A white paper on skill development in the Indian EV sector has been released by Statiq. It makes the claim that it covers a significant amount of research in the automotive industry, employment potential, the value of skill development, current initiatives in India, organization & institute-level initiatives, and the global context for skill development.
This essay argues for the value of industry expertise, outlines current skill-building initiatives in India, and delves deeply into some international best practices that our nation can adopt.
The automotive industry currently employs about 3.7 crore people and holds the potential to add more than 1 crore direct jobs and 5 crore indirect jobs, according to the Invest India 2022 research mentioned in the report. A typical electric vehicle today costs 40–50% more than a gasoline or diesel-powered equivalent, it was added.
The company predicts that electric vehicles will replace conventional vehicles as the market favourite in India the day this upfront cost is reduced. Earlier, people had a lot of concerns about the infrastructure for charging. However, a strong and dependable charging infrastructure has already been created in order to support many more electric vehicles than are currently on the road.
Sanjana Chhabra, Manager, Policy, Advocacy, and Government Relations, Statiq author of the report said, “In order to effectively skill the workforce and make them ready for the tech-savvy EV industry, a collaboration between the education sector and the EV sector is a must. The EV transition across the world is giving rise to a technological transformation that requires both reskilling and training existing and new workers. The education sector through its validated techniques & curriculum will ensure a smooth and effective skilling process in the sector which will play an important role in not only overcoming layoffs and job losses but will also contribute towards a sustainable EV industry in the long-term leading to fiscal growth.”
