Workforce with low skill will prove to be liability instead of assets for industries ...

- Availability does not increase with the increasing demand for technical manpower

The Ko Rona epidemic has increased the number of unemployed in many countries of the world, including India. Corona has changed the picture of employment. Additional skills will be required to qualify for employment in the post-Corona period. It is estimated that the working conditions of 1.50 crore people in India may change. The epidemic has taken away employment in some areas and created new jobs in others. However, to qualify for employment in most sectors, today's youth need to develop more skills. The demand for employment is increasing, especially in the technology sector. However, this additional benefit will be available only to those employees who have the skills required for employment.

The massive digital transformation that is now being witnessed due to corona after globalization, automation has changed the employment equations in the job market especially in the field of information technology. While the pro-digitization shift in the Corona era has led to an increase in the demand for digitally savvy and trained workforce, IT companies are trying to maintain their talent pool and hire new recruits. The report recently concluded that the number of technology jobs from the non-IT sector increased by more than 50 per cent in March-May 2018 compared to March-May 2015.

9% of India's population is between 18 and 6 years of age. This workforce is expected to take the country to a new peak. But the big question here is how and in what areas can they take the country forward amid the changing economic picture in times of epidemics? Unless they have the necessary skills. Given the changing picture in the employment sector, it can be said that in the post-Corona period, only those who have acquired skills as per the demand will be counted in the workforce. A report estimates that there will be a shortage of 2.50 crore skilled workforce in India by 2020. A study has also expressed concern over the impact of shortage of workforce with required skills on the country's GDP. If the current shortage of skilled manpower is not addressed in a timely manner, the country's GDP will be hit by an estimated Rs 130 trillion by 203, according to an earlier report by Corona. While the demand for skill workforce has increased since the Corona, the possibility of an erosion in GDP is still not ruled out.

The Government of India has for some time been developing various programs to provide training to the youth of the country, but more needs to be done. The picture is that the need for new types of skills is emerging in the world as our youth are coming out with the right skills today. The constant change in the employment sector is the main reason for this.

Technology currently accounts for 40 per cent of India's total employment requirement, which means there is a huge demand for manpower with technical skills, which companies are forced to offer incentives to meet. The availability of manpower with technical skills is not increasing as fast as the demand for technical manpower is increasing in the country. The country's industries cannot add new manpower due to lack of skills. Only 5 to 20 per cent of the job seekers who go out for employment after undergoing training in industrial training institutes in the country are those who prove to be eligible for employment. As industries do not get the trained workforce as per their requirement, they have to incur huge expenses in providing training to their existing employees.

Workforce with low skill proves liability rather than assets for industries. This is because the errors and low productivity caused by such manpower ultimately lead to an increase in the production costs of the industries, which in addition to the competitiveness in terms of price of their products weakens the quality.

After the agricultural sector in the country, there is a high demand for employment in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), but compared to large companies, MSMEs cannot afford to provide training to employees or incur losses in production. Have to rely on. In the Corona era, when the method of work is changing and the presence of MSMEs on online platforms is increasing, it remains the responsibility of the government to see to it that trained personnel become available for the sector.

More than 60 per cent of enterprises want a skilled workforce to increase productivity in their units, according to a recent report. While it is difficult to predict what kind of trained workforce will emerge when it is certain that employment and working methods will change in the aftermath of the Corona, one thing is certain: the workflow home and online education system has increased the demand for skilled workforce in technology. Is likely to grow.