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Education Minister: Greater synergy required in education and skills for a future-ready workforce
Shri Ajay Shriram, Chairman and Senior MD, DCM Shriram Ltd, Shri Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII, Dr. Gayathri Vasudevan, Pratham Education Foundation, and other industry experts attended the session.
Addressing the CII’s virtual special plenary session on ‘Job Creation & Entrepreneurship – Way Ahead for Livelihood Generation’, Union Education and Skill Development Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the economy is growing at a rapid pace and the future of India is looking very promising. He added that building skill capacity is a key to enhance productivity and drive the economy ahead.
Spoke about India’s growth outlook, roadmap to fortify the skills and education sector as outlined in the NEP and creating a future-ready workforce in my address on ‘Job Creation & Entrepreneurship at the #CIIAnnualSession2021 built on the theme #IndiaAt75. pic.twitter.com/3RxBfyvsW0
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) August 12, 2021
Shri Pradhan highlighted that continuous efforts are being made to equip our youth with the 21st Century Skills. He said that as envisioned in the National Education Policy (NEP) -2020, the Government is working to create greater synergy between education and skills for making a future-ready workforce. NEP will contribute in creating a robust education ecosystem and eventually facilitating economic growth, he added.
At CII’s virtual special plenary session on ‘Job Creation & Entrepreneurship’. #IndiaAt75 #CIIAnnualSession2021 https://t.co/QZepu67lI2
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) August 12, 2021
The Minister informed that Educational institutions and skill development centers have been affected during the pandemic but the Government ensured continuity of education by developing digital content at a large scale. He further informed that in the near future every village will be connected with high-speed Internet and these mass-scale digitization efforts are creating new education, skilling, and entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Shri Pradhan stressed that teachers play an important role in building society and technology is reshaping society. With the greater advent of technology and changing society, our teachers need to be re-skilled and up-skilled, he added.
Shri Pradhan urged that as we celebrate “Azaadi ka Amrut Mahotsav”, we must work together to make our youth future-ready who will lead India towards the goal of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat. He stated that with this goal, India is going to witness rapid economic growth and will become the engine of global growth. The Minister called upon the industry to contribute to this mission.
Shri Ajay Shriram, Chairman and Senior MD, DCM Shriram Ltd, Shri Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII, Dr. Gayathri Vasudevan, Pratham Education Foundation, and other industry experts attended the session.
Source: Press Information Bureau, Government of India | Ministry of Education