Experiential Learning Can Prepare Indian Youths For Global Market: Experts

"Students are lacking in social and intrapersonal skills it is needed to build intrapersonal skills among them through various programmes," said Prof Nagarajan Ramamoorthy, Director of IIM, Amritsar.

He was speaking at BW Education Leadership Summit 2023, organised ny BW Businessworld in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Experts discussed almost every aspect of preparing Indian youth for the global market, from addressing the technical skills gap to encouraging social skills in students, from immersive learning to experiential learning and making youth employable for the international market.

Dr Rupa Vasudeva, Founder and Chancellor, Bhartiya Engineering Science and Technology (BEST) Innovation University, Andhra Pradesh, commented on how organisations should work for the betterment of youth. She said that organisational leadership needs to guide the staff and steer them towards their professional goals and career while they create profound learner experiences with technology that are aligned to the future of work and ensure that the employability is the desired outcome.  

Tarun Anand, Founder and Chancellor of Universal AI University, emphasised on experiential learning, immersive learning and action learning. He said, “There is a skills gap in students, statistics from the US show 55 per cent of American companies look at skills first not your degree and qualification.”  

"For employability, knowledge, skills, attitude and behavior are a must. But knowledge is no more a distinguishing factor today and the technical skills you are learning may be irrelevant after some time, but the skills like critical thinking design thinking and logical skills and soft skills would remain relevant for a longer duration," suggested Professor Vikas Singh, VC, Geeta University, Panipat.