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Outdated or Upskilling: Staying Afloat in A Competitive Market


Gone are the days when a degree was synonymous with theories and bookish knowledge. An ideal education is one that essentially demands the creation of skills. Skills that allow you to stay afloat in the job market, skills that allow you to stay relevant with the changing times and the knowledge to understand when you need to upskill.

Timeliness of Knowledge: Update Yourself

One is only as good as their knowledge and their knowledge is only as good as its timeliness. Belated knowledge updates are out of style and cater to nothing in your particular making. Even when one may feel burdened by the high frequency of updates in an industry or the fact that lots of events and issues are unpredictable, self-adaptability is essential and in many cases also essential.

The Multidisciplinary Nature of The Industry

Lots of people believe that any subject is essentially multidisciplinary in today’s day and age. It is crucial to remain aware of not just their subjects but also industry updates and how the world is changing. To understand whole systems in place, the present day demands knowledge of disciplines and specialisations to stay ahead of the competition. Learning is intensively researched and educational spaces need to cater to such demands to stay relevant in fields that are constantly in flux.

Knowledge: Practical or Theoretical?

Knowledge that one gains from studying or reading material is generally considered theoretical. In many ways, your source for knowledge creation is secondary– someone else has written the book or the article. At best you understand certain methods, their significance and their impact. On the other hand, practical knowledge is when you create your knowledge through hands-on experience. One works on the concept, understands it and experiences it.

Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship

Market phenomena can be understood as the manifestations of systematic relationships. The phenomenon that is the rise of entrepreneurship is essentially tied to the demands of the market which are creating spaces for the development of such bodies: entrepreneurs and their skills. Intrapreneurship too is a skill that the market now demands. Given the fact that the tide is set for such development and the large number of such bodies that have emerged, the need to keep yourself aware and relevant while also developing strong and cemented basics is crucial to survive in these landscapes. Active learning is crucial in these areas.

Present State: Industry Demands

Given the fact that this is essentially the state of any industry. Where knowledge needs to be both practical and theoretical, an individual needs to be cemented and flexible–staying updated is crucial. The cut-throat competition allows absolutely nothing else.

Rising To This Occasion: The University Scene

At Swarrnim Startup and Innovation University, students generate practical knowledge by walking themselves through endless mediums. The Training and Placement Cell has curated an online learning platform, titled: Swarrnim SkillX. This platform is created to ensure an end-to-end employability solution that enables students to identify changing skill requirements for various jobs. This enables one to be trained in industry-relevant skills resulting in an industry-ready talent pool. The programmes allow students to upskill their skill sets in a self-paced manner to keep up with the changing technological world. With more than 2000 online industry-oriented certification courses, one is geared to stay ahead of the competition. Short-term certification courses cater to areas such as information technology, management, finance, technology, soft skills, language, entrepreneurship, banking and more. In many spaces, there is an underlying idea that believes that enabling students with responsibility for their learning activates and motivates them. It also helps them better prepare for their professional careers. While this may be true, it cannot be denied that a university’s responsibility lies in making students aware of the changes in educational and industrial spaces. Without this information, an extremely motivated student might actively struggle and even fail in building a relevant career.

Swarrnim: Additional Spaces To Upscale and Update

Internships & Projects

Internships and projects enable hands-on learning experiences. This creates scope to make mistakes and learn from them. One instinctively knows where they stand in the competitive world so that they can take steps to improve themselves.

Industry Meets and Industry Visits

Hosting industries allows students to understand the market and interact with professionals. Reputed industry tycoons give students insights into their experiences that are bound to help them professionally. Students also visit industries to comprehend the functions of the business world, enabling exposure and experience.

Faculty Training

Faculty are deputed to various industries to enhance their teaching capability. An updated faculty is crucial for the upskilling of the students. In various ways and spaces, Swarrnim is rising to the need of the hour: to keep education relevant and to build skills that keep students interested, updated and upscaling to meet the requirements of an industry that is forever in flux.