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España: Así es la asignatura “experimental” de Educación para la Igualdad en Castilla-La Mancha

España/24 de octubre de 2017/Por: 

 Ya se ha publicado el contenido de la asignatura Educación para la Igualdad, la Tolerancia y la Diversidad que se está desarrollando como proyecto piloto en una treintena de centros escolares públicos de Castilla-La Mancha, y que se está impartiendo en Primaria y Secundaria durante el presente curso escolar y con carácter voluntario. Se trata de una fase de prueba que ha levantado cierta polémica desde algunos colectivos, y que responde, según el consejero de Educación, Ángel Felpeto, a la necesidad de ampliar este tipo de aprendizaje.

El currículo de la asignatura, publicado en el Diario Oficial de Castilla-La Mancha (DOCM), establece como primer objetivo fomentar el desarrollo de la igualdad efectiva entre hombres y mujeres, la prevención de la violencia por razón de sexo y la no discriminación de personas con discapacidad o por cualquier condición o circunstancia personal o social. El proceso se realizará respetando los currículos y horarios establecidos

Según los anexos del decreto publicado, la materia quiere modificar los comportamientos sociales que dañan e interfieren el estado de bienestar y posibilitar al alumnado la adquisición de los instrumentos necesarios para “compensar la brecha de inequidad social actual”. Así, el área se define a partir de tres ejes fundamentales que deben convivir “de forma transversal y equilibrada”.

En el primer bloque se apuesta por una educación dirigida hacia la igualdad entre hombres y mujeres. “Debemos fomentar en nuestros alumnos y alumnas la capacidad de detectar, analizar y rechazar desde una perspectiva de igualdad de género, cualquier muestra de injusticia, discriminación o violencia que surja desde la intolerancia”. Pero también en este apartado se abordarán los motivos de la brecha de género, la discriminación laboral y las causas generadoras de desigualdad.

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Asimismo, en el segundo de los bloques, el área dirige su mirada hacia un nuevo modelo de convivencia que evoluciona de la mano de una sociedad digital que establece “unos nuevos patrones de conducta, modifica nuestra manera de comunicarnos y necesita de protagonistas tolerantes, responsables, empáticos, sensibles y autocríticos”. La asignatura se centrará aquí en combatir el acoso escolar.

Finalmente, en un tercer bloque, el objetivo es abordar la educación emocional para la creación de la identidad personal. “La empatía, el autoconocimiento, la autoestima o la gestión de las emociones se convierten en instrumentos básicos que debemos poner al alcance del alumnado. La conexión entre las emociones y el rendimiento escolar es una realidad ineludible”, incluye el currículo. Esta parte exige por parte del profesorado un “adentramiento en el entorno socio-emocional del alumnado con la finalidad de dar la respuesta más adecuada a su desarrollo educativo y proponer los cambios necesarios que favorezcan la plena estabilidad de su proceso de aprendizaje”.

También se incorporan una serie de orientaciones metodológicas para poner en marcha procesos que ayuden a dar a conocer, entender y reforzar modelos propuestos, especialmente aquellos que generen un espacio de diálogo y una convivencia “igualitaria, pacífica y democrática”. Entre las mismas se encuentra, por ejemplo, fomentar el trabajo cooperativo, aprender a tomar decisiones en grupo, a gestionar tareas y repartir el trabajo.

Las dinámicas de grupo, las actividades de trabajo cooperativo en grupos heterogéneos, el desarrollo de proyectos que utilicen las tecnologías para generar conocimiento, los talleres de lectura, las dramatizaciones y el análisis de canciones serán algunas de las estrategias que orientarán el trabajo con el alumnado. Precisamente, también propone estrategias en grupos  y orientaciones para la evaluación, centradas en que el alumnado adquiera “competencias personales, interpersonales e interculturales, así como formas de comportamiento que preparan a las personas para participar de una manera eficaz y constructiva en la vida social y profesional”. Por otra parte, la competencia lingüística es otro factor clave de la asignatura, posibilitando que se evite el uso del lenguaje sexista y los micromachismos.

