Skills Gap and New Perspectives on Knowledge in Developing Countries (By Shoko Yamada)

Nowadays, the question of “what are human resource abilities” is being asked again globally. In the past, it was widely believed that if a student attended a school with high academic standards or good name recognition for as long as possible, his or her skills would improve and contribute to the development of society, as well as provide more desirable job opportunities. However, in today’s world of rapid social and technological change, it is not certain that graduates will be able to meet the demands of the times if they do not continue to aquire new knowledge after they graduate from school, and it is not certain that they will be able to remain an expert in their field regardless of whether they have any qualifications. In other words, there is a growing risk that the qualifications and degrees that endorse a person as an “expert” or “knowledgeable” will not match the expertise and competence that society expects of that title if the person does not always upgrade.

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