The whole world is fighting a war against Corona. India is also trying to curb this epidemic by running vaccination on a large scale. It is believed that soon the situation will return to normal. The world will change after Corona ends.
An important role of online education is being seen in the changed situation. This will be reflected in the teaching and learning of courses in the coming times as well.
By the way, this combination of online and offline can be seen from now on and the same system will be seen in educational programs in the near future as well.
By the way, this online system is also the need of the hour and for this, like offline/campus educational programs, many educational platforms will come forward to improve the experience of online education, so that online education also feels the same to the youth. They have been doing it in classes till now.
Once such online courses from industries are also recognized as equivalent to campus degrees, students will show more interest in opting for such online options.
It is also less expensive, as online courses do not cost as much as on-campus courses. Overall, the future is bright for online and hybrid degrees. This will help the students to complete their studies and their expenses will also be less.
In this direction, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has also allowed universities to teach about 40 percent courses per semester online through the SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) app.
Changing Work Culture
The post-Covid situation will see vast changes in both jobs and work-culture. Well, it’s already visible. The future job market will require more understanding of the skills related to digital technology such as data, data security, mobile, cloud, information, IoT or Internet media, etc., as going forward, most organizations/companies will be hybrid (on-premises and work from Home) mode.
Anyway, understanding of new technical skills is considered necessary for any managerial job nowadays. Coming to personal/people skills, empathy is being given the highest priority these days.
This is the most desired skill today, because in the new work culture, employees will be working remotely and then physical contact with each other will be minimal like today. Obviously, EQ will play a major role in the workforce of the future.
Mixed Skills Needed
Young people will need the right mix of skills to thrive in the midst of rapid changes around the world. With smartphones and the Internet in everyone’s hands, people’s access to information is increasing rapidly and memorizing facts is now considered less important than in the past.
Although academic skills are still an important factor, these skills alone are not enough to remain thoughtful and productive and to propel working people. To meet the new needs in the new socio-economic scenario, the youth also need certain skill sets, which are useful in assessing the situation and practicality of the work.
Especially skills like communication, teamwork, critical thinking and flexibility have always been important. But these skills will be more important for generations to come.
Preferred Future Career
With the advent of new technologies, the most in demand in the future will be those courses, which will be needed by everyone. Because with the passage of time many jobs will have ceased to exist or they will not be in their original form as they are today.
Here new technology refers to those new areas in the form of Data Science, Digital Transformation and Innovation, IoT, Entrepreneurship or Sustainability (Long lasting field) which will dominate the job market and then become the preferred choice for the students as well.
Career Options
Rekha Sethi, Director General, AIMA (AIMA), Turning Point said that the whole world is fighting a war against Corona. India is also trying to curb this epidemic by running vaccination on a large scale.
It is believed that soon the situation will return to normal. It is also being said that the world will change after the end of Corona. Be it medical or health or education or job, this change will be visible everywhere.
Let us know how this world is going to be for the youth after Covid and how we will need to prepare ourselves for it.
Emphasis on tie-up with Industry
Looking at the futuristic job market, the need of the hour is that both the industry and the academic institutions together contribute in developing the talent and skills of the youth.
The designing, development and delivery of new types of courses will be possible only on the strength of the interaction between industries and educational institutions.
Today, all the industries need job ready graduates i.e. graduates who are fully ready for the job, who can immediately contribute in increasing the productivity of the company.
On the other hand, educational institutions should also play an active role in developing the right kind of skill sets in the youth through their courses.
However, AIMA can play an important role in developing industry-academic interfaces and linkages in this direction and will certainly contribute towards bringing them together in future.