Centros escolares elegidos

En cuanto a los centros en los que se va a impartir, en Primaria se sitúa el CEIP ‘La Paz’ Albacete, el Virgen del Carmen’, de Almodóvar del Campo, el CEE ‘Infanta Elena, de Cuenca, el CEIP ‘Federico Muelas’, de Cuenca, y ‘Campos de la Alcarria’, de Huete. En la provincia de Guadalajara, se impartirá en el ‘Rufino Blanco’, en el ‘José Maldonado y Ayuso’ de Mondéjar, en el ‘Badiel’ y en el ‘Río Henares’, en el ‘Pastrana’, en Pastrana, en ‘Las Castillas’, de Torrejón del Rey Guadalajara, en la ‘La Arboleda de Pioz’, en Pioz, y en el ‘María Montessori’, de El Casar Guadalajara. Mientras, en la de Toledo, se impartirá en el CEIP ‘San Isidro’ de Alberche del Caudillo, en el ‘Miguel de Cervantes’, de Ugena, en el ‘José Bárcena’, de Talavera y en el ‘San Lucas y María’ de Toledo.

En Secundaria, esta nueva asignatura se impartirá en SES ‘La Paz’, de Albacete, en el ‘Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra’ Alcázar de San Juan, en el IES ‘Atenea’, de Ciudad Real y en el ‘Ribera del Bullaque, de Porzuna. El ‘Lorenzo Hervás y Panduro’, de Cuenca, el ‘Jorge Manrique’, de Motilla del Palancar, el ‘Diego Jesús Jiménez’, de Priego, el IESO ‘Juan de Valdés’, de Carboneras de Guadazaón, son los elegidos en la provincia de Cuenca.

De igual modo se impartirá en el ‘San Isidro’ de Azuqueca de Henares, en el ‘Mar de Castilla’, de Sacedón, en el ‘Clara Campoamor’, de Yunquera de Henares, en el ‘Rafael Morales’, de Talavera de la Reina, y en el ‘Princesa Galiana, de Toledo.

Fuente de la Noticia:

http://www.eldiario.es/clm/experimental-Educacion-Igualdad-Castilla-La-Mancha_0_700280145.html

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Colombia: Invertir más no implica calidad en educación: BID

Colombia/ 24 de octubre de 2017/Fuente: http://www.elcolombiano.com

Aunque Colombia ha invertido más en educación en los últimos años, esto no asegura que se obtengan mayores índices de calidad en el sector.

Esta es la visión que tiene Diana Hincapié, economista de la división de Educación del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, BID, tras explicar los resultados del libro Aprender mejor, políticas públicas para el desarrollo de habilidades, que analizó el sector educativo de América Latina, incluyendo a Colombia.

Según la analista, los países de este hemisferio invierten casi cinco puntos del Producto Interno Bruto, PIB, pero aún es necesario diseñar estrategias que sean coherentes con las realidades de las comunidades.

Una visión similar se obtuvo de la presentación del Plan Nacional Decenal de Educación 2016-2026, hace dos semanas, que definió la ruta de la educación en el país por los próximos 10 años, encaminada en tener mayor cobertura, calidad y fortalecer la educación rural en el país.

Fernando Rincón, exgerente del Plan Decenal, asegura que son metas planteadas para generar impactos mediáticos y que no se cumplen.

“Las metas no han cambiado en ninguno de los tres planes y por eso digo que deben ser consecuentes con las realidades de las comunidades”, dijo Rincón.

Pese a ello, Julián de Zubiría, director del instituto Alberto Merani, de Bogotá, indica que los retos planteados en el Plan son los necesarios, porque trazan la ruta que debe tomar el Estado pare reducir las brechas sociales que se registran en Colombia.

“Los desafíos están muy bien definidos, pero necesitamos promover un “Acuerdo Nacional” que garantice que se implementen en los planes de desarrollo nacional y regionales”, explica Zubiría, haciendo referencia a que estos desafíos deben ser tenidos en cuenta en la formulación de los planes de las secretarías de Educación.

