In some countries in Europe, some children from the age of 11 or 13 go to schools to learn more practical skills that will help them get a job. Other children stay in schools which provide a more general academic education. What should schools do to prepare students for the world of work? Give reason for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Nowadays,

schools

are preparing

students

to have both practical

skills

and academic

knowledge

. Many

schools

provide more practical learning whereas some give more of general academic

education

.

This

essay will discuss why some school (write:

schools

; use a plural noun after some provide more general academic

education

than practical

education

and put forward

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to prepare

students

for the

world

of

work

. The

education

system as a whole is focused more

towards

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theoretical

knowledge

than practical

knowledge

. The syllabus being too outdated gives no value to the

students

, as it is very dated and less effective.

For

example

, children studying old lessons makes them less aware of the recent news and developments. Many

students

lack corporate ethics, which hampers their ability to be more efficient.

For

example

, many

first

jobbers find it difficult to cope up with the new job, as they lack practical

skills

.

This

also

affects their productivity.

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mix of practical and theory should be taught by the

schools

so as to train the

students

to be more prepared for the

world

of

work

. As the curriculum and teaching strategies are very old and do not provide much help to the

students

,

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should be on introducing more practical aspects of learning and teaching to equip

students

with

skills

required for the workplace.

Schools

should conduct workshops to train

students

for

work related

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problems and solutions.

For

example

,

class

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dedicated specifically to address

work related

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queries and problems will help

students

be more aware of and confident when they start their

first

job. Providing internship projects will boost the confidence of the student and

also

make them more ready for the corporate

world

.

For

example

, summer internships help the

students

to be more productive as well as be more employable. Practical learning will provide

students

the

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job

skills

they lack. Practice makes perfect; the more one practises the closer one will be towards perfection.

Hence

practical

knowledge

is very essential for being ready for the

world

of

work

beforehand.

This

essay discussed what

schools

can do to provide more practical

knowledge

to

students

for preparing them for the

world

of

work

.