Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge

Telangana is the youngest state in India and after the new Government took charge one of their key focus areas was Enhancing Skill Development for which TELANGANA ACADEMY FOR SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE (TASK) was established. The Innovation process began with understanding stakeholder views (Academia, Industry & Government) and their pain points in skilling followed by creation of a value proposition around the concept of Employability Quotient (EQ). EQ is a combination of various skills as per the pictogram below and imparting skilling around these help youth choose several avenues like enhanced hit rate in getting jobs, higher studies and option to become entrepreneurs. TASK has been able to roll out several unique skilling initiatives in the state for youth studying in colleges as well as those currently unemployed. Since its inception in 2014, over 500+ colleges across Telangana are registered with TASK and 200000+ youth have been skilled with industry partnerships in sectors of IT/ITES, BFSI, Life sciences, Retail and Aerospace

Strategies in Developing an Aviation & Aerospace Skill Ecosystem for the State of Telangana, India – Case Study of TASK -Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge

The aviation & aerospace sector in India has been expanding and growing through partnerships and new research facilities, thereby encouraging more players to invest and optimize the manufacturing process. Improving green and fuel-efficient technologies have contributed to a steady rise in fuelling the demand for aerospace engineers. The state of Telangana is fast emerging as a new aviation cluster with some of the country’s best-qualified engineers and technicians. The potential of the aerospace industry is immense as it continuously requires skilled technicians and engineers. Considering the precision of skill required, it is imperative that rigorous training be imparted to all those who would be directly working on the components. With a plethora of job opportunities available in this industry, from engineering technicians, template makers, numeric control tool programmers, die makers, to technical writers and graphic artists, TASK has identified the gaps in the current learning landscape. It has taken the onus of working with technology partners and service providers across the aviation, aerospace and avionics value chain to train youth/professionals to be ‘reskilled’ to fit the aerospace and aviation sector. This paper thus explores the strategies to enhance synergies between industry, government and academia

Sujiv Nair

Mr. Sujiv Nair is the Chief Executive Officer -Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK). He has the unique distinction of conceptualizing and establishing TASK for enhancing the employability quotient of the youth in Telangana under the Department of ITE&C, Government of Telangana. He is also the Co-Convener for CII Telangana Higher Education and Skill Development Panel &Member of the Advisory Board of ICT Academy at NIT Warangal for South India. Overall Mr Sujiv has over two decades of global experience in managing and enabling human capital initiatives with both Indian and Multinational organizations in the field of Science & Technology, Information Technology, IT Enabled Services, Pharmaceutical and Manufacturing across the American, European and Asian continents. He is an MPhil in Strategic Management, Masters in Business Administration, PGD in Industrial Engineering & Management and Graduate of Chemical Technology in addition to being a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.https://commons.erau.edu/aviasian-bios/1022/thumbnail.jp

Strategies in Developing an Aviation & Aerospace Skill Ecosystem for the State of Telangana, India – Case Study of TASK -Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge

The aviation & aerospace sector in India has been expanding and growing through partnerships and new research facilities, thereby encouraging more players to invest and optimize the manufacturing process. Improving green and fuel-efficient technologies have contributed to a steady rise in fuelling the demand for aerospace engineers. The state of Telangana is fast emerging as a new aviation cluster with some of the country's best-qualified engineers and technicians. The potential of the aerospace industry is immense as it continuously requires skilled technicians and engineers. Considering the precision of skill required, it is imperative that rigorous training be imparted to all those who would be directly working on the components. With a plethora of job opportunities available in this industry, from engineering technicians, template makers, numeric control tool programmers, die makers, to technical writers and graphic artists, TASK has identified the gaps in the current learning landscape. It has taken the onus of working with technology partners and service providers across the aviation, aerospace and avionics value chain to train youth/professionals to be 'reskilled' to fit the aerospace and aviation sector. This paper thus explores the strategies to enhance synergies between industry, government and academia