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BEST IELTS Writing Task 2, 29th September
WRITING TASK 2 (AC + GT)
WRITING TASK 2 (AC + GT)
Training for work is far more important than giving a broad-based education. How far do you agree to this view?
SAMPLE ANSWER
Acquiring the ever-expanding human knowledge in a broad-based education is* becoming near to impossible. The kind of education available in many parts of the world is* often inadequate for the workplace. Therefore, this essay is of the view that instead of giving more broad-based education, equipping people with the skills to excel in a career is* a better idea.
The primary aspect is that people spend their effort, money and time to acquire degrees and end up in jobs in which these qualifications are of little or no use. For example, in many developing countries, people work as office clerks and bus conductors after taking degrees. The need of the day is specialization as the work culture has changed a lot.
Another grave aspect is that, in today’s world of rat race, people need language and computer skills to succeed in jobs. For instance, sometimes, many multinational companies have troubles in recruiting people from the developing world because many job applications have no good English language skills. Writing a convincing letter or filling out a form is* beyond the capacity of many graduates and postgraduate.
Yet again, technology introduces rapid changes in the work atmosphere. As an example, with the advent of computer based work environment, old typists and clerks unwilling to change are becoming redundant (= dismissed from job). Journalists are forced to learn editing on computer and draughtsmen (= a person who is skilled at drawing) have to learn Autocad.
Overall, as the work culture is being changed, job oriented education is better than studying general topics. When technology is the backbone of today’s job atmosphere, it is better to be techno-savvy and to be good at one’s field of work.
