Journal of English Language Teaching

Using Tablet PCs to Develop Engineering Graduates’ Employability Skills

Sheelam Jain

Career Mentor and Associate Professor, MIT Group of Institutes, Ujjain, India

Keywords: Employability skills, communication skills, Tablet Education, Engineering graduates

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Abstract

Technology and learning shares a symbiotic relationship and their right integration improves students’ overall performance.  Although academic brilliance plays a significant role in an individual’s holistic development, the role of various life skills cannot be ignored in their overall employability. One of the most common technology tools, Tablet Pc offers a powerful way to enhance student’s employability by improving various essential skills. While poor employability imposes difficulties for functioning in all areas of life and represents a problem in the modern working world, developing these skills through technology integration is likely to be an important solution to the risk of employability. The present paper offers strategies to enhance graduates’ employability through the use of tablets Pcs in technology education.

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