Digital University important for quality education: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
Employment News-Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday said a technology-based approach and initiatives like digital universities in line with the new education policy will be important in increasing access to quality education. Addressing the "India Today Education Conclave 2022", Pradhan said, "Access to quality and affordable education and adoption of innovative and out-of-the-box measures to bring the vast majority of the country's population into the formal education and proven skilling infrastructure." needed .''
He said that it is the priority of the government to create a strong and resilient system with the aim of making education accessible to all. The Education Minister stressed the need to adopt innovative and innovative methods to increase access to quality and affordable education and to bring the vast population of the country under formal education and proven skilling infrastructure. He said that technology-driven approach and initiatives like Digital University in line with NEP (New Education Policy) will be important in increasing access to quality education.
Pradhan said that NEP 2020 lays out the approach and path to meet the needs of each and every learner from ECCE level and build a vibrant and equitable knowledge society. “We are working towards integrating skill education with schooling and higher education to promote employability,” he said. Referring to the future of jobs and skills, he said, “The nature of jobs is changing and the Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0 presents us both a challenge and an opportunity to skill up our vast population, upgrade their skills.” A comprehensive change should be brought in the process and it should be made more motivating with a view to make our youth future ready along with using IR 4.0. Pradhan said, “The National Education Policy seeks to develop our students and youth into a global citizen equipped with new age ideas and skills and to establish India as the knowledge economy of the 21st century. Prioritizes learning in languages.