EL COLOMBIANO habló con Medina para conocercuáles son los retos que tiene Colombia y qué debe hacer para mejorar los indicadores de la educación, frente a lo que sucede en otros países.

¿Qué conclusiones deja el informe?

“El reporte de Aprender mejor es que si bien América Latina y El Caribe han aumentado su gasto en educación, los resultados son más bajos de lo esperado. Esto nos deja tres mensajes: Hay avances en cobertura y calidad, casi el 100 % asiste a primaria y tres de cada 10 jóvenes están en bachiller, pero todavía tenemos niños que no alcanzan a completar sus competencias básicas”.

¿Por qué sucede esto?

“Porque se implementan programas que tienen la mejor voluntad, las decisiones no se toman basadas en la evidencia, es decir, en lo que pasa en las comunidades. El Gobierno no evalúa los programas que está implementando. Es una obligación revisarlos para saber si están funcionando o no”.

¿Cómo está Colombia frente a otros países?

Igual, aumentó el gasto en educación. Pasó de invertir 2,5 puntos del PIB, hace 25 años, a 5 puntos en la actualidad, que es el promedio de la región. En cobertura, es un país modelo, porque es casi universal. En términos de aprendizajes, Colombia es uno de los 10 países que participan en las pruebas Pisa y ha tenido mejorías en los resultados obtenidos.

¿Cuáles son los retos que debe encarar Colombia para potenciar sus niveles educativos?

Dos fundamentales. El primero, que los niveles de aprendizaje son muy bajos, incluso con los países con un PIB similar al de Colombia. Los estudiantes están rezagados, y solo el 30 % alcanza un estándar mínimo en matemáticas. Segundo, hay brechas de aprendizaje en familias de bajos ingresos, porque están rezagados casi que un año y medio y eso debe reducirse desde las políticas del Estado.

¿Qué deben hacer los gobiernos para crear estrategias que permitan reducir la deserción escolar?

Usar la evidencia para tomar decisiones. Es importante entender los retos y dificultades a los que se enfrentan los adolescentes para saber el porqué abandonan, si es por falta de interés o porque la educación que reciben no es pertinente para su entorno. Por ejemplo, los programas de becas y premios son efectivos.

Fuente de la Noticia:

http://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/educacion/mas-inversion-en-educacion-no-implica-calidad-BB7542650

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EEUU: Noam Chomsky será profesor en la Universidad de Arizona

EEUU/ 24 de octubre de 2017/Fuente: http://www.eluniversal.com

El académico, de 88 años, se incorporará este mes a la universidad y comenzará a impartir clases en 2018 como profesor de medio tiempo.

La Universidad de Arizona contrató al reconocido académico y activista político Noam Chomsky como miembro de su departamento de lingüística.

Chomsky, de 88 años, se incorporará este mes a la universidad y comenzará a impartir clases en 2018 como profesor de medio tiempo.

El lingüista ha escrito más de 100 libros y es conocido a nivel internacional por sus comentarios sociales, ha sido un habitual orador en la universidad y en el pasado ha impartido cursos en la escuela.

Será profesor titular en el Departamento de Lingüística y estará a cargo de un programa de justicia social y ambiental.

Chomsky es considerado un pionero en la lingüística moderna y un héroe para muchos liberales que lo admiran por sus escritos políticos. Ha sido sujeto de siete biografías y ha aparecido en más de 20 películas y documentales.

Su legado adquirió más importancia en la aclamada cinta de 2016 «Captain Fantastic» protagonizada por Viggo Mortensen, en la cual una familia que vive aislada de la sociedad celebra un «Día de Noam Chomsky» en lugar de la Navidad.

«Chomsky estableció la lingüística moderna. En un pensador impresionante», dijo Natasha Warner, directora del Departamento de Lingüística en un comunicado de prensa. «La oportunidad que tendrán los estudiantes de lingüística de la Universidad de Arizona de aprender de él de forma habitual es simplemente increíble».

