Tuesday 22 January 2013

Deep in thoughts (Education and such)

Of late, there are some ripples (or sometimes more like waves) within the working community with regards to the gaps in talent pool versus the demand in our industries (every industries in this aspect).

Below are my cheap 2 cents on these issues, which are directly linked to the very foundation of our education system; which in my opinion, presented itself as a systemic and holistic error (I wouldn’t go as far as ‘mistake” per se) instead of localized or process error.

1) Revamp the whole education system. Bring back internationally certified education system such as O and A-level certification and make English language the core must pass language.

2) Make sure that all universities (public or private) are in touch with reality when designing their course structure. They must be constantly updated with latest technology or knowledge in line with market demands.

3) Talent pool must be retained from within and not imported/lured from outside. Case in point; why should we train someone for 11 years only to see them conveniently “lured” by foreign scholarships due to biasness in the system? Meritocracy at best perhaps?

4) Impartiality from industries itself. Make every employer sign up for "equal employment opportunity" company. Not only in writing but in practice as well.

5) HR monitoring watchdog to ensure compliance to HR tenets of impartiality and non-partisan way of working to ensure that all employees and to certain extent, the employers are protected under the law; federal or local.

I wish I can list out more but it would be like a dog barking at Himalaya mountain range.
Not because of the potential snow avalanche but hermits, sages, old wise men/women and even Yeti might sue the barking dog for disturbing their peace in this politically correct world. :-P
Peace and out!

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