HR Needs and Skills acquired-GAP Analysis for Textile Machinery segment

Importance of HR & Skills in present Employment Trend and Pattern of Indian Textile Engineering Industry

- N. D. Mhatre

In the Indian Textile Engineering Industry the employment trend is mainly towards Marketing/ Sales of machines & spares, Consultancy (Project handling), Academia and government agencies/ bodies. It is observed that due to Modern workshops of the processes like designing, foundry, welding, cutting, bending, molding, simulation, finishing, erection, etc. of other Units like Automobiles, IT, etc. the employment shift is less towards Indian TEI, where even CNC machine units are < 25%.

HR & Skill Development needed at

a) Educational Institute level with an objective to develop a SMART Student

Today due to Digitalization and Smart manufacturing, the Technological development of Textile machines in metallurgy, design, process, IT, Computerization, etc. are taking place frequently, overcoming the traditional trend of displaying these developments during ITMA, once in 4 years. Such frequently changing technological developments cannot be involved /adopted in the regular syllabus, but can be further updated to the students through following initiatives at appropriate intervals, helping him to be a SMART Student :-

i) Visits of students to International exhibitions,

ii) Guest lecturers of Industry Experts to Institutes,

iii) Visits of students to state-of-the-art Factories with latest technology machines,

iv) Portable Technical Clinics involving machine manufacturers and Industry Experts,

v) Technology Display Centres in the Institutes through tie-ups with machine manufacturers,

vi) Whats app technology group of students roping in machine manufacturers, Industry Experts and R & D Institutes/ Associations,

vii) Student’s Corner inviting presentations of students on new technology/ process on weekly/fortnightly basis,

viii) On-line webinars on new technology/process through tie-ups with machine manufacturers,