Private companies like Godrej, Mahindras, L&T to train workers for defence manufacturing

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Private companies like Godrej, Mahindras, L&T to train workers for defence manufacturing
By Manu Pubby, ET Bureau | 12 Aug, 2015, 05.55AM IST

NEW DELHI: Struggling to find skilled manpower for the specialised field of defence manufacturing that is expected to take off exponentially in the coming decade, major private sector players have joined hands to create a skills council that aims to train over 1.5 lakh people in the strategic manufacturing sector.

A special Strategic Manufacturing Skills Council (SMSC) is being set up with key private sector players, including Godrej, Mahindras, L&T, Bharat Forge and the Tatas, being brought together by the CII to train and certify workers at all levels, with the support of the government. The SMSC, that will also certify 200 training institute and 3,320 trainers, will be chaired by Udayant Malhotra, managing director, Dynamatic Tech, and will have representatives from the defence and shipping ministries. The target is to train at least 1.5 lakh people within a decade.

The CII has identified four major sectors for the SMSC — defence equipment manufacturing, ship building and repair, homeland security equipment and firefighting equipment. "The sector provides employment to about 12 lakh people and is expected to reach 30.5 lakh over the next 10 years. India will need 18.5 lakh technologically/highly skilled, skilled and semi-skilled people within the next decade to join the strategic manufacturing industry," a CII official told ET.

While major employment opportunities are present in the sector, a huge challenge being faced is the lack of availability of engineers as well as skilled workers as the Make in India policy results in major projects and manufacturing opportunities.

"The demand far exceeds the availability and if the sector grows with increased dependence on indigenous manufacturing vis a vis imports, the gap is likely to widen which will lead to a shrinking recruitment pool," the CII official said.

The SMSC, CII officials said, will identify skill gaps and frame occupational standards. "The SMSC will set benchmarks for determining the skills standards for the existing workforce and new entrants, creating standardized curriculums and benchmarks for training and developing career pathways for the existing workforce," the CII official said.

[dr.jayakumar]

I hope and pray,it materialize 's
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Entry of private players will bring higher quality standards..............

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I hope and pray,it materialize 's
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dr.jk

This approach was taken by Germany prior to WW2 - many heavy engineering companies were commissioned to make armaments.

The Krupp family, a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, have become famous for their production of steel, artillery, ammunition, and other armaments. The family business, known as Friedrich Krupp AG, was the largest company in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century. It was important to weapons development and production in both world wars. The choices of the Krupp family and firm during the Nazi era, including support of Hitler and use of forced labour, are part of the legacy.

World War II
Krupp received its first order for 135 Panzer I tanks in 1933, and during WWII made tanks, artillery, naval guns, armor plate, munitions and other armaments for the German military. Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft shipyard launched the cruiser Prinz Eugen, as well as many of Germany's U-boats (130 between 1934 and 1945) using preassembled parts supplied by other Krupp factories in a process similar to the construction of the US liberty ships.

In the 1930s, Krupp developed two 800 mm railway guns, the Schwerer Gustav and the Dora. These guns were the biggest artillery pieces ever fielded by an army during wartime, and weighed almost 1,344 tons. They could fire a 7-ton shell over a distance of 37 kilometers. More crucial to the operations of the German military was Krupp's development of the famed 88 mm anti-aircraft cannon which found use as a notoriously effective anti-tank gun.
Ref:Krupp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krupp
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