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2 In this Presentation Current Scenario Employer Satisfaction Quotient Why Industry Academia Linkage? How industry Academia linkage will help? FICCI Story NKFH Its working Model Bridging Skill Gap in Healthcare sector Summary 2

3 Current Scenario Sustained 8% GDP growth has led to increase in demand for skilled manpower across sectors Skill gaps & skill shortages are seen across sectors ranging from IT, Infrastructure, Power, Capital Goods, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Pharma, Education. IT sector reported lack of skills as the most serious obstacle for growth, and salaries rose 15% annually from 2003 to 2008 mainly due to the shortages of qualified workforce (World Bank, 2009) The road sector needs to increase its hiring by at least 2-3 times of the 2008 level where 6,000 7,000 fresh engineers and diploma holders joined the road sector workforce (World Bank, 2008) Capital Goods & manufacturing sector depend on bulk recruitment of Engineers & shop floor workers from Tier II-III engineering institutions & ITIs and have to make huge investments in retraining the fresh graduate to become productive Shortage doctors is estimated to be about 600,000 and by 2025 additional 700,000 are required. There are no formal education programs for allied healthcare assistants in the country and hence hospitals have been training them on the job which restricts vertical or horizontal mobility opportunity for the employee 3

4 Current Scenario Contd The Indian higher education system did respond to the increased demand for engineers over the years by massively expanding production of professional graduates. Engineering colleges have been growing by 20% per year and more than 4.5 Lacs engineers graduate every year which is greater than USA, UK and Japan. Although the number of students enrolled increased 800 percent from 1998 to 2010, this quantitative expansion has led to an average decline in the quality of the graduating engineers. All though there are about 335 medical colleges, only 40,000 doctors graduate with a MBBS degree. Further, there is a regional imbalance with 54% of these colleges in the Southern States Various industry reports suggest that around 25% Engineering graduates & 39.5% of overall graduates are employable Little research is conducted to identify the kinds of skills demanded by employers and measure by which graduates meet employers expectation Present industry - academia interaction largely limited to summer internships or placement of the students in the industry which is neither productive nor effective. 4

5 Employer Satisfaction Quotient FICCI carried out a survey with World Bank in 2009 to check the employers satisfaction quotient for new engineering graduates More than 60% of employers were not satisfied by the quality of graduates passing out the engineering colleges A similar survey was carried out with Synovate in 2010 to check the employability of General graduates i.e. B.Sc, B.A and B.Com. It indicated a similar percentage of dissatisfaction from Employers towards the quality of general graduates. Survey analysis indicated following changes are required to improve high order thinking skills in graduates Reshape assessment methods Reform curricula to increase the share of tasks Promote teaching-learning sessions Develop programs to meet the demand for specific skill from different sectors Encourage industry internships and involvement of institutions within the community 5

6 Employer Satisfaction Quotient ( Contd..) As per the FICCI-WB Survey analysis, skills sets required by engineers; Core Employability Skills-- generic attitudinal and affective skills, such as reliability and team-work Communication Skills -- English skills, written and verbal communication Professional Skills -- cognitive skills related to the engineering profession, such as ability to apply engineering knowledge design, conduct experiments, related data analysis and interpretation 6

7 Why Industry Academia Linkage? Developing countries, particularly BRIC are striving to transform their economies from resource (or low technology) base to hightechnology base. Academia being the main generator of knowledge and manpower, need to work in tandem with the industry. In knowledge-based economies, the industry engine runs on academic fuel, ultimately leading to happier and healthier societies. Weak Industry- Academia linkage has led to Companies end up reinvesting money on training of new recruits due to poor quality of engineering and general graduates. lack of research environment and capabilities in most Indian technical institutions/universities 7

8 How Industry Academia Interface will help? Reduce un-employability of engineering graduates by creating sync between industry expectations and institution s output Address skill gap issues amongst new graduates through industry relevant programmes and exposure to real time projects Invigorate research and development and innovation to sustain competitiveness of the companies Encourage lifelong learning skills of employees for sustenance of organizations Branding of institutions and companies as leaders in the field of technical education and research- capacity for consultancy 8

9 FICCI Story - National Knowledge Functional Hub (NKFH) As an industry body, FICCI has taken up this issue and have launched NKFHs across India. It is a collaborative framework of Academia and Industry, focusing on multiple disciplines and sectors. Objectives Facilitate Academia Industry linkages for ensuring effective and efficient engagement for mutual benefits Enhance the employability of engineering graduates through development of appropriate skills relevant to the Manufacturing & Engineering Industries Align higher education and research in Engineering with the current and future requirements of Industries Enable linkage on such objectives with Central / State Governments on case-to-case basis, for specific needs Take up vocational education / training separately with NSDC 9

