The need for unlearning, upskilling, and reskilling became a talking point among representatives of the government, academia, and industries during a session on ‘Skilling for the Future’ held at the Global Investors Meet 2024 (GIM 2024) in Chennai on Sunday.
“We have to embrace change. There is a transformation which is occurring in the industry. We need to keep pace with that and that is the actual challenge,” said IAS officer J. Innocent Divya, Managing Director (MD), Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC). She highlighted how under the Naan Mudhalvan scheme, the State government is working towards improving the skills of the youth.
Praveer Sinha, CEO and MD of Tata Power Company Limited, recalled how Tata kept reinventing itself. It was important to unlearn and relearn some important skillsets. “Individuals have to be trained and retrained so that they are good to use future technology, which actually gives us an opportunity to enhance skillsets,” he said.
