The Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) has organised the “Telecom Manthan 2022” in Hyderabad, Telangana, in an effort to bring together, the government, industry, and skilling entities to discuss about the new landscape of skilling in Telangana. During the event, TSSC signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Telangana Association for Skill and Knowledge (TASK) for executing Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) scheme 2 for unemployed youth in Telangana. Meanwhile, TSSC will be responsible for assessments and certification.
The event focused on PMKVY 4.0, new ESDM schemes, NEP and National Credit Framework and the new age technologies such as 5G and internet of things (IoT). TSSC announced that it will launch one Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Hyderabad focused towards building the capacity in emerging technologies like 5G, IoT and Drone in 2022, and the number is supposed to grow in the forthcoming years across India.
Commenting on the need for skilled workforce in the regional areas, Arvind Bali, CEO, TSSC, said, “Telangana is a state of potential for India. The youth are driven and eager to learn about the new-age technologies. We’re focused on providing high-level skills and bridge the workforce demand for the growth of 5G ecosystem in India. As more and more manufacturing shops setup in India, they will need a plethora of job roles to set up their supply chain. We aim to aid the ecosystem with a world-class skilled workforce for 5G and allied technologies.”
Hyderabad as the information technology (IT) hub of the nation requires many IT skills to bridge the demand supply gap. With the subsequent launch of 5G network this year, TSSC has an aim to train 100,000 youth in the next 2-3 years in all the 5G technology related skillsets.
Telecom sector is expected to grow at 30-40 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) and many job opportunities are imminent. TSSC is also in conversation with institutes such as IIT Hyderabad to open skill labs. The industry body plans to train workforce in 5G, IoT, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), machine-to-machine (M2M) and also plans to expand telecom manufacturing and service clusters.
