Of late, there have been talks about NEET, the new standardized assessment for medical and dental entrance examinations. While this comes as a relief to many aspiring students, our system, for decades now has been focused on standards and the means to improve the standards, without understanding the fundamentals of learning; that it’s an organic process and not a linear one. The standards revolution has been putting a lot of our youngsters under tremendous pressure to follow the conventional norms of getting certified to find a job. The reality bites hard when they realize that a degree does is no longer a job guarantee.
In a recent study undertaken by Servosell for a leading Australian client, it was found that most of the students expect to be able to become independent thinkers through the learning process.
This calls for a radical shift in the recruitment process, along with a transformation in the education models that we have currently. Some of the long term focuses discussed by WEF are the following:
• Rethinking education systems
• Incentivizing Life Long learning
• Cross Industry and Public-Private collaborations
Two most disturbing issues with the current education system worldwide is the dichotomy between humanities and science and applied and pure training and the premium attached to tertiary-certified forms of education rather than the actual content of learning.On the other hand, recruitment is going to be the toughest job on hand in the near future. According to WEF, the following are the drivers of change:
Servosell Consulting has helped a leading fresher’s job board to make a radical re-think and applied design thinking to carve a new go-to market and product strategy to revive their existing businesses with a massive transformational journey.
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About the Author: Ajeesh Venugopalan
Director Strategy and Marketing
Ajeesh is the Co-Founder; Director Strategy and Marketing with Servosell Consulting. An MBA in Marketing, he comes with more than 12 years of experience in Sales and Marketing. He is an avid reader and vibrant speaker in many forums across the country.
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