Role of Industry Academia Interface in Skill Development

The book deals with the intricate challenges academia faces in integrating skill development into the curriculum, and how improving the industry-academia interface could be a solution through education policies. It responds to the need for skill-centric development, aligning with the demands of Education 4.0 in today's Industry 4.0.

Nilendu Chatterjee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, Bankim Sardar College, West Bengal, India. Suchandra Biswas is serving as an Associate Professor in Chemistry in Bankim Sardar College. Kalyan Chattopadhyay, an Associate Professor at Bankim Sardar College, University of Calcutta, brings over 25 years of experience in English language teaching to his diverse roles as lecturer, teacher trainer, researcher, and advisor.

PART I: INDUSTRY - ACADEMIA INTERFACE, LABOUR MARKET AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT 1. Sustainable Development, Labour Market Transition and Human Capital Formation in a Developing Economy: A Dynamic Growth-Theoretic Analysis 2. Covid-19 and Trends in Labour Employment- Need for Refocusing on Education and Skill Development 3. Inequality, Skill formation and International Trade: The Role of Institutions 4. Towards measurement of Employability: Introducing mQ - Empowerment Quotient PART II: INDUSTRIAL REQUIREMENTS, GOVERNMENT INTIATIATIVES AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT 5. Skill Development to Enhance Productivity of Educational Policy- A Study of North and South 24 Parganas 6. A Comparative Analysis of Public Aid to Innovation Vs Industry-Specific Skill Development: Human capital, Brain drains and Income distribution 7. Role of Different State Government Scholarship Schemes in Skill Development among the Graduates from Poor Households: A Case Study in West Bengal 8. Cash Transfers and Demand Oriented Skill Acquisition under NEP: A Theoretical Exercise PART III: NEW EDUCATION POLICY, TEACHERS' TRAINING AND ROLE OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT 9. Education and Skill among Indian Youth: Evidence and Scope after NEP 2020 10. The National Education Policy-2020: Role of Vocational Education in Skill Development 11. Status of Vocational Training across Indian states on the verge of National Education Policy 2020 12. A Critical Analysis of the Vocational Establishment in India at the Advent of the National Educational Policy, 2020 13. Understanding the Changing Status of The Pedagogy & Skill Development as Per NEP 2020 14. Development of A New Teaching Model for Teachers' Training Visualizing New Education Policy, 2020 and Skill requirements 15. Teacher Education and Skill Development PART IV: INDUSTRY 4.0, MODERN INITIATIVES AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT 16. Labour market transformations in the era of the fourth industrial revolution: A comparative analysis of General-purpose technology (GPT) vs Specific-purpose technology (SPT) 17. Privatisation of Education, Educational Attainment and Household Behaviour in a Developing Economy 18. An Analysis of Employability, Labour Skill Profile and Artificial Intelligence: The Case of New Education Policy 2020 19. Feasibility of Venture Capital and Start-Up Skill Enhancement in a Developing Economy: A Guideline for The Policymakers 20. A Paradigm Shift Towards Online Education in New Normal: A Study in The Context of India Conclusion