What type of education - and skills - will help in providing better
employment opportunities in the coming days? The economy
has a central role to play in this era of globalization. Thus, an education in business and economics will better prepare them to face the future. A knowledge of the market economy is bound to be useful. Besides business, the field of
applied economics is also gaining in importance and relevance.
The science of prosthetics is useful for the treatment of physically handicapped people.
Prosthetics is both a form of medicine, and a type of engineering. It includes the use of
artificial limbs to help provide locomotion to accident victims. The demand for artificial limbs is growing day by day; and new institutions are being opened to meet this demand. But there is a need to impart proper training for the use of these appliances and equipment.
A person entering into this field must be motivated by a strong desire to help the victim; if he looks upon this as just another profession, he is unlikely to be satisfied.
In the past decade or so, the ceramics industry has expanded rapidly to meet the rising demand for housing. The word ceramics is used to denote construction materials such as tiles, glass and terracotta. The requirement for ceramics comes from fields as diverse as the construction to the space industries. There are two aspects to the study of ceramics - the design aspect and the technology aspect. By changing the structure and the properties of the materials, the ceramic engineer is able to make them more durable and useful.
In this busy (and accident-prone) life, getting oneself and one's property insured is very important. As everybody knows, insurance companies appoint insurance agents to sell their policies to members of the public. Insurance policies are take out to provide financial cover to the individual, and his property. actuarial science is used to estimate the amount of risk involved, using both statistical and mathematical methods> In India, L.I.C. - the Life Insurance Corporation - is the premier insurance company, though there are many others.
Jewellery design is another career for the twenty-first century. People are as fascinated by ornaments as ever and, besides, due to their (continuously) rising costs, they also provide a hedge against inflation. Designing jewellery is a trade that has many similarities with the fashion & apparel industry; novelty and originality are at a premium. This is a trade that provides for healthy profits. And there are plenty of job opportunities available... in grading, sorting and evaluating jewellery, as well as designing it! India has an immeasurable store of precious metals and gems (precious stones), and India is that country with the maximum demand for gold. Now that the market for designed jewellery has gone global, India must make full use of her expertise in this field.