Here is a post about my talk in IoT Show 2020.
I spoke on the topic ‘Skilling Entry Level Engineers in IoT’. With over 15 lakh engineers produced on an annual basis in India skilling them in niche areas like IoT and making them employable is an uphill task. On the other hand, hiring organizations across small and larger firms/MNCs are facing the pinch when it comes to finding the right skill set for their core IoT development. The challenges can be summarized as high employee turnover due to behavioral orientation and inadequate knowledge of scalability for embedded systems and IoT technologies.
In his talk I mainly spoke how Emertxe is been taking a holistic approach when it comes to skilling entry-level engineers. He presented six aspects of skilling which cover both technical and behavioral side of entry-level engineers.
- Importance of Foundational skills
- Having a robust assessment system for feedback and improvement
- Providing students an opportunity to discover their strengths and peruse them
- Building domain-specific skills in Embedded Systems and IoT
- Constant mentoring
- Continuous improvement
He called out practical aspects and how Emertxe solves them by pioneering a methodology over the years. The talk was well-received and triggered multiple questions from industry experts, academicians and folks from skill development ecosystem.
PFB slide-deck used in the event:
www.slideshare.net/EmertxeSlides/skilling-entry-level-engineers-in-iot-a-practical-approach
