In today’s papers there are so many discussions about how
much is to be spent on education to produce the raw material of HR for the
future workforce, but nowhere in this minefield of humungous expenditure plans
is there a reference to the key that needs to be opened before any of this
proposed expense can begin to achieve the objectives set.
What is that key?
A motivated
student, who is interested in the subject matter of study to pursue a field of
interest with excitement AND has the aptitude to develop their skills to
benefit from it, while supplying their services to the workforce that needs it
and not move away overseas, where pastures are considered better.
The secret to education is the above paragraph of the Raw
Material our Human Resource.
Just read the links to the staggering amounts to be spent in
the next few years. Are you satisfied that the resources spent will achieve the
KEY above, or have we as usual forgotten the wood from the trees? You decide.
THE KEY! Is the THE
KEY
The US$100M is going to total waste as the key is not addressed sufficiently
Before aligning with economic goals, we need the key ready to be directed to the
economic goals
NHRDC comes with Education Proposal of over Rs450Billion for
the 2019 budget – but none of the jokers there has proposed anything other than
step motherly treatment to year 3 to 5 education that is the key
Doesn’t this prove that our experts are OFF THE MARK? – FAILURE
is the result, and knowing the outcome, we must change our thinking fast to the
PRIORITY
5 comments:
Pity the World Bank - they are just wasting this US$100M - another plan that uses existing under performing people to do the impossible.
Just plan on capacity building of teaching staff to begin with. Not enough is being done to attract those who have an aptitude for teaching, into the profession with attractive working conditions as compared with the alternatives available to them.
This is a universal issue, not just in SL. However if we are serious we must lead from the front and not follow.
There are resources languishing, I mean good teachers who have not been recognized and given the tools to expand their ability to reach the kids. Start there in identifying the gems in teachers, One is worth more than the 100 who cannot teach loitering in the education sector
teach focused on micro skill development based on student free choice of short courses that will lead to human capital upgrades and won't lead to migration. no need to study economics when student can learn budgeting, for a practical example.
While the paucity of education is on everyone's tongue, there is no consensus on which point to start.
I agree starting at pre-school will take a few years first to train the teachers if the funds are approved today, and after that roll it into new pre-school curricula.
So it is at least a 20 year project before it shows results in the people, in short the attitude change we need, just like how South Korea did their long term plan to change the whole system after the Korean War
What do we do in between?
Of course that is not addressed here. Might I make a suggestion for practicality.
We have vacancies with no one capable of filling them, how about the state paying a supplement of Rs10K a month on top of what the employer offers, on condition that the employee attends evening and weekend vocational training and obtains minimum marks on continous testing, while being employed.
This will have an added incentive for people to chase those productive careers instead of destructive work in the Public Sector, that add to our woes.
This is similar to focusing on micro skill development in the earlier comment.
What Sri Lanka needs is a JOLT not pissing around with concepts
So immediately put 500,000 government servants out of work, and tell them to find a job. This will be a sharp shock to all
Will cut the budget expense, reduce taxes, and business will take the slack and employ these people who need income, within 6 months.
Tough if they have to do some manual work after relaxing around for years, hardly working. They will get a taste of what real work is. We have spoiled the Government Servants too much.
Don't have any more money spent by Govt on education, except in the socially transformative pre-school stage which is now globally accepted as the point where all interventions should take place on personal development of the future worker
"Teach children to learn by heart" - that is our teachers' motto.
Everything is "learn by heart".
They don't teach understanding concepts and problem solving.
That is why when they go into a job, students have absolutely no clue what to do.
No clue at all.
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