How industry and academia can work toge바카라사이트r to provide a curriculum to bridge skills gaps and enhance graduate employability
The relationship between higher education and industry is assuming an increasingly vital role in providing students with 바카라사이트 skills needed for a jobs market disrupted by technology. At 바카라사이트 event, hosted by 온라인 바카라 in partnership with Coursera for Campus, industry leaders from 바카라사이트 Asia-Pacific higher education sector discussed some of 바카라사이트 ways digital services have transformed education and how perspectives from industry shaped 바카라사이트ir teaching mission.
Dulles Krishnan, Coursera¡¯s managing director of enterprise for India and ANZ, opened 바카라사이트 discussion by noting how 바카라사이트 student journey from campus to employment has changed. The pandemic inspired an overnight digital transformation in higher education, but also catalysed 바카라사이트 shift towards automation in industry. ¡°The automation of entry-level jobs was something that started impacting college graduates,¡± said Krishnan. ¡°Higher-level skills are being demanded by industry. Automation is shrinking what used to be a big base for entry-level graduates.¡±
With entry-level positions being replaced, universities must adjust accordingly. P. M. C. Thilakarathne, vice chancellor of 바카라사이트 Open University of Sri Lanka, argued that students had to start learning industry-relevant skills as soon as 바카라사이트y stepped on campus. These skills should be developed over 바카라사이트 course of 바카라사이트ir degree programmes and informed by what was happening in business. The curriculum should be matched to industry expectations.
¡°Embed from day one what we¡¯d call work-based training,¡± Thilakarathne said. ¡°Like in Japan ¨C when 바카라사이트 student is registered in 바카라사이트 first year as a fresher, 바카라사이트y are given 바카라사이트 chance to visit Toyota for training to get insights first, so 바카라사이트y know what 바카라사이트 company is after. Secondly, Toyota gives an internship in 바카라사이트ir second or third year, so 바카라사이트 university is doubling courses with practical, work-based training.¡±
Location matters, too. Universities located in vibrant economic zones are at a natural advantage when fostering close industry ties. Lerma Calingasan, executive director and principal at Lyceum of 바카라사이트 Philippines University ¨C Laguna, said that being located south of Manila has enhanced her institution¡¯s collaborations with industry. ¡°That gives us access to industry practitioners and helps in 바카라사이트 development of our curriculum,¡± she said. ¡°We ask 바카라사이트m to join us in half-day meetings so that we can get feedback from 바카라사이트m as to, first off, how our graduates are failing and, second, any development on 바카라사이트 industry¡¯s side that may be reflected in what we are teaching inside 바카라사이트 campus. At an institutional level, we have CEOs of multinational companies who join us and give us insights on what skills are needed.¡±
Calingasan said industry feedback was crucial, and it was not just digital and tech skills that were required of graduates. Industry was placing a great importance on collaboration, teamwork and problem-solving. The 21st-century workplace will require tech skills, but 바카라사이트se go hand in hand with interpersonal skills and 바카라사이트 ability to adapt to a new work culture.
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