Power of Collaboration

Cognizant of the fact that a lot can be achieved in working together, ELGi Equipments has joined forces with NASSCOM FutureSkills Prime, a skilling program powered by a partnership between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the Government of India; NASSCOM; and the IT industry to build vital digital skills for the future of work.

One of India’s leading air-compressor manufacturers ELGi Equipments has come into partnership with NASSCOM’s (The National Association of Software and Service Companies) FutureSkills Prime initiative.

With this partnership, ELGi aims to equip every employee with a set of foundational digital skills that will enable them to operate in a digital environment, continually adapt to new ways of working, and add value beyond what can be done by automated systems and intelligent machines.

Knowing the deal

NASSCOM is an Indian non-governmental trade association and advocacy group focused mainly on the information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) industries. Established in 1988, it is a non-profit organization.

FutureSkills Prime, a skilling program focused on emerging technologies, is powered by a partnership between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the Government of India; NASSCOM; and the IT industry. Over one thousand ELGi employees are scheduled to undertake this program.

It is a platform built by the Government and the IT industry with a vision of reskilling 2 million of the 4 million workforces employed in the IT industry. Through this initiative, the Government and the industry aim to reskill/upskill a total of about 1.4 million employees over a period of 5 years (1 million from company supported (B2B) skilling and another 0.4 million from Government supported/facilitated (B2C) schemes).

It focuses on providing solutions to the challenges encountered while upskilling people with emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Big Data Analytics, Robotic Process Automation, and more.

FutureSkills Prime is one of the lighthouse schemes under the Government’s Trillion Dollar Digital Economy initiative.

The registered candidates can develop core proficient skills, take aptitude diagnostics tests, acquire SSC NASSCOM certifications and scholarships, and become more digitally fluent.

Intent behind the endeavor

Sharing his views on the collaboration, Dr Jairam Varadaraj, Managing Director, ELGi Equipments Ltd, said, “Our purpose is to provide the best experience at each stakeholder touchpoint. In our journey towards this purpose, we recognize that emerging digital technologies will be central pillars in providing such an experience.”

He further added, “Be it customers, employees or investors, digital can substantially and significantly enhance the experience. This has to be architected by our people and the starting point is to imagine the opportunities through the lens of digital technologies. To enable each employee in our organization to do this, it is imperative that they have a foundational knowledge of the various digital technologies. We are committed to ensuring all of our employees are digitally proficient and conversant with digital technologies as we adapt to the future.”

Kirti Seth, CEO, SSC NASSCOM, said, “Now more than ever, the need for each citizen to get equipped with the skills of emerging technologies is of paramount importance to leverage the waves of opportunity rising through this digital transformation we are going through. It is also important for each individual to speak the language of ‘digital’ and stay in tune with the world that is changing rapidly around us.”

“FutureSkills Prime has the vision of making individuals from across sectors and across job roles digitally fluent. We are proud that our voice has been recognized by industries across sectors. The fact that ELGi Equipments, a leading compressor manufacturing company, is going to leverage FutureSkills Prime to build the digital quotient of their employees, is a strong signal of how this need cuts across all industries and domains,” she opined.

“I wish ELGi’s employees an exciting learning journey to not just build on their technological foundations but unleash a fresh burst of creativity. This digitally-ready workforce will be the key to not just exponential growth of their company but also contribute to India’s dream of creating a trillion-dollar digital economy,” she added further.

Sovan Tudu
Sub-Editor
Magic Wand Media Inc
Sovan.tudu@magicwandmedia.in 

Source: Magic Wand Media

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