Govt. will take steps to create employment opportunities for graduates: Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar announced that the state government is working to address the mismatch between academic degrees and employment opportunities. Officials also encouraged students to upskill in Artificial Intelligence to remain competitive in the evolving job market.
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This highlights the growing policy focus on bridging the gap between higher education outcomes and industrial labor demands in India.
The Tamil Nadu government is aware of the gap between education and employment prevailing in the State and will take steps to find a solution soon, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar said here on Saturday.
Addressing management, faculty, and students of Patrician College of Arts and Science at the closing ceremony of its Silver Jubilee celebrations, Mr. Prabhakar said that gaps in policy have led to several degree and diploma holders in the State unable to find jobs to match their education. “There is a gap in jobs suited for education, remuneration commensurate with talent, and revenue earned from the knowledge acquired.” One of the reasons, he said was the mushrooming of engineering colleges in the State, though Tamil Nadu has several Arts and Science colleges that offered new and interesting courses.
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