Noam Chomsky revolucionó el campo de la lingüística al desarrollar la «Teoría de la Gramática Universal». Encontró que todo el discurso humano se basa en la estructura natural del cerebro.

El académico dijo a la universidad que se enamoró de las montañas y del desierto en Tucson, y que tiene «una atmósfera que es pacífica y manejable».

Fuente de la Noticia:

http://www.eluniversal.com/noticias/cultura/noam-chomsky-sera-profesor-universidad-arizona_666271

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Making education meaningful and relevant in African countries

African/October 24, 2017/Source: http://www.iran-daily.com

In Africa, achieving a meaningful and relevant education means addressing a web of challenges in society in order to attain a transformative outcome.

However, only 43 percent of young people have access to secondary education and only eight percent can access tertiary education, according to UNESCO’s Global Monitoring Report, 2016, newtimes.co.rw wrote.

Thus, in order to achieve a more educated population, a higher retention of more girls and young women in schools, especially those pursuing the sciences, will contribute to social transformation.

Given the huge education gap between the number of boys and girls studying sciences, a disruption in traditional mindsets must occur. Young women need to be at the forefront alongside young men when it comes to making change.

Linah Divine Icyezumutima is a Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM) student at FAWE School and one of the secondary school scholars that The MasterCard Foundation supports through FAWE Rwanda. She chose to study science subjects because she wants to become a pilot.

“When I was still young, I remember, I saw it fly in the skies. I was told that it was an animal. So I used to run and hide because I was terrified! But after I knew what it was, I loved watching it fly in the sky as a child. I always thought to myself, why can’t I be the one to fly that thing,” Icyezumutima narrated her childhood experience with airplanes.

Nevertheless, it has not been a smooth road for the seventeen-year-old Icyezumutima. Three years ago, Icyezumutima was an O’Level candidate when her mother passed away. This was a huge blow to her studies as her hopes for tuition were dashed.

“It was really difficult when my mother died. Even though my father is alive, he doesn’t care that much because he has another wife and he doesn’t know such kinds of stories about us. So I went to live with my grandmother in Byumba,” she said.

Together with her older brother and younger sister, they were taken in by their grandmother who cultivates land to take care of them. She appeared to be the end of her education. And, despite doing her national exams while carrying the grief of her mother’s death, she excelled. She was located by FAWE Rwanda for the Scholars program and is an A’Level candidate today.

Speaking about the challenges that girls face with pursuing education in the science field, Icyezumutima said it was a matter of perspective and determination.

“Rwanda is developing and I just feel comfortable with my country and this is what motivates me to inspire other girls to reach for their goals. Your past does not determine your destiny, you have to be focused and know what you want to achieve. Give your best effort and reach your goals,” she said.

Ivy Mwai is the Senior Program Manager, Education and Learning at The MasterCard Foundation that works to make education relevant and meaningful by investing $800 million to support 35,000 scholars globally. The bulk of these students are African in both secondary and Tertiary institutions, with a few in Lebanon and Costa Rica.

“Historically, girls have not been encouraged to pursue sciences but have always been told that science subjects are for boys and difficult, and that girls should stick to simple subjects. Yet there are many young women who have a lot of potential and interest in science subjects,” Mwai said.

“We have been very intentional about supporting young women overall, particularly those in sciences so that they can pursue their studies without any distractions. This way, they can join some of the finest schools both at secondary and tertiary levels,” she said.

Emphasising girls’ education comes with greater returns because when girls are educated, families benefit more. Girls are more likely than their counterparts to raise their family’s income, stay healthy and participate in uplifting their community once they are educated. This is why two-thirds of all the MasterCard Scholars are women — at 66 percent.

“We believe that women are a living science everyday and once they are able to practice and especially do it in school they are able to contribute even greater in their economies, communities and ideas that will change the world,” Mwai said.

