The Research Dialogue

Author(s): Smaranika Samal¹, Dr. Dipanshu Sharma², Ishita Mishra³

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64880/theresearchdialogue.v4i4.08

ABSTRACT

The chapter evaluates how the system of education in India and Asia needs to be reconsidered to produce a workforce that would be able to manage the speed of technological, economic, and environmental change.  The analysis outlines the radical skills gaps that define the area based on the 2025 Future of Jobs Report released by the World Economic Forum, which estimates that over 78 million jobs will be generated across the globe by 2030, at least 170 million of them in the region, with a net increase in displacement of 92 million jobs.  In India, graduate employability has been projected to be between 42.6 and 54.81 per cent by 2025, thus highlighting the lack of consistency between the traditional rote learning paradigm and the emerging competencies such as artificial-intelligence literacy, cybersecurity, data analytics, and lifelong human capabilities such as creative thinking and resilience.  The text criticises ancient pedagogical practices and promotes new strategies, such as project-based learning, technology-induced customisation (such as AI tutors and tools such as DIKSHA), and the construction of lifelong learning systems that include micro-credentials and apprenticeship programs.  The National Education Policy 2020 of India is a progressive rollout with primary literacy promotion and the incorporation of vocational training, which makes it a crucial case study; in its design, the model is also based on regional examples, including Singapore SkillsFuture.  Challenges identified are a lack of adequate funding, resistance to change by the institution, and deeply rooted inequity, and possibilities have been identified as inclusive reforms to facilitate green transitions and draw on demographic dividends.  The recommendations include the creation of collaborative frameworks, the moral inclusion of artificial intelligence, and long-term investment to earn equitable access and skill advancement.  The chapter also describes a 2050 landscape of workers who are flexible and empowered, and requires the immediate involvement of the stakeholders to bridge the existing gaps and provide Asia with a strong and innovative leader in the global scene.

Keywords: Future Ready Workforce, Employment and skill, National Education Policy 2020, Pedagogical practices, AI Literacy, Green Jobs, India-Asia Education Reforms

Cite this Article:

Smaranika Samal¹, Dr. Dipanshu Sharma², Ishita Mishra³,“ Future Ready Workforce: Reimagining Education for the 21st Century” The Research Dialogue, Open Access Peer-reviewed & Refereed Journal, Pp.57–74.