NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY 2020 CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS IN ACADEMIA & INDUSTRY

Abstract

The National Education policy 2020 is welcome and ambitious re-imagination of India’s education system into a modern, progressive and equitable one. Successful execution of this policy calls for dramatic simplification of decision-making structures and re-priotization of budgetary resources in months and years to come. This policy is comprehensive framework for primary education towards higher education and vocational training in rural and urban areas with collaboration of industries to develop the level of education skill.

Teacher Education is a programme that is related to the development of teacher’s proficiency and competence which would enable and empower the prospective teachers to meet the requirement of the profession and face the challenges there in the prospective teachers would be able to live up the expectation of the nation only when they pursue a sound, flexible, programmatic and innovative and comprehensive teacher education programme. Today in our country, this education is provided to the prospective teacher in the form of teacher education programme which is inclusive of Pre-Service education induction and in-service education. There is a much scope for enhancement, especially in the qualitative aspects of teacher education. Not only that the curricula should be modified, rather the entire education programme at all the stages should undergo drastic changes as NCTE has suggested. Becoming a teacher education is a complex and challenging endeavour within a pan city of reported professional development, teaching motivation, coaching, facilitation of collaboration between diverse organisation.

System-wide ICT transformation leads to the potential for private sector participation in technology provision, infrastructure setups, and capability development for both academic and administrative aspects. Opportunity for industry participation in research, co-delivery short term skill certificates and partnering in the creation of online universities the private sector to be involved as experts in setting up and operationalizing the NETF (National Educational Technology Forum).

To approach industries to collaborate with universities for making employable skill candidate in future who work to make strong foundation of education system and build a strong nation.