Some people think that universities should provide graduates with the knowledge and skills needed in the workplace. Others think that the true function of a university should be to give access to knowledge for its own sake, regardless of whether the course is useful to an employer. What, in your opinion, should be the main function of a university?

Whether universities should contribute their students to teach the knowledge as well as
skills
required in the workplace is a matter of debate. I completely believe that the fundamental function of universities is to ensure qualified graduates
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are ready to
work
for
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.
To begin
with, there an array of individual benefits for people who graduated from a university that gives information about
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of
work
. Primarily, those with the knowledge and
skills
required for
companies
could find a
job
easily because most
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employers
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want to hire someone who has not only
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but
also
business
skills
.
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, the possibility of finding a
job
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those is higher than others. Equally importantly, qualified graduates could adopt as soon as possible in their workplace when they start a new
job
.
This
makes them
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to
work
for their
job
. Apart from what has been said earlier, being employees that
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business
skills
and information about their
job
in the company could contribute
companies
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in terms of productivity. Put simply,
companies
do not spend time to teach their new staff how to
work
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companies
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their business. Take a staff who learned knowledge and
skills
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that he will
work
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example;
companies
that recruit
this
staff complete orientation training fast and could start on their works, which makes
companies
move on
further
. In conclusion, I do advocate that universities should teach
skills
that are obligatory for
work
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job
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individuals and employers.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Lifelong learning
  • Holistic development
  • Vocational training
  • Industry-specific competencies
  • Critical thinking
  • Creative problem-solving
  • Academic research
  • Intellectual development
  • Ethics and values
  • Societal contribution
  • Job market demands
  • Practical training
  • Internships
  • Knowledge advancement
  • Global challenges
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