The Importance Of Employability Skills

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Employability skills can also be defined as a set of achievements, understandings and personal attributes that make individuals more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations (Latisha et.al, 2010). Universities must make their students more conscientious, confident and skilled at communicating effectively, improve interpersonal skills, work in a team, and relate the theory learnt in the classroom to practical world and to have a smooth shift from the academic world to the professional world. Zinser (2003) mentions that career and employability skills include areas such as managing resources, communication and interpersonal skills, team work and problem-solving and acquiring and retaining a job. While the universities …show more content…

The ultimate aim of the engineering curricula is to produce engineering professionals who can provide technical solutions to the societal needs (Hassan B, 2007). The study shows that there is a strong need for receptiveness among the Indian graduates to know the employability skills crucial by the global talent market. It is crucial to revise the curriculum at regular intervals to cater to the needs of the industry. It is important to increase the industry-academia contact. Enhancing the skills and application of knowledge through explicit training will facilitate the recruits to execute their jobs in a paramount manner and that is the need of the hour.(pg …show more content…

In order to enable their students to possess better employability skills, it is important for the academia to examine deep into the industry requirements and be ready to incorporate the necessary changes not only in the curriculum but also in the pedagogical approaches.(plagzm free)
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