“If you look at AIMS (Africa Institute of Mathematics and Sciences), their catch-phrase is, ‘The next Einstein will be African’; but we like to add, ‘An African woman’ to it”, she said.

The challenge for the Foundation has been finding the right kind of scholars, those who are most vulnerable and yet with so much potential. They facilitate the ability for some partners to hire more people to go to the grassroots and connect with organizations there to go beyond the limited context within which they operate. This means expanding their inclusivity and equity within the program to reach the populations by cutting across geographic limitations, marginalized people, those with disabilities, gender and bringing in those who would traditionally not be able to access education in sciences.

Through supporting the existing programs of their partners the Foundation’s scholars program enables young women to pursue their education dreams. In Rwanda, they partner with CMU-A (Carnergie Melon University-Africa), AIMS (Africa Institute of Mathematics and Sciences), ALU (Africa Leadership University) and FAWE Rwanda through whom they support over 1200 high school students.

Source:

http://www.iran-daily.com/News/202853.html

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Biggest Education Exhibition of Pakistan

Pakistan/October 24, 2017/Source: http://middleeast-business.com

BIGGEST EDUCATION EXHIBITION OF PAKISTAN TO TAKE PLACE ON 28-29 APRIL 2018

EdEx Pakistan – The Higher Education & Training Exhibition will be held from 28 – 29 April 2018 at the Karachi Expo Centre. The largest Education Expo to be held in Pakistan, it will feature over 80 leading local and international universities, colleges and higher education institutes, various training institutes from all across the globe.

Organized by Expology Private Ltd., EdEx Pakistan will provide an ideal platform for local and international universities and colleges to promote their accredited courses – ranging from Bachelor›s Degree, Post-Graduation/Masters and Doctorate Programmes. The Expo also opens a window of opportunity for these higher education institutes to meet with key Government entities, professionals and local students seeking to study abroad.

Apart from playing a prominent role in the country’s development, the exhibition is organized with the objective of helping institutes of higher learning reach a cross section of Pakistani students who have the qualification and the means to contemplate further education in Pakistan or abroad. Faculty, admission officers and career counselors will interact with the visiting students directly on a one-on-one basis.

One of the largest and complete education fairs, EdEx Pakistan sets the stage to meet aspiring and promising students interested to study in Pakistan and abroad. You cannot afford to miss out Pakistan’s most important event of international universities, business schools and colleges which brings you thousands of potential students face-to-face, parents and agents from all over the country. Students can be informed about the study opportunities offered at your campus.

EdEx Pakistan is a unique education fair showcasing universities, colleges and other educational Institutions from all across the world. This fair is the most exciting platform for introducing your institutions to an eager and growing market of potential students ready to study abroad.

Pakistan is one of the leading international markets in Asia for recruiting students in to educational institutions from all over the world.

For Exhibiting Enquiries and Sponsorship Opportunities in EdEx Pakistan, please contact Mr. Muhammad Usman, Expology on Mobile No: +92 322 2711608 or e-mail media@edexpak.com, Website: www.edexpak.com

Source:

http://middleeast-business.com/biggest-education-exhibition-pakistan/

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Namibian: Hardap schools struggle to implement inclusive education

Namibian/October 24, 2017/By: Hilma Hashange/ Source: https://www.namibian.com.na

SCHOOLS in the Hardap region are struggling to implement the curriculum introduced into the education sector in 2012 to end the segregation and exclusion of individuals.

The curriculum is designed to end discrimination or segregation on the grounds of academic performance, gender, race, culture, religion, lifestyle, health conditions and disability. The ministry’s policy on inclusive education states that the curriculum is based on the understanding that all pupils have the right to be educated with peers, friends and family members, in their own neighbourhood or local community.

However, according to Veronika Axakhoes, principal of A A Denk Memorial School at Kalkrand in the Naukluft circuit, even though inclusive education entails that pupils should be taught inclusively without anyone being left out, some pupils are automatically left out because of the lack of learning support from the teachers.

“As long as a pupil is not taught on his or her level of ability in that subject, that learner is automatically left out of this inclusive teaching system,” she said.

