Thrissur, Nov 15, 2019: At least 53 percent young people in India will have no education and skills necessary for employment by 2030, warns the United Nations Children’s Fund or UNICEF.
According to a study jointly conducted by the UNICEF’s Education Commission and the Global Business Coalition for Education, 54 percent of youth in South Asian countries would be ineligible to find any decent jobs in the near future.
The data also said that the required skills of Indian youths for employment are below global average.
The report, released on October 30, was based on UNICEF’s study on average income and low-income areas.
By 2030, youth population in these countries would be 1.500 billion. More than 880 million of them will have no necessary skills required for the jobs.
As digitization and automation become more common, the nature of skilled work can change drastically. In the era of new industrial revolution called Industry 4.0, it is expected that the advent of more sophisticated technologies will create new jobs.
Lack of work experience, job opportunities, bribery, corruption, discrimination and misconduct in job placement are the reasons pointed out by the youth.
The UNICEF report was based on a national survey, in addition to survey focused on youth. The criterion for conducting the study was based on the 2017 reports of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).
Bhutanese are the most skilled in South Asian countries. 81 percent youth there are eligible for getting employment in the future. The percentage of other neighboring countries with the required skills for the future jobs are as follows: Pakistan (40), Nepal (46), Maldives (46) and Bangladesh (55).
A recent study found that 33 percent of Indians having higher education are unemployed.
One of the main reasons for such an increase in the number of unemployment is choice of subjects taken by students for higher education. The study also found that employers have shortage of skilled employees.
Source: english.mathrubhumi.com