Professional courses catching fast, but awareness lacking
Updated: May 31, 2013 05:30:28pm
New Delhi, May 31 (KNN) Whether it is the handloom sector or management of the complex power utilities and generating stations, specialized courses are gaining currency and more and more institutes have started offering such professional courses.
To fill the gap in between the availability of skilled personnel and the growing manpower requirement, the institutes have come up with different job oriented courses like textile designing, dress designing, juta and bag making and jewellery designing and also various short and long term courses related to sectors like handloom, power, IT, auto, pharma etc.
However, people are not much aware about the courses, thus the gap still persists.
According to a report of the government-appointed expert group skill shortages continue despite the fact that there are many institutes and training programmes organized by the government and private institutions. One of the main reasons for the shortage is lack of awareness about the courses and institutes.
The report says, there is requirement of manpower and skills based on changing industry needs and business environment as manufacturers should be able to supply at lower costs.
As a result, lots of small companies that support medium-sized business are losing on their business and production due to skill shortages.
Small industries specifically are sounding the alarm over a growing skills shortage in the industry that threatens their competitiveness and leaves manufacturing companies scrambling to find enough skilled labours and manufacturers.
According to a report on evaluation of the on-going Assistance to Training Institutions (ATI) scheme of Ministry of MSME, merely five-six per cent of about 12 lakh people employed in Indian pharmaceutical sector are holding post-graduate and doctorate degrees.
The report on the on-going ATI scheme also said, projected requirement of manpower and skills needed, based on changing industry needs and business environment by the year 2022 is estimated to be about 25 Lakh.
In order to tone up the level of pharmaceutical education and research, the government has declared the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIEPR) as an institute of national importance that provides different kinds of trainings related to the pharma sector.
Handicrafts which hold the key for sustaining not only the existing set of millions of artisans, but also for the increasingly large number of new entrants in the crafts activity-the total employment in the sector is 68.86 lakh presently, said the report.
The sector provides employment to a vast segment of craftsmen in rural and semi-urban areas and generates substantial foreign exchange for the country, while also preserving India’s cultural heritage.
Skill gaps in the sector include inadequate ability to use machines (e.g. cutting machines, dies, etc.) to perform the required functions, insufficient ability to undertake quality control, poor knowledge of materials treatment, poor ability to undertake design and development as per market requirements and insufficient ability to undertake the polishing process, in case of stone, marble, wooden and metal handicraft.
Further, skill gap also persists in leather juta and bag making. Handicrafts workers lack inadequate ability to use technology in leather cutting and stitching, poor designing skills, insufficient ability to undertake templatisation of designs and awareness of market trends.
There are some prominent training institutions for particular crafts such as the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur for manufacturing of handicrafts made up of metal and glass, Birla Technical Training Institute Pilani for crafts made of wrought iron, wood and embroidery.
Nowadays, there are good returns-giving courses even other than the traditional courses like engineering, medicine, chartered accountancy etc. Recently, the government and even private institutions have come up with different courses like power management, travel, tourism and ticket management and handloom technology.
Similarly, the government as well as private institutions have organized numerous training programmes and courses to bridge the gap but they are unable to reach the masses to build awareness about the courses. (KNN)
To fill the gap in between the availability of skilled personnel and the growing manpower requirement, the institutes have come up with different job oriented courses like textile designing, dress designing, juta and bag making and jewellery designing and also various short and long term courses related to sectors like handloom, power, IT, auto, pharma etc.
However, people are not much aware about the courses, thus the gap still persists.
According to a report of the government-appointed expert group skill shortages continue despite the fact that there are many institutes and training programmes organized by the government and private institutions. One of the main reasons for the shortage is lack of awareness about the courses and institutes.
The report says, there is requirement of manpower and skills based on changing industry needs and business environment as manufacturers should be able to supply at lower costs.
As a result, lots of small companies that support medium-sized business are losing on their business and production due to skill shortages.
Small industries specifically are sounding the alarm over a growing skills shortage in the industry that threatens their competitiveness and leaves manufacturing companies scrambling to find enough skilled labours and manufacturers.
According to a report on evaluation of the on-going Assistance to Training Institutions (ATI) scheme of Ministry of MSME, merely five-six per cent of about 12 lakh people employed in Indian pharmaceutical sector are holding post-graduate and doctorate degrees.
The report on the on-going ATI scheme also said, projected requirement of manpower and skills needed, based on changing industry needs and business environment by the year 2022 is estimated to be about 25 Lakh.
In order to tone up the level of pharmaceutical education and research, the government has declared the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIEPR) as an institute of national importance that provides different kinds of trainings related to the pharma sector.
Handicrafts which hold the key for sustaining not only the existing set of millions of artisans, but also for the increasingly large number of new entrants in the crafts activity-the total employment in the sector is 68.86 lakh presently, said the report.
The sector provides employment to a vast segment of craftsmen in rural and semi-urban areas and generates substantial foreign exchange for the country, while also preserving India’s cultural heritage.
Skill gaps in the sector include inadequate ability to use machines (e.g. cutting machines, dies, etc.) to perform the required functions, insufficient ability to undertake quality control, poor knowledge of materials treatment, poor ability to undertake design and development as per market requirements and insufficient ability to undertake the polishing process, in case of stone, marble, wooden and metal handicraft.
Further, skill gap also persists in leather juta and bag making. Handicrafts workers lack inadequate ability to use technology in leather cutting and stitching, poor designing skills, insufficient ability to undertake templatisation of designs and awareness of market trends.
There are some prominent training institutions for particular crafts such as the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur for manufacturing of handicrafts made up of metal and glass, Birla Technical Training Institute Pilani for crafts made of wrought iron, wood and embroidery.
Nowadays, there are good returns-giving courses even other than the traditional courses like engineering, medicine, chartered accountancy etc. Recently, the government and even private institutions have come up with different courses like power management, travel, tourism and ticket management and handloom technology.
Similarly, the government as well as private institutions have organized numerous training programmes and courses to bridge the gap but they are unable to reach the masses to build awareness about the courses. (KNN)
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