeducation is time-consuming and ineffective. In the private sector, there arecountless chances, but all they require is a trained staff with dynamism since in thisrapidly changing world, employees must stay up to date or risk becoming obsoleteand left behind.

Author-Asif khan