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EMPLOYABILITY AND CAREER READINESS THROUGH CURRICULUM AND SKILLS Dr. Gurusharan Kaur*1, Dr. Rajinder kaur*2, Mrs. Deepti Mehta*3 *1Asst. *2Asst.
Prof.(Dept. of Computer Science/ Mathematics), Career College, Bhopal (M.P), India.
Prof.(Dept. of Management), Chandigarh group of colleges, Jhanjeri (Chandigarh), India. *3Asst.
Prof (Dept. of Linguistics), Career College, Bhopal (M.P), India.
ABSTRACT Employability can be defined as the condition that facilitates to acquire job opportunities in any field. A change in the curriculum to encourage expertise in a particular area will help to meet the demands of the dynamic, uncertain work place that is a part and parcel of the governmental expectations and traditional core values and also to adjust and adapt to the challenging work environment. It is here that the skills especially skills associated with career readiness and other life skills prepare the student to accept the challenges and face competition in a healthy way. Along with this, it provides a way of preserving diversity of the work environment which is influenced by a variety of factors. Keywords: Employability, Curriculum, Skills, Career Readiness, National Associations of Colleges and Employers, NACE, Ability.
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MEANING OF THE TERM ‘EMPLOYABILITY’
In order to understand the meaning of employability, on the basis of extensive research findings, we found that it depends on the demands of the employer (company), the skills and qualifications needed to fit into the grove of employment as if it was meant for you only. Employability is a term that is mainly defined as a capability to suit, adjust and adapt to a new, unknown and dynamic workforce. Employability focuses on the inherent skills of individual crossing all boundaries across its length and breadth and strives on its depth through expertise in a particular area. Example, a student learning Hindu Philosophy will develop knowledge relating to this particular discipline if he does it in Sanskrit Language. It will give him a cross cutting edge over others if he studies it in Sanskrit/ Hindi Language. Curriculum of Employability The Curriculum of Employability should be designed in such a manner that it is beneficial for both the employer as well as the student. Further, it should help students to develop their employability skills, career readiness by developing ability for self-reflection and to identify and articulate their skills, competencies, interests and motivations in relation to their career planning. Employability also emphasizes on strengthening communication skills. The student has to deliver his best in a challenging, unknown, uncertain territory in which he has to adapt to his respective areas of expertise into multiple contexts, industries, or workplaces. As a result, employability is a process which enables the student to develop into a highly sought-after, competitive professionals who possess both length (complete knowledge in a particular discipline/skill) and breadth (a wide range of skills required to face different environments) and also to adjust and adapt to the changes in the global world and also the ever-changing student needs. Rather, no one set definition of employability is possible to explain such a dynamic concept as employability is an ever changing, ever evolving, ever growing concept based highly on human skills. Focus On Employability Employability focuses on the ability of an individual to find suitable job by acquiring real skills required by the said job. That is to say, to possess both expertise in a specific discipline and having the intelligence to www.irjmets.com @International Research Journal of Modernization in Engineering, Technology and Science [1371]