Now Mechatronics combo gets popular to increase employability of fresh engineers
Bengaluru: With employability of engineers freshly emerging from colleges still a problem, blended learning courses like Mechatronics (a combination of Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, and Telecommunications) are now being seen as a solution by many..
"As job profiles transform with advancements in technology, industries don't value degrees as much as they used to," says Ms Neeti Sharma, SVP of Learning Services at TeamLease, explaining that small and medium Enterprises at present prefer polytechnic and ITI graduates over those who have done engineering, as the former dirty their hands on the machine all through their course.
As for IIT graduates , she says only 20 per cent get into a job role with a high pay packet. “The others get placed, but not for a big pay,” she reveals, adding that an internship through apprenticeship at the end of the fourth or fifth semester could improve their chances of employment.
Meanwhile, in an effort to keep up with changing trends and developments in their respective industry, companies are now upskilling their workforces to meet the required standards. More product-based companies pioneer such moves when compared to their service-based counterparts.
“While the former want every employee to be multi-faceted in terms of talent and skills, the service -based companies invest in upskilling their employees in accordance with the projects on hand,” said Mr Ravi Kaklasaria, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Spring People.
A recent study of the sector found that societal bias against hands-on jobs has adversely affected the importance and growth of attaining skillsets among the new generation, and in turn led to a decrease in employability. According to ‘Signalling Value of Skills, Education and Hands-on Jobs,’ conducted by TeamLease Services, such jobs are meant only for the underprivileged. “A general disregard for labour and a cultural bias that also negatively influences work ethics contribute to adversely colouring the perceptions about hands-on jobs and skills education,” reads the report.
