WHY SKILL DEVELOPMENT IS CRUCIAL TO NEW-AGE MANUFACTURING?

The panel discussed skill requirements to cope with the technological trends in the sector. Besides, it also focuses on how the training institutions should up date their curriculum to align it better with the evolving technologies and how can industry transform the manufacturing sector as an aspirational profession.

- Rahul Kamat

Manufacturing is one of the crucial industry sectors in India. The potential for employment in this sector is immense with new-age, digital technologies disrupting the industry. Training candidates in evolving technologies has become mandatory to cater to the requirements of the skilled workforce in this sector.

Answering the question of how the new-edge technologies have been adapted in the manufacturing sector, Prashanth Doreswamy, President and CEO, Continental India said, “To understand why skill development is required in the new-age of manufacturing we need to understand what kind of transformations are happening which is important for the success of today, and tomorrow as well.”

Doreswamy lists down six proprieties – Industry 4.0, demand for quality and efficiency, new technologies and trends, increased focus on sustainability, Make in India and lastly, gender parity. He further said, “Unfortunately, within manufacturing, I think the involvement of female workers is less than 17 per cent.”