siliconindia | | JUNE 20208Kaushik focuses on improving the education system, especially through advanced learning methods such as Xcelerator and collaborative learning community, bringing together academia, industry and flipped classrooms. By Kaushik Raju, Trustee, Atria UniversitySKILLING THE NEW INDIAN WORKFORCE: WHAT MUST THE EDUCATION SYSTEM DO TO BUILD CAREER-READY STUDENTS?IN MY OPINIONhe future workplace is here. It is virtual, highly digitalized, closely collaborative, empowers employees, and thrives on 360-degree feedback. The pace of change has required that the office staff be deeply engaged in everyday operations and not wait for tasks to be assigned. The office of today demands a motivated team that is proactive, open to take on challenges, and team members can work independently. This has caused a gradual departure from an authoritative management style to a more participative one, wherein management no longer assigns tasks but manages activities of the team. Given the workplace transformation, has our education system kept pace with it to ensure graduates are workforce ready?Our educational curriculum and pedagogies must incorporate skill-development based learning that emphasizes `doing' and learning rather than reading and learning. Theory must exist but as a backup to understanding how it operates in the real world, in the industry. T
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