“Enhancing Employability
With Education Designed
For Digital Era”
What Is Education
Some Famous
Quotes… "The aim of education should be teach us rather how to
think than what to think. Rather to improve our minds so
as to enable us to think for ourselves than to load the
memory with thought of other man.”
P r o c e s s o f a c q u i r i n g t h e b o d y
o f k n o w l e d g e a n d s k i l l s .01
“You can teach a student a lesson for a day but if you
can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will
continue the learning process as longas he lives.”
D e v e l o p s I n t e l l e c t u a l C u r i o s i t y
02
“Education is not learning of facts, but training of mind to
think critically”
D e v e l o p s C r i t i c a l T h o u g h t
P r o c e s s03
“Education is not preparation for life , Education is life itself”
G r a d u a l p r o c e s s t o b r i n g
p o s i t i v e c h a n g e04
Education (cont.)
D e v e l o p s C o m m o n - s e n s e
“True purpose of education is to make minds and not careers”
I m p r o v e s P r a c t i c a l K n o w l e d g e a n d
A p p l i c a t i o n
“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one
has learned”
M a k e s Y o u H u m a n e
“ W e cannot continue teaching with the method of 19th century and
hope to prepare our students for 21st century.”
L i f e L o n g L e a r n i n g
“Everybody is a genius but ifyou judge a fish by its ability to climb a
tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is a stupid.”
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Meaning and Purpose of Life
“Life is between ‘B’ (Birth) and ‘D’ (Death)
“Meaning of Life is to acquire skills and
become worthy and purpose of life is to give
it away”
DELIVERABLE OF EDUCATION
SKILLS
VALUE
KNOWLEDGE
ATTITUDE
CHARACTERISTICS OF 21ST CENTURY LEARNERS
Expect Transparency
High Level of digital literacy
Collaborative
Multi tasking
Multi Learning by
Doing tasking
Open to Change
Futuristic Looking
Experiential learning
“Can Do” attitude
Perform in Challenging
Situation
Care About Making Difference
Real Time Connectivity
Show Wild Creativity
Equity and Identity
Expect Inter disciplinary
Challenges in
Academics
College schedules don’t
align with teaching and
learning rhythms
I just can’t get my
students to pay attention
Effectively managing multiple
learning-levels in one class
feels impossible
Students don’t really
focus on project and
assignments at college
Challenges in
Academics
Focus is shifted from
learning outcome to time
invested
Communication with
parents isn’t effective Lack of practical education
and career guidance
The learning focus is to
pass the exam and a job in
hand instead of knowledge
Challenges in
Academics
There is no teacher
community network
The assessment rubric
doesn’t accurately
represent learning
We are not preparing our kids
adequately for the future
The classroom doesn’t
accommodate different
learning modes
GAP BETWEEN SKILL SETS REQUIRED BY INDUSTRY VS SKILL SETS
PROVIDED BY UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
Skills- By Education VS Skills- Required by Industry
Skills Acquired Industry Requirments
Time (in Years)
Skill-setRating(1-10)
BRIDGE
THE
GAP
SOME FACTS ABOUT UNEMPLOYED GRADUATES
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING
More than 60% of the 8 Lakh Engineers graduating
from technical institutions across the country every
year remains unemployed
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
About 40,000 Biotechnology students pass-out every
year, but the total industry size of about 500 biotech
companies gives supply & demand gap of 25:1
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
90% of B.Com graduates are not employed
40%
60%
25%
75%
90%
Unemployed
FACTS & FIGURES…
India Today Bar Council Of India Hindustan Times Report NDTV
In UP, majority of
19,000 applications
were Graduates and
Post-Graduates for
the post of “Safai
Karmachari” at
Amroha Municipal
Corporation
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27.7% of 2012 law
graduates are still
underemployed,
effectively operating
as fixers, making their
living as “Affidavit
wallahs” for work
outside small claim
courts or as “notaries”
At least 50% students
lose out on core jobs
such as those in
Finance, Marketing &
HR, since they fall
weak in the practical &
conceptual knowledge
of their domain
97% of Graduating
Engineers wants job
in Software or core
Engineering, out of
which only 3% have
suitable skills to be
employed in software
or Product market and
7% can handle core
Engineering task
21ST CENTURY SKILLS
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Collaboration across networks and leading by influence
Agility and Adaptability
Initiative and Entrepreneurialism
1
2
3
4
21ST CENTURY SKILLS
Effective Oral and Written communication
Accessing and Analysing information
Curiosity and Imagination
Creativity and Innovation
5
6
7
8
BUILDING MINDSET FOR EMPLOYABILITY
- Design Thinking approach to Academics
• Design Thinking is a Mind-set, not a rule-set or a Law.
