TSSC inks MoU with Taiwan

Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Taiwan to strengthen cooperation in the skill development in telecom sector.

The agreement signed by Lt Gen SP Kochhar (Retd), CEO, Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) and a high level delegation of Taiwan officials and experts led by JP Wang, deputy director general, department of investment services, ministry of economic affairs (MOEA), Taiwan.

Under the agreement, TSSC will provide trained/skilled workforce to Taiwan for employment in Taiwan and in return Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will provide details of opportunities to serve various organizations which seek service of professionals trained by TSSC. Taiwan will also take the initiative in carrying out the exchange of recruitment information between members of TSSC and enterprises in Taiwan creating more job opportunities.

The benefits of signing the MoU will also promote other talent exchange activities such as mutual visits and exchange by TSSC and enterprises in Taiwan and transnational projects.

Elaborating on the partnership Lt Gen SP Kochhar (Retd) said, "Our partnership with Taiwan shall enable us to design new vocational training and skill building programs which have a direct bearing on employment. This will help in bridging the employability gap and creating a specialized, skilled workforce."

"India has amazing human resources, especially in the ICT services industry, which could meet the needs of Taiwan enterprises eager to upgrade and develop as well as explore overseas markets,” said David Wang, leader of the Taiwan group and deputy director-general of the MOEA’s Department of Investment Services.

Rajiv Pratap Rudy, minister of state for skill development and entrepreneurship (I/C) said, “TSSCs main aim for the next 5 years is to train approximately 8.67 million people which will be beneficial for the telecom industry’s growth. We are outreaching to rural areas also by online and offline courses through various training centres.”

"This industry ready workforce is aligned to the latest modules for applications from a simple machine to the most complex of technological processes. With the increasing demand for skilled workforce and changing trends in telecom, in both industrial and in general day to day life, there is a huge requirement across sectors which needs to be addressed at the earliest,” added Rudy.