Axakhoes further said pupils taught in a normal classroom and who experience learning difficulties find it hard to achieve the basic competencies in that lesson because the lesson is usually beyond the pupil’s basic understanding.

“If a pupil is, however, taught on his or her level no matter what level the teacher has to start from, the pupil will show some improvement and at least get some understanding and his or her mind will be opened up,” said Axakhoes.

She said for inclusive education to work, learning support is needed and that phonics should be the basics. “Reading should be integrated during lessons so that every pupil should at least know what phonics are because if you do not know phonics, you will not be able to read, and if you cannot read, there is no way you will be able to study and if you cannot study, you will fail. All these leads to pupils being transferred until they reach Grade 10 and it is from there that the problem escalates,” she added.

Axakhoes, who has 22 years experience in teaching, said she has also taught in other regions such as Erongo, Otjozondjupa and Omaheke where she conducted special learning sessions.

“I have noticed that the sessions we had with the pupils in those regions were fruitful because they are improving. When I started here at A A Denk Memorial School, the teachers were trying hard to provide learning support and from experience I advised them to have phonics cards for every lesson, clear pronunciation of words from the teachers and especially integrate reading in all subjects,” said Axakhoes.

She said she had informed the circuit inspector, Herbert Britz, about the concerns of pupils with learning difficulties and held several meetings with both the inspector and several education officers earlier this year.

She appealed to the ministry to separate pupils with learning difficulties so that they can be taught from the basic level of their understanding.

“We understand that the inclusive education policy does not allow for pupils to be separated but if government can allow that they be taught separately, then the system will have a huge impact on these pupils. Teachers, especially in lower primary, should also be given training on how to offer learning support to pupils with learning difficulties,” Axakhoes pleaded.

Echoing the principal’s sentiments, head girl of A A Denk Memorial school, Legine Garises pleaded on behalf of the pupils with learning difficulties at the school. She said although the inclusive education is well thought out on paper and does not discriminate or stereotype slow learners, the programme has its challenges.

“The fact that we are taught in one classroom with pupils who are average and above average achievers, teachers find it difficult to reach our level. Although we are not labelled as slow learners, it becomes evident within ourselves that we cannot do what the other pupils can do. Frustrations build up and our self-esteem suffers, which eventually results in a lot of pupils dropping out of school,” said the Grade 7 pupil.

Teachers at the school said one of the biggest problems they face is with reading. The teachers also said the pupils have difficulties with phonics, and said the learning support in a 40 minute lesson cannot cater for the different levels of learning abilities.

The teachers also pleaded with the parents and guardians to offer support to their children.

Confirming the difficulties by the schools in the Naukluft circuit, Britz said the issue is not a regional, but a national problem.

“We have discussed the issue at length at my office and had a brainstorming exercise on how to deal with it and identified a few challenges. We try to address this issue in our circuit by using experts to train teachers on how to offer learning support. It is difficult, however, because we cannot reach all the teachers in the circuit let alone the region,” he said.

He said although certain measures are in place, it is simply not enough because a lot of pupils develop a backlog that is not easy to erase.

“Learning support is something that should be an ongoing exercise, not only in primary schools but also in high schools,” said Britz, adding that the matter had been brought to the attention of the education regional director.

“The director is fully aware of the challenges. We, however, tried to address them but budget cuts are hampering our efforts. All schools address the issue against their own circumstances,” he said. Contacted for comment, acting education regional director Ernfrieda Stephanus said she is not aware of the concerns raised by Axakhoes on inclusive education as she is acting on behalf of regional director Mzingisi Gqwede, who is on sick leave.

Source:

https://www.namibian.com.na/60709/read/Hardap-schools-struggle-to-implement-inclusive-education

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Skills Gap – The achilles of Sri Lanka’s education sector

Sri Lanka/October 24, 2017/Source: Lanka Bussines Online

As Sri Lanka enters an increasingly competitive international environment with a renewed emphasis on transforming itself into a modern economy, the importance of promoting technological innovationsand generating an educated workforce with market oriented skills cannot be over emphasized. High quality human resources with science and technology knowledge and a skilled labour force are necessary to keep up and improve on the country’s global competitiveness.