• Design Thinking is about having an intentional process in order to get to new,
relevant solutions that create positive impact.
• Design Thinking gives you faith in your creative abilities and a process for
trans-forming difficult challenges into opportunities for design.
WHAT IS DESIGN
THINKING ?
WHAT IS DESIGN THINKING? (Contd.)
• Design Thinking is the confidence that
there is always a better way of doing
things.
• Design Thinking is about believing we
can make a difference.
DESIGN THINKING ? (Contd.)
Design Thinking is
Collaborative
Design Thinking
is Optimistic
Design Thinking is
Experimental
Design Thinking is
Human - Centered
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DESIGN THINKING IN EDUCATION
Design Thinking Core Elements
Flexible Spaces Process
Team Work
“atmosphere and mind-set”
Focus on practical and project based
learning
Evaluation system should be modified to
inspire students acquire 21st century
skills
Correct proportion of skills along with
degree
BUILDING MINDSET FOR EMPLOYABILITY
Extra-curricular activities – clubs,
societies, etc.
Incentive for Innovation and Out of box
thinking
Compulsory one year industry
attachments for all professionals
Encouraging peer learning and learning
social skills from online platforms
Gamification and Digitalization of
contents
Continuous Evaluation System
CONCLUSION - 10 R’s OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING TO 21ST CENTURY
Relevance
Recreative
Rational
Related
to Life
Relaxed
Environment
Research Based
Rapport
Raft
Ruminating
Radiant
HOLISTIC EDUCATION
Journey of 1000 miles starts with one step
-Laotze
“Real Education is by which character is formed, strength of mind is
increased, the intellect is expanded and by which one can stand on its own
feet”
-Swami Vivekanand
Thank You!!!
AJINKYA TIGHARE

Enhancing Employability

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    “Enhancing Employability With EducationDesigned For Digital Era”
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    Some Famous Quotes… "Theaim of education should be teach us rather how to think than what to think. Rather to improve our minds so as to enable us to think for ourselves than to load the memory with thought of other man.” P r o c e s s o f a c q u i r i n g t h e b o d y o f k n o w l e d g e a n d s k i l l s .01 “You can teach a student a lesson for a day but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as longas he lives.” D e v e l o p s I n t e l l e c t u a l C u r i o s i t y 02 “Education is not learning of facts, but training of mind to think critically” D e v e l o p s C r i t i c a l T h o u g h t P r o c e s s03 “Education is not preparation for life , Education is life itself” G r a d u a l p r o c e s s t o b r i n g p o s i t i v e c h a n g e04
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    Education (cont.) D ev e l o p s C o m m o n - s e n s e “True purpose of education is to make minds and not careers” I m p r o v e s P r a c t i c a l K n o w l e d g e a n d A p p l i c a t i o n “Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned” M a k e s Y o u H u m a n e “ W e cannot continue teaching with the method of 19th century and hope to prepare our students for 21st century.” L i f e L o n g L e a r n i n g “Everybody is a genius but ifyou judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is a stupid.”
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    D DDD D Meaning and Purposeof Life “Life is between ‘B’ (Birth) and ‘D’ (Death) “Meaning of Life is to acquire skills and become worthy and purpose of life is to give it away”
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    CHARACTERISTICS OF 21STCENTURY LEARNERS Expect Transparency High Level of digital literacy Collaborative Multi tasking Multi Learning by Doing tasking Open to Change Futuristic Looking Experiential learning “Can Do” attitude Perform in Challenging Situation Care About Making Difference Real Time Connectivity Show Wild Creativity Equity and Identity Expect Inter disciplinary
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    Challenges in Academics College schedulesdon’t align with teaching and learning rhythms I just can’t get my students to pay attention Effectively managing multiple learning-levels in one class feels impossible Students don’t really focus on project and assignments at college
  • 9.
