Although some people believe that the primary mission of universities and colleges should be to increase students' knowledge or develop their character, however universities should primarily prepare students for the workforce as it benefits the students need to be guided before entering the professional career, and it benefits the institution, students and the economy as a whole.
Amongst all the things, universities and colleges are responsible for providing sufficient professional guidance beforehand to students in the earliest stages of their careers. Commonly, universities allow students to select courses at a free will, and pursue a degree in the career they desire. It aims to provide adequate information and theoretical knowledge about the degree. However, the most important factor of university and college education is to provide assistance to students to transit theoretical knowledge into practical life. Academic learning on its own is seldom enough to master the art of professional skills and counter situations that might occur during the course of an employees' career. As a famous quote goes "practice makes a man perfect" students need to be provided experience and models based on real life situations in order to be fully prepared for working in a firm or running a business. For example, lecturing on how to enhance debating skills will have a minimal effect on improving an individuals' debating technique and style, whereas debating experience will help him build confidence, locate his weaknesses and improve his overall debating skills. Moreover, when a fresh employee enters a workplace for the first time, he or she could be struck with a lightening of nervousness. In a building full of strangers and filled with an atmosphere of seriousness, an individual faces a tough task of performing to his potential. Universities should emphasize on providing students such experiences during their learning years rather than having to face them for the first time during the beginning of their careers.
