While underlining the importance of skill development, we must facilitate its learning on a wider scale. With employers looking for specific skills in potential candidates, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), in close collaboration with the National Skill Development Council (NSDC), is working on making skill development training viable in schools.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Skill India Campaign on 15 July 2015 with an aim to train over 40 crore people in India in different skills by 2022. Since its launch, the focus has shifted from being just educated to equipping oneself with the requisite skills to be ready for future jobs. To survive in this fast-developing world, it is important for the youth to possess skill sets that can help them stay industry-relevant.
With technology disrupting jobs across the industries, not only skilling but reskilling is equally important to encounter the challenge of automation. NSDC has laid the ground for the reskilling of the existing workforce on upcoming technologies to prepare a future-ready workforce.
Undoubtedly, technological advancements in the healthcare sector have extraordinary benefits and care for patients. Doctors are now able to address health issues in a more enhanced, efficient and cost-effective manner as biomedical research continues to advance. New medical equipment is developed that can be used to perform non-invasive surgeries. This allows quick healing of patients undergone non-invasive surgery. Scanning devices have significantly improved allowing better diagnosis and monitoring. The technological advancements have transformed the medical field drastically. As expected, many more will come which makes the medical field more efficient and has made it possible to save even more lives, just imagine what the future holds.
The technological development in the medical field had a great impact on the practices of healthcare professionals as well. Most of the healthcare facilities nowadays are using advanced medical technologies, which are also updated periodically. In the present context of globalization, almost 90% of employment opportunities require specific vocational skills. The demand for skilled and multi-skilled workers has increased in the healthcare industry where professionals should know how to operate modern machines and equipment. Therefore, there is a critical need for quality skill development and training.
Training institutes need to emphasize more on preparing students with future-ready skills and creating a skilled workforce that is ready to face the challenges of the emerging technological era.
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