employability and skill set of newly graduated engineers-final_edit

7/28/2019 Employability and Skill Set of Newly Graduated Engineers-final_edit

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Dr. M. P. ANANTHAPADMANABHANDirector, C-STAR,

CHENNAI.


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India has around 3000 Engineering andTechnology institutes with an annual intake

of1 million students.

India's higher education system contributes

about 350,000 engineers and 2.5 millionuniversity graduates annually to our

workforce

Various industry reports suggests that

around 25% of engineering graduates and39.5% of overall graduates are

employable.


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Various industry reports suggests that around 25%

of engineering graduates and 39.5% of overall

graduates are employable.

Poor employability percentage across all

industries-Aspiring Minds, 2010.

Employers expect knowledge and proficiency on

new technologies as well as communication skills

and personality development.


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ASSOCHAM study projects 87.37million newjobs will be created by 2015 in India with avery significant share of 32% by themanufacturing sector followed by trade and

construction Employment in IT and ITeS is expected to grow

to 3.28 million in 2015

Banking and Financial services industry isexpected to double its employment size andemploy 2.97 million people by 2015

The BPO and KPO industry are expected togrow at 8-12% in next three year


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A report by AIMA and CII projects that developedcountries will have a shortage of 39 million workingpopulation in 2020 while in India will have a surplus of47 million people in working age group. This challengefaced by the developed nations presents an opportunity

for India. India can provide a host of services like Professional services to the world provided remotely

from Indian- IT Services, IT Enabled Services, tele -medicine, e-learning, etc.

Customers Serviced in India- Special service Tourism(Health care, Education services) leisure Tourism etc.

To take this opportunity India would need to focus oneducation and training of its growing work force


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Three essential skills Cloud computing

Mobile technology

Business Intelligence - It is a diverse field that

spans across various industries starting fromhealthcare, banks, e-commerce and marketing

to information technology and biotechnology.

Business analyst basically propose, analyze, and

review different methodologies & systems thathelp business firms to streamline their

organizational structure, establish their positioning

and increase profitability in the market


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Fundamental skills are basic abilities which

are naturally required to perform the

specific job.

Generally the wider term like Aptitude is

used to refer to these fundamental skills.

Normally these skills are acquired during

school education and these skills become likea foundation for the career progression


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Technical skills are competencies which arelearned and acquired duringcollege/professional education as per thespecific job.

These are normally knowledge based skills

which are taught during various courses toprepare an individual for specific job.

Technical skills are different for different jobas per the knowledge requirement for the

job and industry. The key aspects of domainknowledge and practical application ofknowledge are also part of technical skills.


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Communication skills are abilities requiredfor effective communication in professionalenvironments.

These are part of basic life skill but because oftheir significance in changing workenvironments they are been identified asseparate category. These include language andprimary skills for communication such asreading, writing and speaking. Information issupreme and effective communication playsimportant role for people to work together.


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Life skills are basic skills which are requiredfor human existence and success. Normallythese are generic skills which are typicallycommon for various professions.

These skills are acquired through experience,aging and self driven understanding. Most ofthe attitudinal attributes would be part of lifeskills.

It is rightly said that right attitude and rightaptitude is a good blend for successful career.Life skills have relevance beyond work life andare relevant to personal as well as social livesof people.


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Social skills are abilities to work and performin social environments. Professionalenvironment have a strong social dimensionbecause of many individuals workingtogether for a common objective and

mission.

Managing relationships at work is a keyrequirement for performance and ability to

lead and work in team decides theaccomplishment of larger objective of anorganization.


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Globalization, technology, distinctive

business trends and sustained GDP growth

are the main reasons for the manifold

increase in demand for skilled manpower

across the sectors

Skill gap and Skill shortages are seen across

sectors ranging from IT, Infrastructure,

Power, Capital goods, Manufacturing, Health

care, Education etc


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What are the employers views about the

skills of engineering graduates?

What skills do employers consider importantwhen hiring fresh engineering graduates?

What are the skills gaps across the three skill

factors?


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College curriculum doesn't includecommunication skills,- Moorthy, Infosys.

"Engineers, today, need broadbased skills

that are outside the realm of textbooks,"- Srikantan Moorthy, Senior VP,

Education and Research, Infosys.

"Students should be mandated fortechnical visits from first year onwards,-

Sanyal-IET (Institution of Engineers and

Technology.


