Of
late, a lot of higher education qualifications are found to be going obsolete
much faster than ever.
What do you think are
the causes and effects of this condition?
A
qualification that is fine for the times may not be so for the times in the making.
This is true. But, today, the speed with which qualifications go irrelevant is
getting higher. It is caused by several forces and the consequences are
far-reaching and unpleasant.
The
first thing is that industry requirements are changing much faster. For example,
in the olden times, a qualification was able to stand the test of time for a
while, for the industrialization was not happening that faster. Today, the
story is different and the need for frequent change is very high and that speed
is not kept by the educators and the higher education seekers.
The
second force that makes this happen is the diversification in the existing businesses
and working environments. This happens in many ways. Sometimes, for example, an
existing business type may go irrelevant and the qualifications that kept that industry
fed would also face the same fate. Similar is the case with some organizations
that go for newer businesses where also what the qualified ones need is
industry-friendly skills and knowledge.
This
vulnerability is really harmful. The primary concern is the time, money and
efforts being lost. Higher education, for example, is an investment for many,
and if a qualification fails to bring in the returns all of a sudden,
naturally, there will be great sense of loss. Secondly, there will be huge
number of educated-unemployed and under-employed candidates everywhere. This is
actually a great human resource loss. Resultantly, disappointment, hopelessness
will set in among the educated and employed, and they will be forced to go on
picking up newer qualifications every time.
In
short, different causes other than the ones above could be identified if we
look around, and time to time, the causes may differ as well. But, the consequences
of this volatile condition will be almost same across all academic and
professional environs.
Ajaypeesdoc.
28.6.15
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