Kishore Jayaraman, President, Rolls-Royce, India & South Asia, in an interview with People Matters, shares his perspectives and insights on the triggers and causes that contribute to the widening skills gap in the Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics industries and what can be done to bridge the broadening gap.
Skills and knowledge are one of the key drivers of economic growth and social development for any country. As India positions itself to achieve strong economic growth, availability of highlyskilled workforce that can help organizations, across sectors, maintain their competitive capabilities, will be key. India’s talent availability is unmatched by any other country in the world — more than 3,500 engineering colleges in India produce about 1.5 million engineering graduates annually. However, despite this, the mismatch in skills particularly in STEM-related industries is a concern that needs a focus on. Building a highly-skilled workforce that can work with the ever-evolving technologies will enable companies in India to carry out critical research and development (R&D) and bring out innovative products and aftermarket services to the market.”
Kishore Jayaraman, President, Rolls-Royce, India & South Asia offers his insights on the industry and academia’s attentiveness to bridging the existing skills gap in India and the need for policymakers, academia, and the industry to work together to prepare young people to enter the workforce with the skills and education the businesses will require in the future.
There is a huge shortage of talent in the STEM industries in India due to the skills gap. Why do you think this is the case and what are the key skills that are missing?
This story is from the September 2018 edition of People Matters.
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