    Challenges in Academics Focus isshifted from learning outcome to time invested Communication with parents isn’t effective Lack of practical education and career guidance The learning focus is to pass the exam and a job in hand instead of knowledge
  • 10.
    Challenges in Academics There isno teacher community network The assessment rubric doesn’t accurately represent learning We are not preparing our kids adequately for the future The classroom doesn’t accommodate different learning modes
  • 11.
    GAP BETWEEN SKILLSETS REQUIRED BY INDUSTRY VS SKILL SETS PROVIDED BY UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Skills- By Education VS Skills- Required by Industry Skills Acquired Industry Requirments Time (in Years) Skill-setRating(1-10) BRIDGE THE GAP
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    SOME FACTS ABOUTUNEMPLOYED GRADUATES BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING More than 60% of the 8 Lakh Engineers graduating from technical institutions across the country every year remains unemployed BACHELOR OF SCIENCE About 40,000 Biotechnology students pass-out every year, but the total industry size of about 500 biotech companies gives supply & demand gap of 25:1 BACHELOR OF COMMERCE 90% of B.Com graduates are not employed 40% 60% 25% 75% 90% Unemployed
  • 13.
    FACTS & FIGURES… IndiaToday Bar Council Of India Hindustan Times Report NDTV In UP, majority of 19,000 applications were Graduates and Post-Graduates for the post of “Safai Karmachari” at Amroha Municipal Corporation Advertisement 27.7% of 2012 law graduates are still underemployed, effectively operating as fixers, making their living as “Affidavit wallahs” for work outside small claim courts or as “notaries” At least 50% students lose out on core jobs such as those in Finance, Marketing & HR, since they fall weak in the practical & conceptual knowledge of their domain 97% of Graduating Engineers wants job in Software or core Engineering, out of which only 3% have suitable skills to be employed in software or Product market and 7% can handle core Engineering task
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    21ST CENTURY SKILLS CriticalThinking and Problem Solving Collaboration across networks and leading by influence Agility and Adaptability Initiative and Entrepreneurialism 1 2 3 4
  • 15.
    21ST CENTURY SKILLS EffectiveOral and Written communication Accessing and Analysing information Curiosity and Imagination Creativity and Innovation 5 6 7 8
  • 16.
    BUILDING MINDSET FOREMPLOYABILITY - Design Thinking approach to Academics
  • 17.
    • Design Thinkingis a Mind-set, not a rule-set or a Law. • Design Thinking is about having an intentional process in order to get to new, relevant solutions that create positive impact. • Design Thinking gives you faith in your creative abilities and a process for trans-forming difficult challenges into opportunities for design. WHAT IS DESIGN THINKING ?
  • 18.
    WHAT IS DESIGNTHINKING? (Contd.) • Design Thinking is the confidence that there is always a better way of doing things. • Design Thinking is about believing we can make a difference.
  • 19.
    DESIGN THINKING ?(Contd.) Design Thinking is Collaborative Design Thinking is Optimistic Design Thinking is Experimental Design Thinking is Human - Centered
  • 20.
    14 www.imaginxp.com DESIGN THINKING INEDUCATION Design Thinking Core Elements Flexible Spaces Process Team Work “atmosphere and mind-set”
  • 21.
    Focus on practicaland project based learning Evaluation system should be modified to inspire students acquire 21st century skills Correct proportion of skills along with degree BUILDING MINDSET FOR EMPLOYABILITY Extra-curricular activities – clubs, societies, etc. Incentive for Innovation and Out of box thinking Compulsory one year industry attachments for all professionals Encouraging peer learning and learning social skills from online platforms Gamification and Digitalization of contents Continuous Evaluation System
  • 22.
    CONCLUSION - 10R’s OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING TO 21ST CENTURY Relevance Recreative Rational Related to Life Relaxed Environment Research Based Rapport Raft Ruminating Radiant
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    HOLISTIC EDUCATION Journey of1000 miles starts with one step -Laotze “Real Education is by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded and by which one can stand on its own feet” -Swami Vivekanand
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