Purpose and Mandate
Mandate of CGSSC
- Identification of skill development needs including preparing a catalogue of types of skills, range and depth of skills to facilitate individuals to choose from them.
- Development of a sector skill development plan and maintain skill inventory.
- Determining skills/competency standards and qualifications.
- Standardization of affiliation and accreditation process.
- Participation in Affiliation, accreditation, examination and certification.
- Plan and execute Training of Trainers.
- Promotion of academies of excellence.
- Establishment of a well-structured sector specific Labour Market Information System (LMIS) to assist planning and delivery of training.
Technical competency
The employee is expected to possess a solid practical understanding of the trade.
With rapid growth in manufacturing and competition from imported machinery, the importance of sensitivity to quality assurance and achieving higher productivity has increased significantly. Capital goods manufacturers are expected to deliver products that are not only high quality but also within very tight timelines.
Good technical aptitude among employees is highly valued for two main reasons: facilitating easy up-skilling and minimizing downtime. As manufacturing advances rapidly, capital goods makers must also embrace new technologies. Consequently, the ability to re-skill or up-skill existing employees becomes increasingly critical. Employees with strong technical aptitude can quickly grasp new technologies, enabling companies to reduce downtime and enhance productivity.
Soft Skills
Good communication skills
A part of the trade job roles includes understanding and communicating the machine related instructions. Hence, a good communication skill is one of the important requirements of the various trade roles.
Professional attitude
The manufacturing process requires an employee to demonstrate important professional traits such good team worker, adherence to guidelines, disciplined etc to ensure quality and productive production.