Introduction
The importance of education is obvious for the people of developed countries today. Everyone is aware of the possibilities the education can provide in the modern world. It puts an individual to the certain cultural level, provides him with the common knowledge of the world, gives tips on how to search and analyse the information, and unites people of different cultures on the basics of common ideas and understanding. What about people of the developing countries, where general education is not required or even not available to the significant amount of population? What if the vast knowledge is not obligatory for the work they do? The issue of the importance of the education for the industrial workers in developing countries is to be discussed in this report.
Education in Developing Countries
The total situation within the education in developing countries all over the world remain catastrophic even in the 21st century. More than 57 million children do not have the possibility to attend primary schools and about 250 million children are illiterate despite they have attended school for at least four years (Department of International Development, 2015, para. 1). Due to the statistics data in most of the developing countries, the public education is not free (Academic Exchange, 2014, para. 5). The costs spent on books, pens, uniform or regular clothes are a significant shock for the families with low income.
The huge impact is due to illiterate parents who did not attend school and do not see any advantages provided by an education. These parents would rather prefer their children to start low qualified work as soon as possible, bringing money to their families. Still some families who see the advantage of education sometimes cannot afford their children to visit a school. Especially, as the child grows the costs rises. And those, who were attending the primary school, have no opportunity to gain secondary education (Academic Exchange, 2014, para. 2). This catastrophic situation is reflecting on girls even greater, as in cultures of many developing countries women are considered to be illiterate and devote all their time to family and children like in the Central Africa (UNESCO, 2013, para. 18).
The Priorities the Education Brings to Workers
As a rule, industrial workers gain highest wages than those of the agricultural sector, especially today when globalization provides significant opportunities in the majority countries all over the world. “Globalization has contributed to a shift of workers from sectors with low wage and poor non-wage working conditions (i.e., agriculture) to sectors with relatively higher wages and better non-wage working conditions”, as mentioned in the analysis (World Bank Employment Policy Primer, 2008, p. 5). The industrial environment requires more knowledge, as people start to operate with mechanisms and technologies, and these technologies are getting more complex every year. The success of the country’s economy depends on the success of its industry, and the success of the industry depends on the qualification of workers (Radcliffe, n.d., para. 3). The illiteracy simply can cause an accident that could be easily prevented in the case if the worker would be educated (Reference for Business, 2015, para. 5). Education also plays a significant role in building the models of behaviour, establishing the norms of conversation and relationship within personnel. As well as it helps to state goals that may be useful in shifting to more advantageous position and result in wage and authority increasing.
There is no doubt that the education is urgent in the world of 21st century. The industrial workers are not an exception. The advantages the education can provide result in higher wages, authority and, thus, better and safer life conditions.
References
Academic Exchange: 15 Facts on Education in Developing Countries. (2014). Web.
Department of International Development: 2010 to 2015 Government Policy: Education In Developing Countries. (2015). Web.
Radcliffe, B. (n.d.) How Education And Training Affect The Economy. Web.
Reference for Business: Illiteracy in the Workplace. (2015). Web.
UNESCO: Education for All Global Monitoring Report: Girls’ education – the facts (2013). Web.
World Bank Employment Policy Primer: The Effects of Globalization on Working Conditions in Developing Countries. (2008). Web.