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Hannover Messe: Plans to customize German model of workplace training into a dual education system to foster India's skilling challenge

Hannover Messe: Plans to customize German model of workplace training into a dual education system to foster India's skilling challenge

India Blooms News Service | | 16 Apr 2015, 02:19 am
Hannover, Germany Apr 16 (IBNS) : The day three of India as the Partner Country of Hannover Messe 2015, India continued to showcase ‘Make in India’ by discussing India’s need for skilling and Heavy Engineering & Motion Drive and Automation and the potential that India presents.

Referring to India’s challenge of skilling its large base of unskilled workforce, Pawan Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India said, “98% of our workforce does not have any skilling whatsoever. The Government of India’s expectation from this Ministry is take up skilling at a very large scale.”

He said this in the expert seminar on Skill Development titled: India-Germany: Towards a Strategy “Skilling India” organised by CII along with the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Ministry of Labour & Employment, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce, DIHK.

He shared that the most crucial insight gathered by the Ministry since its inception is about providing skills for jobs.

He said, “Each job has a role that is defined by the industry which will ultimately employ. We have to provide a curriculum on that job role. This has to be done very rapidly and at a massive scale.”

Referring to the National Skill Development Corporation, Agarwal said, “We have inherited a very strong skilling ecosystem that can deliver skilling at a much bigger scale than earlier thought of.”

Appreciating the German model of dual system of training he also said, “We would be signing a Letter of  Intent on 16 April 2015 to set up five such experimental centres in the country where we will look at the German model of workplace training.”

Deep Kapuria, Chairman of the Hi-Tech Group of companies referred to the ongoing discussion about how Make in India is not about protectionism but about partnership and collaboration across the value chain.

He further added, “This can only come through if there are skills and competencies within the whole system. Then it would be possible to do what the aspirational issue of moving the manufacturing GDP from 15 percent to 25 percent.”

He furthered referred to successful skilling programmes of Bosch and Daimler in India.

Dr Volker Treier, Deputy, CEO, Association of German Chambers if Industry and Commerce, DIHK Germany said, “The Indo-German Chamber in Mumbai, will become a showcase of Vocational Education and Training (VET) to become a reference point of how it can be strengthened in India.” He further added that Germany will guide and support India in building this system of dual education based on the unique requirement of the country.

Shankar Aggarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India said, “We have taken a resolve that we will change all our labour laws.” He also highlighted the need to take into account the safety and security of workers while doing so. He also said, “We are taking away the rigidity from the labour laws so that people can set up their enterprises without any hassle.”

Additionally, he emphasised the need to envision the jobs that will be created in the near future and align the skill set with this requirement.

EEPC India, the lead agency for partner country - India’s participation at Hannover Messe 2015, organized a seminar on “Heavy Engineering & Motion Drive and Automation” jointly with Department of Heavy Industry, Government of India and German counterpart VDMA, to support the Indian government’s drive for promoting major investments in infrastructure, energy, transport and industrial manufacturing.

Rajan Katoch, Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry, Government of India conveyed the ‘Make in India’ vision to augment India’s position as a leading export hub. Talking about the 100 percent FDI facilitation for companies entering in the heavy engineering and capital goods sector, he said,

“With the GDP of India growing at 7%, there is a  need for capital goods in all areas where manufacturing is a focus at present. Motion, Drive and Automation (MDA) is the new center for technological development in the heavy industries area.”

Katoch further emphasized on the benefits of strategic collaborations between the two nations to achieve efficiencies and capabilities in the hi-tech industry and tackle competitive challenges of the emerging global scenarios. He also mentioned that a scheme has been recently launched to support the industry for technology modernization and acquisition.

This scheme should prove to be a useful tool to boost Indo-German technology co-operation. He also appreciated the support of German companies for technology development in India and the German Government’s help in setting up Tool Rooms and the presence of over 500 German companies in India was also appreciated by the Minister.

A seminar on “Investment Opportunities in Gujarat” held at the India Pavillion saw the enterprising state reach out to German industry and investors highlighting the ease of doing business in Gujarat.

The day drew to a close with India Partner Country Night wherein EEPC organized a dazzling show that extravaganza symphonizing high voltage trade with Indian culture which has won the praise from entire world.  A feast of Indian lifestyle with series of live cultural shows followed by serving of very special Indian culinary delicacies.


 

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