Link between Access to Tertiary Education and Skills Mis-match

As of 2014, only 5 per cent of 20-24 year olds were enrolled at a university, while another 8 per cent were enrolled in other educational institutions and only a 3 per cent of the same age group were enrolled in technical education and vocational training (TEVT) courses. The main reasons behind this lower tertiary enrolment include capacity constraints of the state university system, unavailability of a proper parallel higher education system with private sector involvement, and an underdeveloped TEVT sector. Given these, most of the school leavers usually find unskilled work or engage in casual jobs. This limited higher educated human capital acts as a constraint in catering to the labour market demand for advanced skilled workers.

ICT and English language are the most demanded soft skills in the country. Individuals competent in English have access to better quality jobs with higher salaries and benefits in the domestic labour market as well as internationally. However, the Census of Population and Housing 2012 dataconducted by the DCS reveals that of the age 15 and above population, English literacy (ability to speak, read and write) and computer literacy were around 22 per cent and 23 per cent, respectively. This situation creates a gap in meeting the demand for soft skills as previously noted.

The primary reason behind this skills mismatch is that the quality of the general and higher education systems – provided mainly by the public sector – does not transmit much productive skills to students. Also, there are supply side bottlenecks for more demanding subjects such as Science, ICT education, etc. at the school level — out of 10,162 schools only 10 per cent have the facilities to teach A-Level in the science stream.These have resulted in mismatches between the demands of the market and the skills of school and university graduates.

Sri Lanka also does not appear to produce graduates with the necessary skills needed for the job market. There is a mismatch in the courses offered by universities and competencies needed by the private sector. A major reason for the skill mismatch is the outdated curricula, aggravated by the lack of interaction with the private sector when designing degree programmes. For example, of those who do attend a university, nearly one-third are studying in the Arts Stream, whereas these Arts graduates are less employable when compared to graduates of other subject streams.Finally, there is no proper career guidance system to advise school leavers leading to an inadequate flow of information between youth and the labour market. Inadequate information flows between the youth and the labour market such as of the types of job opportunities in the labour market, limit the aspirations, and life goals of youth.

Reforms to BridgeSkill Gaps to World of Work

It is essential to reform the school and university curricula by introducing more market oriented subjects such as ICT/technological subjects as core subject in each A-Level subject stream, especially in the arts stream, in order to bridge the gap between demand and supply for these vital skills.

It is also a necessity to provide access to equal opportunities for education to all students across the country. Opportunities for education in science should be extended to remove involuntary discrimination for science education. While the number of science teaching schools needs to be increased to address equitable distribution, the technology stream should be strengthened where provision of science teaching is not possible.

It is essential setting national standards for all tertiary providers to revamp controversy surrounding of private higher education providers. Also, state universities should change to become dynamic centers of teaching and learning that will react to changes in the market in a timely manner. Curriculum should be reformed to match the skills demands of the globalized labour market with sufficient practical applications. Linkages should be developed between universities and private sector when designing the courses, securing the relevance of training to the changing needs of enterprises and labour markets.

A minimum of two years training is recommended for students after sitting for O-Levels to address the skill gaps of school leavers. Training programme should be more work-oriented technical training in different fields such as hotel, construction, textile and garment sectors, etc. Vocational education systems should be linked with industries that can absorb these students.

To address the labour market information gap among school leavers, awareness and absorptive capacities of industries, as well as education and training institutes needs to be developed. Raising awareness should be done at the school level after sitting for O-Levels. This awareness campaign should be done in a well-planned manner, with the involvement of vocational training authorities, private sector institutes, etc.

Source:

http://education.einnews.com/article/411285973/pEyjzJxrAfoM0Pk0?lcf=eG8zt30RHq4WcGF5PkFdHg%3D%3D

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