At one time, a high school education was enough to get you a decent job. Not today. The job market globe is revolving fast and by 2014, more than 70% of all new jobs even entry –level positions will need some post secondary education or skill training.
It doesn’t matter where your talent lies or what line of work attracts you. Whether you want to be a computer technician or a restaurant chef, a city planner or a mechanics, a child care worker or an accountant the best move to make is to get a higher education. Investing in your education is one of the smartest moves you’ll ever make. People with more education earn better incomes, enjoy their jobs well and have better opportunities throughout their lives
Sadly, one of the biggest inhibiting factors that continue to derail our opportunity to find jobs is the absence of education programmes that cater to the current needs of the society. It is critically important for academic institutions to offer more flexible undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that satisfy the evolving needs of the job market.
Stakeholders need to invest in research to identify specific professions that are my demand. This will help develop academic programmes that are in tune with the changing economic situations.
Today a lot of people believe that it is ‘whom you know’ that can guarantee you a job .To some extent I will agree but in the general sense the reality still holds that it is ‘the survival of the fittest’ What do I mean ?
Certainly, during tough times it is the fittest and the level of fitness that one can increase. These are the times of multi –skilling .. This is when companies are looking for the person who can perform multiple tasks to one who is limited just one task.
It is important to explore new doors for new opportunities in various fields. It will help you find avenues to pursue your likes. It will enable you venture into new fields and explore new areas. In the end you will realize your dreams and goal in being a multi- task/multi-skill graduate. It will interest an employer to know that apart from being an Electrical Engineer you are capable of handling some aspect of finance and admin duties.
In conclusion I will say that the fundamental purpose of education is to create good environment for you in the your search for the right job. It is also vital to the healthy growth and development of one’s personality.
A writer once said. "In making the ‘beings’ ‘human,’ to produce ‘human beings’, lies the importance of education".
It doesn’t matter where your talent lies or what line of work attracts you. Whether you want to be a computer technician or a restaurant chef, a city planner or a mechanics, a child care worker or an accountant the best move to make is to get a higher education. Investing in your education is one of the smartest moves you’ll ever make. People with more education earn better incomes, enjoy their jobs well and have better opportunities throughout their lives
Sadly, one of the biggest inhibiting factors that continue to derail our opportunity to find jobs is the absence of education programmes that cater to the current needs of the society. It is critically important for academic institutions to offer more flexible undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that satisfy the evolving needs of the job market.
Stakeholders need to invest in research to identify specific professions that are my demand. This will help develop academic programmes that are in tune with the changing economic situations.
Today a lot of people believe that it is ‘whom you know’ that can guarantee you a job .To some extent I will agree but in the general sense the reality still holds that it is ‘the survival of the fittest’ What do I mean ?
Certainly, during tough times it is the fittest and the level of fitness that one can increase. These are the times of multi –skilling .. This is when companies are looking for the person who can perform multiple tasks to one who is limited just one task.
It is important to explore new doors for new opportunities in various fields. It will help you find avenues to pursue your likes. It will enable you venture into new fields and explore new areas. In the end you will realize your dreams and goal in being a multi- task/multi-skill graduate. It will interest an employer to know that apart from being an Electrical Engineer you are capable of handling some aspect of finance and admin duties.
In conclusion I will say that the fundamental purpose of education is to create good environment for you in the your search for the right job. It is also vital to the healthy growth and development of one’s personality.
A writer once said. "In making the ‘beings’ ‘human,’ to produce ‘human beings’, lies the importance of education".
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