What prompted TN Hari, the HR Head of Bigbasket, to make vocational education the focus of his newest book Cutting the Gordian Knot? What place do vocational skills hold in bridging the gap between available jobs and degree holders? Do skills trump degrees, and if so why are we still chasing degrees which do little to boost employability?
Classifying the employment problem into ‘India’ and ‘Bharat’ the book aims to take readers through unique perspectives gained from interactions with both urban and rural blue collar workers. The author calls for better access to short-term training courses aligned with industry demand including ‘learning on the job’.
Women representation in the workforce is another key point mooted in the book. As is leveling the playing field for SMEs which hold tremendous unlocked opportunities to become skills-based employment generators.
So, what must change in Indian education and how can the government support the much-needed transformations to make employability linked education a reality in India? Read it here.
