India: Preparation for the World of Work

Matthias Pilz

ISBN 10: 3658085010 / ISBN 13: 9783658085018

Published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Feb 2016, 2016

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Neuware -This book explores how the Indian education and training system prepares young people for the world of work and for the requirements of the employment market ¿ because India is a leading industrialised nation with a very young population and a high demand for a skilled workforce. Indian experts write from a course-specific perspective, offering a comprehensive picture of educational policy, curriculum design and cultural characteristics. The virtual absence of a formalised system of vocational training in India underlines the importance of this research.Springer VS in Springer Science + Business Media, Abraham-Lincoln-Straße 46, 65189 Wiesbaden 364 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: India: Preparation for the World of Work
• Publisher: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Feb 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3658085010
• ISBN 13: 9783658085018
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

This book explores how the Indian education and training system prepares young people for the world of work and for the requirements of the employment market – because India is a leading industrialised nation with a very young population and a high demand for a skilled workforce. Indian experts write from a course-specific perspective, offering a comprehensive picture of educational policy, curriculum design and cultural characteristics. The virtual absence of a formalised system of vocational training in India underlines the importance of this research.

About the Author

Prof. Dr. Matthias Pilz is Full Professor of Business Education at the University of Cologne and Director of the Center for Modern Indian Studies at the University of Cologne (CMIS-UC) and of the German Research Center for Comparative Vocational Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T).