The Electronics Sector Skills Council of India (ESSCI) in partnership with the Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI) has set up a Centre of Excellence aimed at creating a large pool of talent in the sunrise sector of solar photovoltaics and electronics.

This is the first of its kind centre in the South and will operate as a resource centre for skill development in the solar electronics and impart specialised training on solar technology, installation and maintenance. It aims to serve as an institution of high learning, technological leadership, research, support and training to create a skilled workforce for the solar electronics sector.

The Centre has mandated ESSCI to create capacity in solar technology and meet the emerging needs of the sector in the region. EESCI has one such facility in the North and plans to set up similar centres in the west and east zones, NK Mohapatra, CEO of EESCI, told BusinessLine .

Mohapatra said the solar sector is expected to employ more than 2,00,000 people over the next few years and the demand for skilled persons is set to go up. The Department of Renewable Energy has earmarked ₹220 crore under the Shreya Mission whose objective is to train people and encourage entrepreneurship. In the first phase, it is proposed to guide trainers and about 50,000 people to be ready for opportunities in the sector.

U Chandrasekhar, Director of ESCI, an autonomous body of professional engineers, said that the objective is to train trainers and partners in skills required for the solar photovoltaic sector. Using the network and infrastructure, ESCI will play a role in creating a pool of trained trainers and manpower for the sector.

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