IMPARTING INDUSTRY RELEVANT SKILLS THROUGH SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES FOR SELECT JOB ROLES IN APPAREL INDUSTRY : A LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

The need to achieve sustainable economic growth has increased the demand for skilled human resource. India is a young country with a need for skill development as there exists a huge dichotomy between industry demands of skilled personnel and underemployment or unemployment. The lack of availability of human resource with appropriate skills including soft skills is one of the key reasons for this. Training programmes form the backbone of skill development in the apparel industry. The objective of these Skill Development initiatives is to enable the youth and women to take up industry-relevant skill trainings that will enable them to secure a better livelihood. Skill is defined to be an ability, tool or learning to gain employment that will lead to sustainable livelihoods and. By giving individuals greater confidence and self-esteem, skill becomes an end in itself. Apparel industry requires three types of key skills that make human resource employable. These are categorized as Domain (Technical) Skills (NSDC, 2017), Soft Skills and Basic Literacy Skills (Nisha, 2013). This paper is focused on identifying the industry relevant skills in the training programmes in the context of the three key skill categories for the job roles of Sewing Machine Operator (SMO) and Production Supervisor- Sewing (PSS) in the Apparel sector.
Key Words - Apparel industry, Sewing Machine Operator (SMO), Production Supervisor Sewing (PSS) , Basic literacy skills, Soft skills, Technical Skills, skill intervention, operator efficiency

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