The 3rd Triatma Mulya International Conference

Education and Human Resource Development A speech by Prof (Dr) Intakhab Alam Khan King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah-Saudi Arabia dr.intakhab@yahoo.com, ikhan1@kau.edu.sa WhatsApp:00966532013051 Abstract Education can be defined, and associated with different life dimensions in many ways. Philosophically, education is a means of making good human beings. It removes darkness or eliminates illiteracy or ignorance. From the view point of psychology, education is a process of personality development. Sociologically speaking, Education makes a society better in many ways. It is a means of socialization process. It targets modernization as well. Politically, education prepares better, dedicated and patriotic citizens. Educationally, it is an all-round development of an individual. On the other hand, education has a vocational aims as well. It helps aspirants to fulfill their career goals. Education is the means and human resource development (HRD) is the target. These days, education is thought as a means of getting jobs, therefore, educational institutions are running different courses to create, and develop human resource. To explain further, men are a kind of resource, and if not utilized, the resource will end up as a waste. Recently, due to COVID-19, we discovered that we need thousands of medical doctors to meet the need or demands of medical care in the global society. Therefore, the role of education in Human Resource Development is immense. It not only helps one get through interviews and get jobs, but also helps in shaping how one thinks and process things. Teachers play important roles in reinforcing the children who want to join future careers.