Skill Gap and Programme Requirement: A Review of Food Processing Sector in Assam
Published: 2017
Author(s) Name: Mokhalles Mohammad Mehdi |
Author(s) Affiliation: Assist. Prof. of Mktg., MIS & IT in School of Bus., Assam Kaziranga Univer., Jorhat, Assam, India.
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Abstract
Assam has an establishment of 3,900 registered manufacturing
units. Most of the units are associated with food processing
activities such as flour mills, food and fruit processing etc., varying
from medium to small sized units. Some of the units are focused
on the production of cakes and biscuits for large multinationals
namely, Britannia and GlaxoSmithKline. The manufacturing units
employed around 1.4 lakh people in Assam and still, there is
a shortage of adequate manpower. The present paper attempts to
assess the requirement of skills and talent in the food processing
sector of Assam due to the competition and growth opportunities
in this sector. The purpose of the paper is to identify the type
of skilling required in the area of food processing sector in Assam.
Secondly, it will also analyse the skill gap and the programme
requirement for the development of skills. In order to achieve
the objectives, secondary data is collected. Secondary data from
the census, the economic survey of Assam, and National Skill
Development Corporation (NSDC) in the area of food processing
sector is used to fulfill the study objectives.
Keywords: Skill Gap, Food Processing, Programme, Human Resource, Assam
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