Oluyomi Ola-David Insights

In a dynamic global economy programmed with inevitable economic cycles of booms and busts, job security is a technical falsity. To my mind, 'job holding' sounds more realistic. In any and every job you ever hold, only your invaluable contributions may keep you employed for the long haul, if you choose to remain a placeholder. According to a Nigerian adage credited to the Yorubas, "it is the office that actually succeeds every officeholder". So, even if you lose a job during an 'unfavourable' economic cycle of recession, please do not despair. The skills you have built while you held a job can guarantee your sustainable development, IF ONLY you can think deep and through enough. The twin assets of skills and wholesome faith, if productively engaged, can keep you smiling through all business cycles.

What manner of education  and/or training is necessary and sufficient  to prepare a seafish to thrive and be fully productive at a task on land? For as little or as long a time as a fish stays active on land, it may only tend to sub-optimal survival. It may not maximize productivity. Nevertheless, if a fish receives education and training within  water, its genius is more likely to emerge with practice. Education can be powerful tool for creative societal change when humans are first trained to discover and harness their natural bent. We all must work to ensure that education is useful for everyday life. As we celebrate 2021 International Day of Education, let us create sustainable and empowering education cultures, structure, infrastructure, and intrastructure. What are your thoughts on appropriate education? Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below. Thank you Photo credit: UNESCO Institute of Statistics