Empowering Under Graduates For The AI Era: The Role Of Teachers In Enhancing Job Readiness Skills And Ethical Behavior

Artificial Intelligence (AI) transforms our global workforce across sectors such as higher education, the global market, the economy, and teaching methods. This article examines how teachers play a vital role in enhancing undergraduate (UG) job readiness and fostering ethical digital citizenship. One important role of teachers is to provide career-related information to UG students and guide them in the ethical use of different tools on various platforms. This study is based on qualitative analysis using various secondary sources. Some research studies state that teachers play a pivotal role in developing technical skills, soft skills, communication skills, and readiness skills for future generations. As well, teachers face challenges in adopting new technologies, especially those who have not participated in Faculty Development Programs (FDP) or Capacity Building Programs (CBP). Recently, the Indian government has focused more on developing technological skills among teachers, with emphasis on NEP-2020. Therefore, teachers are always ready to help empower UG students with job readiness skills and ethical behaviour. AI can support this by enhancing job readiness for UG students and develop ethical behavior.