The future of work in this ever-changing economy demands agile, skilled and proactive employees. To become industry-ready, every worker follows the age-old practice of gaining good grades in college and earning a degree. While degrees and certifications hold a certain value in a student’s career, they don’t confirm their employability skills when they step into the corporate world. As a result, the need for workplace preparedness should be facilitated by universities in addition to their curriculum.
How colleges can develop educational programs that foster workplace preparedness
Undeniably, working on the ground will certainly help an individual gain real knowledge, but universities can begin honing their skills right from college.
Partner with companies and organizations:
Some employers want dedicated skills, such as engineers or marketing specialists, others, perhaps scout for learners and critical thinkers, beyond a student’s major. As you move ahead with partnering with corporations, make sure they understand your curriculum and college background beforehand.
Encourage student participation:
Create a Q&A forum for students who can engage and learn from their peers. This not only builds confidence among students but becomes an essential part of inclusive online learning.
How to prepare students for the workplace?
Project-based learning
One of the most critical steps in developing their skills is through project-based learning. When you assign a project to students, it allows them to work independently or collaboratively. Additionally, it enhances their problem-solving skills when they are put into an actual situation beyond the classroom walls. Project-based learning builds critical thinking and measures the potential of each student.
Real-world experience
The power of a place and culture enhances social and emotional skills. Colleges can collaborate with local businesses, NGOs, community centers to involve students in real-world problems. As a volunteering program, students could become part of these community groups, identify their challenges, and collaborate with them to raise awareness.
Entrepreneurial courses
Observing the changing dynamics of work, universities should offer entrepreneurial subjects in their curriculum. Students, especially in colleges, have fresh perspectives and new ideas. Hence, they need to know how to leverage technology and have the right skills to create, start and manage their own businesses if they wish to.
Proctortrack builds confidence among students as they hold a valuable degree.
Universities and colleges train students so that they are qualified and capable of getting a job. They can further add value to their learning capabilities by maintaining academic honesty even in distance learning. Since remote examinations have become quite prominent post-Covid, it is observed that students have stopped taking studies seriously. Paraphrasing answers from websites, using Bluetooth devices, cheating through notes have become some of the most common incidents of academic misconduct.
Proctortrack preserves academic integrity through automated live proctoring.
ProctorLive AI, a real-time proctoring technology, prevents cheating by detecting and recording suspicious behavior of students. For example, a live proctor intervenes when a candidate uses a Bluetooth device or looks away from the screen based on test violations flagged by the AI.
