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Technical education There seems to be an inherent

disconnect between the
curriculum-based learning
fails to keep pace at educational institutions and

the requisite ‘job-ready’ skills
needed by corporates
with changing times debasish bhattacharyya
in the country, writes

ccording to Kris Lakshmi- lary unit in Karnataka approached Lak- available resources, which is a major
kanth, Founder Chairman shmikanth for help with hiring CNC concern for recruiters across sectors.
and MD of The Head Hunters machine operators. “We can’t find five There seems to be an inherent discon-
India, the curriculum involv- good candidates against the company’s nect between the curriculum based
A ing quality technical educa- requirement of 200. The skills required learning at the institution level, with
tion has not kept pace with the rapidly for the job are not taught in the five or six the requisite ‘job ready’ skills needed by
changing times and therefore vacancies colleges,” he said. The employability issue Indian corporates.
can be hard to fill. Employability will im- will worsen as the years go by, as many Since Independence, the technical
prove when the syllabus reflects the de- jobs will be lost to robots, he added. education system in our country has
mands of the industry. The incident reflects a misalignment grown into a fairly large-sized system,
A Japanese firm that set up an ancil- between industry requirements and offering opportunities for education