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"While an organization may not expect acandidate to have in depth knowledge ofcomputer science, it at least expects adecent piece of code to be written and theability to debug and submit a working

programme- Himashu Aggarwal, Co-founder,Aspiring Minds .

Engineers could be oriented towards

entrepreneurship and stimulated onresponsibility of social contribution,-Prashant Deo Singh, Head HR, PanasonicIndia


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Lack of imaginations in the construction of

laboratory experiments in the academic settings and

also probably in the evaluation patterns followed

Few problems set (examinations) for students to

test designed oriented problems which would havegiven the students to explore the designed space

and appreciate the challenges

Little exposure to joint projects with industries toexperience the complexities in the actual work

place and prepare students better for carriers in the

relevant industries General Manager , Project

delivery in a large IT company in India


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Common views from the Industry:Graduates don't possess critical thinking,

problem-solving, solution-offering andinnovative skills.

Attitude, Aptitude and Adaptabilitydifferentiate the best from the average.

Most IT companies demand industry-

backed certifications as well. So, afterfour years of B.Tech, engineers line up toobtain certificate programmes in JAVA,CISCO, Red Hat and others.


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The skills can be grouped into three major groups Core employability skills- generic attitudinal and

affective skills like reliability and team work

Professional skills- Cognitive skills related to theengineering profession, such as ability to applyengineering knowledge design, conductexperiments, related data analysis andinterpretations

Communication skills- English skills, written andverbal communication

Of the 3 above, though Core Employability Skills isthe most important, but Communication Skills are theones which could be measured relatively easier,followed by Professional Skills during an interview.


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These include various shades of following factors:

Integrity

Reliability

Teamwork

Willingness to learn

Entrepreneurship

Self-discipline Self-motivated

Flexibility

Empathy

These skills are not occupation specific, but cuts across

occupations. Some studies refer to this set of skills asgeneric, catalytic, core and/or employability. These skillsmore define a person rather than their academicknowledge.

According to World Bank survey (2010) report, the coreemployability skills contain a higher level of skill gap thanthe professional skills and communication skills.


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These include various shades of Academic skills:

Academic Knowledge Use of modern tools

Creativity

Problem solving

Customization

Contemporary issues

Customer Service

Some of these skills get captured during the written tests,and then during a face to face interview. The project workusually says a lot about the candidates capability and

knowledge on the subject.According to World Bank survey (2010) report, theProfessional skills comes as the 2nd in level of skillgap


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The following changes are required to improvehigher 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 andinvolvement of institutions within the

community


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These include various shades of soft skills: In English-Written Communication/Reading/Listening

Technical Skills

Experiments/data analysis

Verbal Communication

Unlike country like China, India has been pre-dominantly a service sector industry and itnecessitates the importance of good communicationwith their majority of western customers.These skillsusually get displayed during an interview conversation.

According to World Bank survey (2010) report, thecommunication Skills comes as the last skill gap


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As per Joint survey by FICCI and World Bankthe top three specific skills expected byemployers:

Entrepreneurship

Communication in English

Use of modern tools and technologies

IT companies expect from fresher:Advanced computer skills and

communication in English


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National Academy of Engineers has identified

the following attributes for engineers by 2020:

Strong analytical skill

Practical ingenuity- skill in planning,

combining and adapting

Creativity (invention, innovation, think

outside the box, art)


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Communication Business and Management

Leadership

High ethical standards and ProfessionalismDynamism, agility, resilience and flexibility

Life long learners


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Demonstrate knowledge of mathematics, science and

engineering

Demonstrate an ability to identify, formulate andsolve engineering problems

Demonstrate an ability to design and conductexperiments, analyze and interpret data

Demonstrate an ability to design a system, componentor process as per needs and specifications

Demonstrate and ability to visualize and work onlaboratory and multidisciplinary tasks

Demonstrate skills to use modern engineering tools,techware and equipment to analyze problems


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Demonstrate knowledge of professionaland ethical responsibilities

Able to communicate effectively in both

verbal and written formAble to understand the impact of

engineering solutions on the society andalso aware of the contemporary issues

Develop confidence for self education andability for life long learning

Participate and succeed in competitive

examinations


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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 closeassociation

Industry & academia has to commit to work together to deal

with the huge challenge of unemployment amongst graduates by

incorporating Core employability, Communication & Professionalskill 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


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