Skill-based short-term courses need of the hour, says Madhusudan Sai

Performance by the Sai Symphony Orchestra, comprising students of Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence and Sathya Sai Loka Seva Gurukulam, at Compassion in Action programme in Hyderabad on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Stressing the urgent need to align education with industry requirements, Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai, founder of the One World One Family Mission, said that skill-based short-term courses are the need of the hour and announced a proposal to introduce them across the institutions run by the mission.
Speaking at the “Compassion in Action” programme held in Hyderabad on Friday, Sadguru highlighted the widening gap between conventional academic learning and industry expectations. In an interaction with noted Tollywood producer and Suresh Productions Managing Director Daggubati Suresh Babu, he called for comprehensive reforms in the education sector.
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