INDIA, 25TH FEBRUARY, 2020, The Associated Chambers of Commerce of India; Oldest, Leading, largest and Apex Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has organised the “13th Higher Education, Skill and Livelihood Conclave – Future of Higher Education and Skill 2030” with the objective of promoting world-class quality education, innovation and research. The conclave program has started with the inaugural session, welcome address by Mr Deepak Sood, Secretary-General, ASSOCHAM; thematic address by Dr Prashant Bhalla, Chairman, National Council on Education; a special lecture on “Future of skill in Emerging Markets and Issue of Curriculum and Career Planning” by Prof. Vinayshil Gautam, Founder Director of IIM-K; and later three technical sessions of 90 minutes each.
The President of ASSOCHAM, Dr Niranjan Hiranandani have stated that the requirements of the industry are different from what has been taught in our education system. He was emphasising on skill development, practical first-hand experiences. He also stated that ASSOCHAM is working on a program which will aim to reduce 30 per cent of Delhi air pollution by 2020 and proposing a project to the Prime Minister of India regarding skilled education system for future as “Paradigm Shift of Education in India.” Students from Africa is always welcome to India for new opportunities. The guest of honour, Dr Pankaj Mittal, Secretary-General, AIU and Dr M. P. Poonia, Vice Chairman, AICTE has highlighted the possible solutions to the problems of the education system. These dynamics are providing us with new opportunities for human advancement with AI-based education system.
The Founder Director of IIM-K, Prof. Vinayshil Gautam has highlighted a list of countries which are going to be the emerging market were: Argentina, Chile, China, Columbia, Czech Republic, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Thailand and Turkey. He has described five steps to reach productivity and growth followed by getting children off to the right start, ensuring that all student learns, building job-relevant skills, encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation, facilitating labour mobility and job matching in his presentation.
After the grand lunch, three technical sessions were conducted on “Industries and Academia Expectations,” “Technology: Skill and the Emerging Future,” and “Role of State: Industry and Society for Development and Management of Education.”
All technical sessions were heating up with questions from different angles where all the delegates were throwing light on various topics related to building job-relevant skills through workplace training. The example of flexible pathways for a honed skill through links between primary and tertiary education was elaborated in each technical sessions by Dr G. D. Sharma, Former Secretary, UGC, Sh. Sanjay Kumar Bose, Executive Director (HR), Indian Oil and Mr Vijay G. Pande, Managing Director, Vijyoti.