1. ACADEMY36 CARGOTALK OCTOBER 2015
EVENTS Calendar
International Conference
on Logistics & Supply
Chain for Chemicals and
Petrochemicals
India International Centre
New Delhi
October 8-9,2015
Indian Pharma Expo
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
October 24-25,2015
BuildingWarehousing
Competitiveness
Hotel Palladium – Mumbai
November 19-20,2015
Material Handling
Equipment Summit 2015
MMRDA Grounds, Mumbai
December 2-4,2015
Automative Logistics
India Conference
The Leela, Gurgaon
December 8-10,2015
Win India 2015
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
December 9-11,2015
India Cold Chain Show
Bombay Exhibition
Centre Mumbai
December 16-18,2015
IndiaWarehousing and
Logistics Show
Bombay Exhibition
Centre Mumbai
December 16-18,2015
DOMESTIC EVENTS
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
GLCS LogiSYM
Malaysia 2015
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
October 7-8,2015
Ti Conference:The
Future of Logistics
Singapore
October 13-14,2015
8th
Global Supply Chain
& Logistics Summit 2015
Dubai, UAE
October 14,2015
The 10th
China
International Logistics
andTransportation Fair
Shenzhen Convention
& Exhibition Center China
October 14-16,2015
CILF 2015
Shenzhen China
October 14-16,2015
NATRANS Arabia
Abu Dhabi National
Exhibition Centre Dubai
October 25-27,2015
13th
Intermodal Africa
Mulungushi International
Conference Centre
Lusaka Zambia
October 29-30,2015
Supply Chain Summit
London, United Kingdom
November 10-11,2015
2015 IWLAWarehouse
Legal Practice Symposium
Embassy Suites
Chicago Downtown
November 12-13,2015
Asian Logistics and
Maritime Conference
Hong Kong
November 17-18,2015
PowerLogistics Asia
Suntec, Singapore
November 18-19,2015
Supply Chain Finance
Summit
Frankfurt, Germany
November 24-25,2015
TRANSLOG Connect
Congress
Budapest, Hungary
November 25-26,2015
Defense Logistics
VA, USA
December 1-3,2015
Cargo Logistics
America Expo and
Conference
San Diego, CA, USA
December 2-3,2015
10th
annual Cold
Chain Distribution
Conference and
Exhibition
London, UK
December 3-4,2015
ACAAI Annual
Convention
Ho Chi Minh,Vietnam
December 16-19,2015
Trying to end the skill gap
QIs NSDC planning to
come up with vocational
training initiatives to bridge
the skill gap in the logistics
sector?
The Indian logistics sector is esti-
mated to have grown at a healthy 15% in
the last five years.India’s logistics spend
in the GDP is 13% (versus 7-8% in devel-
oped countries) and the annual logistics
cost is valued at `6,750 billion (US$ 135
billion).A comparison with other countries
shows inefficiencies are high in the Indian
logistics sector.These are due to a lack
of proper infrastructure as well as that of
skilled manpower in the country.
Realising the importance of the logistics
sector, which is growing at a fast pace,
NSDC commissioned a report to assess
the human resource requirement in the
sector over the next 10 years.The report
suggests that the logistics sector, which
also includes transportation, warehous-
ing and packaging, will require 28.4 mil-
lion skilled people by 2022.
To bridge the skill gaps in the sec-
tor, NSDC has tied up with various train-
ing providers who are working at the
grass root level for this.
QThe biggest reason for
the talent gap in this
sector is the ‘attraction
quotient’. How does NSDC
plan to introduce courses
integrating activities such
as procurement, logistics,
storage and distribution?
The industry has been facing some
challenges in attracting youth to work in
this sector.There are a lot of reasons for
this. Poor working conditions, low pay
scales relative to other careers, poor or
non-existent manpower policies and the
prevalence of unscrupulous practices all
add to the segment's woes.Improvement
is expected with regard to all these now
with a lot of investments coming into the
sector because of the growth of the e-
commerce business and increase in eco-
nomic activity across the country.
The Logistics Sector Skill Council
(LSSC) and the NSDC training partners
are committed to providing the skilled
manpower to the industry. LSSC has
identified 64 new job roles under eight
identified areas. These are Material
Handling Equipment, Warehouse
Operations, Cranes/ Heavy Equipment,
Container Stuffing/De-Stuffing, Port
Operations/CFS, Packaging, Trucking
Operations and Express Delivery
Services (Couriers).LSSC is expected to
develop a national level curriculum for
these trades, create a labour market
information system (LMIS) and and facil-
itate the establishment of skill centres to
meet industry demand. Till date, 34 job
roles have been standardised through
industry defined National Occupational
Standards and more are under way.
QWhich companies are
currently being funded
by NSDC to initiate training
to the unskilled youth in
logistics and supply chain?
NSDC has funded five training part-
ners.These are LaurusEdutech,Safeducate
Learning, PARFI, LabourNet Services India
and GRAS Education and Training
Services, all training people in the logistics
and supply sector.Apart from this, we also
have several training providers, affiliated
to the LSSC and training in this sector
under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas
Yojna, is based on industry defined
National Occupational Standards.
The NSDC is also working with
Safexpress and other industry partners,
using innovation tools to reach out to a
large number of people in difficult geog-
raphies across the country and thereby
reduce the cost of training. Under this
innovation a vehicle container made of
iron and steel, has been transformed into
a mobile classroom.Each container is 40
ft x 9 ft and can be easily installed in rural
areas and impoverished areas within
cities to impart vocational training through
short-term, government-approved certifi-
cate programmes.
QWhat are the features of
the model curriculums
prepared by NSDC for the
logistics sector?
Some of the features of the model
curriculums prepared by NSDC for logis-
tics sector are:
• Competency-based to work in a
real time environment in sync with
qualification packs validated by the
industry to enhance the employa-
bility of the trainees.
• Can be embedded with academics.
These courses can be looked at by
universities and colleges which can
decide to integrate them with regu-
lar courses.
• They are designed to be career ori-
ented in line with the National Skills
Qualifications Framework and to
focus on greater career prospects
in logistics.
QDoes NSDC plan to sign
any MoU with any
supply chain company for
imparting specialised
programmes or training in
this sector?
The LSSC under NSDC plans to
sign MOUs with logistics warehouses
and transportation, supply chain and
courier industry companies to impart
training for different job roles based on
the National Occupational Standards and
also provide certifications under
Recognition to Prior Learning (RPL).
NSDC also plans to increase
training capacity by funding more skill
development ventures in this space.
QWhat is the total number
of people targeted by
NSDC in terms of imparting
to them the necessary skills
in the logistics sector?
NSDC has already trained
13,029 people and placed 7,524
people in the sector. The LSSC plans
to certify close to 10,000 people
in the sector during the financial
year 2015-16.
Dilip Chenoy
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
National Skills Development Corporation
The logistics sector is growing at a rate of 8-10% annually, but there is a
huge gap in supply-demand in terms of trained manpower.Dilip Chenoy,
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, National Skills Development
Corporation, talks about the programmes initiated to bridge the gap.
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