TECH IS MUTATING AT AN UNPRECEDENTED RATE

According to Arvind Bali, CEO, Telecom Sector Skill Council, the pandemic prompted us all to wear multiple hats to maintain business continuity.

- Supriya Rai

ARVIND BALI CEO, Telecom Sector Skill Council

As India starts to enter the next phase of its growth, we need to ascertain our workforce capacity for the next five years. Technology is mutating at an unprecedented rate and identifying the gap in skill will be a significant proportion of the problem. Additionally, counselling and guidance for selecting job roles that provide holistic growth and development for the youth should be our mantra. We need to have a paradigm in place to quantify skill sets across industries. Skill training will play a huge pat in deciding the manpower availability for all sectors. Telecom will also benefit greatly from these changes. The industry players also need to start vocalising their requirements to the government to incorporate these demands into public policies and charters.

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