Lok Sabha Question No. 1741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-27
Subject: Pool of Telecom Professionals
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, OM PRAKASH YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1741 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  JULY, 2016

## POOL OF TELECOM PROFESSIONALS

1741.  SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  leading  telecom  service  providers/mobile  carriers  are  creating  a pool of industry specific professionals to fulfil the future manpower need;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the telecom companies are working with Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) to train ITI students for the purpose; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) 'Yes Madam',  few telecom service providers are creating a pool of industry specific professionals to fulfill  their future manpower needs.
- (b) The details are submitted below :
- (i) Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) has established tie-ups with more than 100 technical  and 400 non-technical  institutes  to  fulfill the manpower needs.   RJIL has also undertaken various programs to impart required trainings and skill upgradation such as Graduate Engineer  Program  for  more  than  500  professionals  and  Sales Professional Program for more than 10,000 professionals.
- (ii) Idea  is  in  continuous  process  of  creating  the  pool  of  industry specific professionals to fulfill their future manpower  needs. Presently  Idea  is  having  2702  Engineer  level  and  372  middle  / higher  level  professionals  on  board  for  Mobility,  NLD  and  ILD services.
- (iii) SSTL (Sistema Shyam Tele Services) is working with ITIs across India and have already conducted 49 training sessions across 24 colleges covering 1500 candidates .

- (iv) BSNL/MTNL  has  telecom  expertise  /  professionals  for  meeting future manpower. As such the direct recruits like Junior Engineers (erstwhile  Telecom Technical Assistants), Junior Telecom officers are working at non executive and executive level who are groomed as  telecom  professionals  to  cater  the  needs  of  BSNL  through induction training , in service  training,  seminars / workshops etc. from time to time.
- (v) Remaining  telecom  service providers(TSP's)  have  undertaken various recruitment and training programs for telecom professionals with an objective of running and maintaining telecom network operations.  All this pool of technically qualified manpower will be available to cater to the future needs of the Industry. TSPs have also informed Department of Telecommunications that periodic  learning  and  capability  upgradations  are  being  given  in association with relevant institutions so as to keep the manpower ready for technology evaluation.

(c) 'Yes Madam',  the telecom companies are working with TSSC (Telecom Sector Skill Council)  to train ITI students.

## (d) The details are submitted below :

Seventeen  roles  in  telecom    industry  have  been  identified  by  the  telecom companies wherein minimum specified entry qualification is 'ITI / Diploma'.  All these roles have  been  promulgated  as  Qualification Packs  / National Occupational Standards for the benefit of ITI students.   Further, formal requests have also been initiated by TSSC to states for nomination of suitable ITIs to train the candidates on the promulgated qualification packs and match the industry needs.

Also,  BSNL/MTNL  has  entered  into  MOU  with  TSSC  and  its  training  partner GISD (Global Institute of Skill Development  - Delhi) as a part of Skill Development Training in Telecom domain for imparting training courses (NSQF Level-National Skill Qualification Framework)  to the trainees / students of various levels.

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