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The Tamil Nadu Government should expedite public-private partnerships (PPP) in industrial training and subsidise skill education to create quality skilled human resource employable by the manufacturing sector, say industry representatives.
The State is facing a shortage of skilled human resource even as it attracts investments across the board in a range of industrial sectors.
Training provided by the ITIs is out of sync with industry needs as the curriculum is outdated; infrastructure is inadequate and poorly maintained. Industrial units in Tamil Nadu prefer to take students who have completed 10th standard and train them rather than opt for ITI graduates. The manufacturing sector is worried that ITI candidates pose a threat in terms of industrial relations issues, according to Mr J. N. Amrolia, Director, Ashok Leyland John Deere Construction Equipment. The State Government needs to expedite private participation with the ITIs along the lines of the Punjab Government where such an initiative is a success story because of empowered governing councils. In Tamil Nadu, PPP initiative in this area has been hit by decision-making issues. The State Government needs to encourage private skill developers and subsidise technical education, he said.
The mismatch between the available skills and industry needs can be tackled through a ‘real time mechanism' to study the changing trends in industry and appropriately tuning training methods. A State-level, empowered skill development council is needed to develop an integrated framework for training, he said. Addressing a meeting organised recently by the Confederation of Indian Industry on manufacturing leadership in Tamil Nadu, Mr Amrolia said, in the coming decade, over 5-6 million youngsters will join the job market in Tamil Nadu. It will be a challenge to convert the population into a strategic advantage with skill, knowledge and training.
Mr G. Ramakrishnan, General Manager – Outsourcing, BHEL, said it is willing to support any initiative by industry bodies such as the Confederation of Indian Industry to train school dropouts through its welding research institute. BHEL, the country's largest manufacturer of power plant equipment, finds the lack of trained manpower a constraint to its expansion plans.
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