Panaji : The state is at risk of being left behind in an accelerating economy if the government and industry do not create more ways to educate and train locals for jobs that the Sagarmala programme requires, a Union ministry report finds.
Goa’s workforce, once centred on fishing and agriculture, now has a majority of job openings that require formal training. The Human Resource and Skill Requirement Study for Goa, prepared by consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) for the Ministry of Shipping and National Skill Development Corporation, shows that Goa faces a high skill gap due to the lack of sufficient training infrastructure in the state.
About 1.4 lakh jobs will be created by 2022 and individuals need to be trained across Goa in trades such as fish processing, logistics, Smart City Mission, construction, home nursing and tourism. However, the study says, the state has limited training opportunities for these jobs.
“Goa is witnessing a reduction in the demand for work force in the primary sector, including both agriculture and fisheries,” the report says. PWC has recommended that investment should be made to cater to the emerging skilling opportunities so that locals can be equipped to meet the demand for employment that is expected as an outcome of the proposed Sagarmala projects.
“There will be high incremental demand in both manufacturing and services sector. The incremental demand of skilled workforce in the two districts suggests that the maximum demand will be generated in logistics sector, followed by manufacturing and tourism which has proposed projects on the basis of the skill gap studies,” the report said.
Sagarmala is the Union government’s coastal and port city development plan, which plans to create economic zones along 21 coastal districts in India. “Sectors such as logistics, manufacturing, tourism, hospitality and construction will also be susceptible to technological disruptions and automation, which will negatively impact jobs of manual nature,” states the report. The report recommends a roadmap to strengthen the state’s employment scenario.
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