Industrial Training Drive Led By NASSCOM CoE Gandhinagar To Foster Realtime Co-Creation & Innovation
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At a time when skilled candidates are growing in demand across industries, NASSCOM CoE Gandhinagar led a strategic industry-centric engagement to identify candidates for a 26-day training exercise with leading companies and startups in Gujarat. 11 candidates were chosen from this exercise.
India produces at least 9 million graduates each year. It begs the question how many of these 9 million aspiring professionals eventually end up working jobs that they are qualified to do, consequently playing a titular role in nation & capacity building.
The education sector in India is undergoing a massive change. With the influx of industries, opportunities have skyrocketed and there is a need for the nation’s graduates to not just hold a valid educational certificate, but display prowess, capability and skill to excel in a field, and deliver value to an organisation.
Recently, the Union government has approved a sum of Rs 436 cr to skill 412,000 professionals in new technologies including AI, Virtual Reality, Big Data, Cybersecurity and Blockchain. This stems from a joint venture between MeitY and NASSCOM for Future Skills PRIME.
Moreover, with the advent of emerging technologies like IoT & AI, the need for highly skilled labour is higher than ever. Industries and companies are now brainstorming innovative ways to ensure greater participation of academia and company resources to understand specific hiring needs and spot the right talent. A recent report by NASSCOM stated that technology startups alone created 60,000 direct jobs this year and the IT industry will be a “positive hirer” this year.
Against this backdrop, NASSCOM CoE IoT & AI Gandhinagar conducted a first of a kind Internship Recruitment Drive, with the main intention of generating opportunities for meaningful employment of skilled workers in industries in Gujarat. 25 candidates appeared for interviews conducted by companies like JK Lakshmi, Photom & Alluvium. JK Lakshmi Cements Pvt Ltd chose SEVEN candidates, while Alluvium & Photom shortlisted TWO each. In this strategic month-long training exercises, candidates will get to witness first-hand industry challenges and problem statements, and will conceptualise solutions based on emerging technologies.
While the Indian startup movement’s growth is unparalleled, industry leaders now feel that solution providers must adopt a targeted approach to problem solving. And this can only happen when the industry and innovators meet. With this training endeavour, young professionals will get an authentic glimpse into industry challenges and develop solutions in line with a company’s technology playbook.
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