IUCEE Leadership Summit 2019 11 th13 th July

IUCEE Leadership Summit 2019 – 11 th-13 th July, GOA Structured Technical Enhancement Program A STEP into the Future By Sampada Pachaury Vice President – Campus Engagement Electronics Sector Skills Council of India

Sampada Pachaury I have worked in Semiconductor Industries for VLSI Design since 1996 I completed my B. Tech from Aligarh Muslim University in Electronics and Communication in 1993 And my M. Tech in VLSI Design from IIT Delhi in 1995 I worked with STMicroelectronics in their Italy and Noida sites for about 15 years I also worked with Micron Technologies in Los Angeles U. S. A for 2 years in their Image Sensor division I have worked in the positions of Project Manager, Engineering Head, Sales and Business Development Director while working for STMicro, Masamb Electronics and Sankalp Semiconductors and with Clients like ARM, Synopsys, NXP My current association with Electronic Sector Skill Council of India has been to run Structured Technical Enhancement Program STEP for Engg Students in the Campus to develop Industry Ready Professionals, promote Start-Ups and Industry linked R&D. The program brings Industry linked trainings to Students in all running Semesters along with assistance in Industry based Internships in the 8 th Semester aiding placement opportunity. Besides my profession, I am involved in Cycling as a sport and fitness for body and mind. I like to read philosophy and psychology, and engage in spiritual learning. I have learnt Kathak dance, Ballroom dance and play Guitar. I enjoy music of different genres and love to travel and explore nature © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

About ESSCI Electronics Sector Skills Council of India (ESSCI) for skill development in electronics systems from design to manufacturing including service. Vision • To facilitate a world class ecosystem for industry oriented skill development in the electronics sector Our Mission • To establish a structured mechanism with NSDC for strengthening the existing vocational education system • To upgrade industry oriented training system for achieving global standards Objective • ESSCI bring together all the stakeholders – Industry, Government, & the Academia, for the common purpose of workforce development for the ESDM sector The Council is promoted by Six Industry Bodies: ESSCI’s goal is to train 2 million on cumulative basis by 2022 © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

ESSCI Credentials Standards and Certifying body for the Government of India Not for Profit Section 25 Company Mandated to build capacity for the ESDM industry 9 Sub-Sectors 160 Qualification Packs Industry represented Governing Council Skill Gap Analysis OM Development NOS & QP Development, Model Curriculum, Content & Tool List Development Build Training and Assessment eco-system NSQF based Assessment & Certification Industry Members & Subject Matter Experts Knowledge Partners Accomplishments § Trained 7 L candidates across 45 different Job Roles in 5 years § 150+ Industry Experts empanelled as Subject Matter Experts § Training eco-system pan India with 174 Training Partners, 4013 Training Centres & 2617 certified Trainers § Assessment eco-system Pan India with 22 Assessment Partners & 1688 certified Assessors § 13 Centre of Excellence’s for Domain Specific To. T © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship § The primary objective of this policy is to meet the challenge of skilling at Scale with Speed, Standard (quality) and Sustainability. It aims to provide an umbrella framework to all skilling activities being carried out within the country, to align them to common standards and link skilling with demand centres. § The policy links skill development to improved employability and productivity in paving the way forward for inclusive growth in the country. § It is aided in these initiatives by its functional arms – National Skill Development Agency (NSDA), National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) and 39 Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) National Occupational standards (NOS) & Qualification packs (QP’s) § National Occupational Standards (NOS) specify the standard of performance an individual must achieve when carrying out a function in the workplace, together with the knowledge and understanding they need to meet a standard consistently § The NOS are laid down by employers through their Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) § A Qualification Pack (QP) is a set of NOS aligned to a job role © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

Industry and Knowledge Partners © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

ESSCI ESDM Sub - sectors Semiconductor & Components Industrial Automation Consumer Electronics & IT Hardware E-mobility Communication & Broadcasting PCB Design & Manufacturing EMS Security & Surveillance Solar & LED © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

Opportunities in ESDM Industry § Digital India Initiative leading to High Speed Broadband connectivity to 6+ Lakh Villages Automotive Electronics Communicati on & Broadcasting Computing Hardware § Make in India – More than 1. 3 Lakh Crore Invested in EMS in last 4 Years Consumer Appliances Industrial Automation IOT Défense and Aerospace Medical Electronics & Healthcare …. . § 100+ Smart Cities launched § IOT: 50 Billion devices to be connected by 2022 § Connected and Autonomous Cars USD 400 Billion, 40 Lakhs+ Jobs © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

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Myth Vs Reality Myth – Electronics Engineering jobs Myth – There are very few jobs in VLSI Reality - Industry 4. 0 will be thriving Reality – Artificial Intelligence enabled are not offering long term assurance on electronic hardware design and manufacturing. The workforce readiness is vital to meet the projected skilled resource demands companies? and Connected Devices require AI integrated System On Chips/ASIC. The next big wave of electronics consumer market will ride on next generation of VLSI technologists © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