10 NKFH : Hub-&-Spoke Framework National Knowledge Functional Hubs are envisaged to be a collaborative framework of Academia and Industry, focusing on specific Industry verticals Leading industries and academic institutions in a region will come together as a Hub to facilitate mutually beneficial linkages The Hub will create and sustain a network of Spokes with other industries and institutes in the region 10

11 FICCI Committees Higher Education Capital Goods Skill Development Membership Institute # 1 Industry # 1 Institute # 2 Industry # 2 Institute # 3 Patron Institutes Champion Industries Industry # 3 Institute # 4 Industry # 4 Institute # n A Typical Regional Hub Industry # n 11

12 Mandate for Academic Institutes To develop and implement Industry-relevant curricula To introduce new courses on topics relevant to Industries (Electives to start with) To solicit pedagogical inputs from the Industry To create a template for seeking Industry inputs on need for revisions in curricula on a periodic basis To impart refresher courses and training to practicing Industry Professionals through continuing education program To offer Workshop / Lab facilities to trainees from Industry To enable short-term deputation of faculty to Industry for professional enrichment 12

13 Mandate for Academic Institutes (contd..) To facilitate incubation of new technology, leading to Industrial applications and commercialization To support joint research projects with Industry To apprise the industry about the state of various research projects being undertaken in the institutes To help Industries in filing Patents and protecting their Intellectual Property To create template seeking inputs from member Institutes where they have specific expertise/facilities 13

14 Mandate for Industries To define specific skill sets relevant for a given Industry vertical To review engineering course curricula and to recommend improvements / revisions periodically To nominate an Industry Representative who would have interactions with academic institutions To offer employment opportunities to engineering graduates having requisite skills and qualifications To offer summer internship opportunities to engineering students To offer Industrial Projects to students as part of Degree requirements of Graduate/Post graduate courses 14

15 Mandate for Industries (contd..) To carry our collaborative research projects with academic institutes To offer short-term industry exposure to faculty members through joint projects To facilitate guest lectures by industry experts for the benefit of engineering students and faculty members To facilitate industrial application/commercialization of appropriate technologies generated through academic research To donate machinery, test rigs, prototypes, industry models and other assets to academic institutes as Endowment To offer Scholarship Schemes for bright students working on projects of mutual interest 15

16 Model NKFH Regional Structure Conveners (FICCI Facilitators) National Governing Council (Members from Patron Institutes and Industry Champions of all Hubs) Office Bearers Hub Executive Committee (Members from Patron Institutes and Industry Champions at each Hub) Participating Member Institutes and Industries of the Hub 16

17 NKFH: Current Status The National Governing Council has been constituted. Regional Hubs have been formally launched for Western (Mumbai), Northern (Patiala & Dehradun) and Southern Region (Bangalore & Coimbatore) Efforts are on to identify Member Institutes and Member Industries at each of the identified Hubs, so that collaborative activities of relevance for each Hub can be started through a Hub-and-Spoke organizational structure Governing Council is working on developing the broad guidelines for the functioning of the each of the Hubs FICCI KNFH concept incorporated in the 12 th Plan 17

18 Bridging the Skill gap in Healthcare FICCI Health Services Committee has created a Task Force to focus acute medical and non-medical skill-sets deficiencies particularly in patient care coordinator, OT technicians, phlebotomy technicians, emergency services technicians and dialysis technicians. Objectives Improve the existing skill sets available in the country by identifying skill gaps and suggesting academic and training programs, related curriculum, and appropriate training requirements. Develop new programs for medical & non-medical category after class X, XII level and undergraduate level 18

19 Bridging the Skill gap in Healthcare Contd Specific Features of the Skill Development Program Certification Basic, Middle & Advanced Accreditation All the training programs shall be ratified by one or the other accrediting agencies eg. National Skill Development Board, National Council for Skill Development etc. Employability Students should complete specific number of hours in practical sessions in the FICCI member hospitals to be ready for employment Placements FICCI to get a commitment from member Hospitals to initially place all students passing out Methodology adopted Check Demand - Supply Gap on skills requirements through a survey Identify courses based on the Demand-Supply gap Standardize competencies for each programme Develop curriculum based on the competencies Identify the institutions for delivery & certification Ensure initial placement of the students & ensure vertical mobility through credit system 19

20 Summary For India to remain globally competitive in the knowledge economy, academia will have to keep pace with rapid technological changes in the industry and work in close association Industry & academia has to commit to work together to deal with the huge challenge of unemployment amongst graduates by incorporating Core employability, Communication & Professional skill sets in the curriculum Both Institutions and Corporates need to work towards creating a collaborative and competitive ecosystem that will nurture good practices & talent You need Champions & Patrons from Industry & Academia respectively to drive & Associations to facilitate the process Government intervention is needed to vitalise and scale up through appropriate funding support 20

21 Thank You A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle - Khalil Gibran 21