Open AccessINTEGRATING SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INDIA AND CANADA
Author(s) -
Mayur Wadhwaniya
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
towards excellence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0974-035X
DOI - 10.37867/te100109
Subject(s) - globe , workforce , curriculum , higher education , economic growth , political science , quality (philosophy) , economics , psychology , philosophy , epistemology , neuroscience
The paper presents a comparative analysis of two emerging economies -India andCanada in case of Skill development in Higher education. The rational for comparing India and Canada is because both countries have a common underline philosophy when it comes to skill development in Higher education. In both the countries, Skill development in Higher Education’ has been central for policy makers, academicians and international education community merely because of the fact that a skilled workforce with quality higher education has the potential to be productive and can contribute immensely to the economic growth and development of the country. Universities and Institutes of higher learning across the globe are in constant pressure to ensure that their graduates are ‘employable’ but it is found that most of the university courses are rarely able to provide a ‘decent employment’ just because of the fact that the curriculums in the university system does not have the component of skill development. This backdrop raises a very fundamental question; what is the extent of importance given to skill development especially in Higher education and how it can be improved further?