Challenge Widening Gap between industry needs and college produce Electronics Engineers taking up non-electronic jobs for placement & job security s Rapid decline in the new generation of Design Architects of the future n ia d n I ie r t s u Ind © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

What’s going on ? NSQF Level 6 & 7: Skills that are highly specialized and involve Research and Design NSQF Level 4 & 5: Skills acquired with long term intervention requiring highly technical competency NSQF Level 2& 3: Skills which require Technical Training, Knowledge of complex operations and machinery, Supervision skills NSQF Level 1: Skills acquired with short/modular and focused intervention enhancing employability of those with minimal education © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

The STEP Pillars of Success. . . Industry Ready Professionals Industry Govt. Policies AICTE College Knowledge Partner NSDC - ESSCI © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

Industry Internships Technology Boot. Camp Industry Talk Placement Guidance Industry Led Trainings Higher Education Support Industry NSDC Linkages Certification Faculty Development Program Start Up Support National Design Contest © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

The STEP Students profile… Trained. STEP PIE Faculty for future 10% Startups/Entrepreneurs R&D and/or Higher Education 10% 60% 20% Industry Ready Professionals R&D and/or Higher Education Industry Ready Professionals Startups/Entrepreneurs Trained Faculty © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

STEP – The road ahead Industry Linked R&D Start. Ups Industry Ready Professionals © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

STEP – Deployment Model Technical Assessment. Hard cut-off for QP Courses, Adaptive Psychometric Analysis, Orientation and Counselling to opt QP Mandatory Foundation Module C & Data Structure, Logic Design, RTL Design, Basic Electronics Sem 1 Sem 2 Sem 3 QP Based Training Courses 80% Hands On and 20% Theory Sem 5 Sem 4 Sem 6 Sem 7 Sem 8 Bridge Course For those who couldn’t attend the Foundation Course Certification By Assessment By © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

Foundation Trainings … Electronics & Industry Applications High Definition Language Systems Logic Design, RTL Design VLSI Design for Manufacturing Electronics Systems Design & Manufacturing Digital Signal Processing FOUNDATION COURSE C & Data Structures Programming Skills © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

Job Specialised Trainings Industrial Automation Pipeline Neural Networking Communication Track IOT Application Development Engineer, Full IOT Track Stack IOT Hardware Engineer QP based training courses Networking Track Embedded Track VLSI Track Networking & Storage Engineer • Embedded Product Engineer • Embedded Systems Engineer • VLSI Design & Verification Engineer, EDA Engineer • Full Custom VLSI Design Engineer • Physical Design Engineer – Layout, Physical Design - Pn. R © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

Continuous Students’ Assessments Continuous assessment of the students to help create batches based on the SCOC principle Continuous evaluation and assessment of progress to see if there’s need of any change or correction in our training methodology or plan. Year end assessments to measure training effectiveness © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

Placement & Internship Assistance Placement assistance will be provided to all the Certified candidates Opportunities will be provided in the technologies in which the candidates are trained Competency and skillsets building to open passage to the mainstream via internship programs © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

What's expected out of the discussion today? Understand. . Why STEP is the preferred viable option for upskilling current available resource pool in engineering colleges in India Explore collaboration opportunities with industry to see benefits of inducting STEP empowered resources VS non empowered Partner with ESSCI to further enhance the STEP initiative to make it more effective & be continually aligned to changing environment & needs of the industry © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

What STEP brings in for the colleges & faculty Colleges Industry involvement helps guide colleges setup required infrastructure/facility to run STEP Government & industry foot print – certification and active industry involvement for readiness/collaboration Alignment to Government directive & industry expectations Research focused to industry need Faculty Continuous knowledge upgradation of faculty to changing industry environment/needs Act as visiting faculties to other colleges Help upskill the faculty there Work on live industry projects Closer to industry requirements © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

Why would STEP be THE preferred option Practical hands on training/knowledge Aligned to what's going on in the industry 6 bo partn pro ard f ers jec or t on h ts alr ese ea dy Live industry projects by calibrating with industry Curriculum standards set by ESSCI Validation by industry association (industry representatives) Content developed by Industry Knowledge Partners © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

Why would STEP be THE preferred option. . contd Strengthening fundamentals & foundation setup for students as core of the program. Specialized trainings to bring students skills/knowledge nearer to industry needs Project Based/Activity Based Learning – core fundamental throughout the program to inculcate continuous learning Yearly Review – Program review for relevance & meeting/exceeding industry needs at the beginning of every academic year © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

How Colleges Participate Assign Faculty SPOC to lead STEP within Campus Establish Incubators within Campus and motivate students to participate in Design Contest Extend Campus Facilities to support STEP deployment Host Faculty Development Program and related Workshops Campus to set up Industry-Like infrastructure © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

E KN DG E L OW ER N T R PA SH N R E INT F O TS SE I N E M D PRO EP STU T TO S IP CSR ER N T R PA Industry Collaboration © 2019 Electronics Sector Skills Council of India. All rights reserved.

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