Another brick in the wall

There was another telling report put out by the Pearson Voice of Teacher Survey. And it told us what we already knew – our young graduates not employable. But what is more shocking about the Survey is that this “unemployable” number is huge – more than 50% of students do not possess the skills required for employment even as they are educated. 

The Pearson Voice of Teacher Survey' is an annual initiative of Pearson, an education initiative company. The survey represents views of 5,387 teachers across schools and higher education institutions in over 527 cities in the country. The survey was conducted between July and August this year.

The teachers in the survey felt what we all feel – the education system needs to be changed to provide a more holistic education.  52% of teachers believe that India's Education Assessment Framework lacks specific action points for teachers and parents to enable holistic education. Rightly so, 75% teachers have called for restructuring of course curriculum in collaboration with industry.

In the survey, other things which came forth - dissatisfaction with the assessment system in India is much higher at Higher Education level – at 60% than School level – at 43%.  66% of teachers recommend provision of computer and internet connectivity across institutions. 62% felt that installation of smart boards is a key requirement for integration of ICT in the education system.