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Industry has pointed out that it is not possible to cover everything in courses and TVET
institutions should facilitate skills upgrading. Trainers explained that non-availability
curricula for specialized skills is a problem. They suggested to include stand-alone
competency units in National Competency Standards (NCS) and curricula and facilitate
assessment for Record of Achievement for those unit.

Foreign Employment Trends Identified from Key Informant Interviews

There exists a good demand for Electricians in Australia which is currently dominated by Indian workers. Therefore,
wiring regulations of other countries need to be included in training and assistance to be given to get licenses to
work in such foreign labour markets. It will boost sales of local electrical products in other countries as well.

Supply of Skills from TVET Institutions to the Electrical and Electronics industry Sector

Recommendations
• Establish electronics courses in outstation districts to have uniform course mix in districts.
Suggestion is to introduce a minimum number of courses to districts having no courses at all to
improve accessibility to TVET by the aspiring youth living in the districts.

• Increase NVQ assessment in CBT and EBT courses
• Strengthen training management to increase enrolment to the full capacity in all relevant courses
and increase the completion rate.
• Promote RPL for certifying the workforce already employed in the Electrical and Electronics industry
sector thus providing them necessary upskilling, initiating career paths and improving their retention
in continuing employment.

Tracer Study on NVQ Certificate Holders in Electrical and Electronics Industry Related
Occupations

Recommendations

• Include training in new / smart technologies related to automation and digitization, PLC programming,
CCTV technology and IoT as stand-alone modules.

• All trainees should be given some opportunity to follow at least a short-term training in large &
reputed companies.

The Electrical and Electronics Component Manufacturing Sector for Export Market

Recommendations

• A Proposal will be included in the Training Plan to establish training centres in zones with facilities
to train production line operators for Electronics careers. When a training centre is established,
it should have facilities to train other demanded occupations too. Most of Zone employees have
8-hour shift and they have free time to follow a training course as well.