Employment opportunities in Indian Electric Vehicle Sector
In the last few years, India’s mobility sector has seen a shift towards electric vehicles. Looking at the adversity of climate change and excessive carbon emission, across the globe, countries are moving towards electric mobility. And India is no other, it is also showing a keen interest in this automotive paradigm shift. The central government aims for India to be the manufacturing hub of electric vehicle for the global market by 2025. Both, Central and state governments are taking various initiatives to make India a 100% electric vehicle nation by 2030.
Benefits:
The adoption of EVs in India is expected to yield manifold benefits. First, it will reduce the pollution level. Second, it will reduce India’s dependency on fossil fuels and oil imports. And third, it will generate new employment opportunities for Indian youth in the electric vehicle field.
New job avenues:
The change will not only show a dramatic increase in e-mobility consumption but also in the automotive manufacturing and production sector. EV brings new technologies and ownerships, which involves concepts of shared mobility, IoT-enabled connected vehicles, autonomous driving, etc. It majorly creates the need for new and skilled manpower across the various profiles. Not only new, but it will change the existing profiles of the employees within the sector.
The EV industry will create around 1 lakh jobs in one next year. And according to the Ministery of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, there will be 1 crore jobs generated by the EV sector by 2030. And if it is believed that one job links five indirect jobs, then around 5 crore jobs EV sector can be created by EV in India.
The increasing number of EVs means the establishment of a huge ecosystem of EV Original Equipment Manufacturers and component companies. Therefore, e-mobility can create millions of blue, grey, green and highly skilled jobs.
Blue and grey Collar Workers:
Right now, there is a very strong demand for blue and grey collar workers in the electric vehicle sector in India. Workers that can work on EV drivetrains, manufacturing plants, drive ships and repair centres across the country. Already it is evident that India is facing a shortage of mechanics and technicians for EVs. But before that, there is a requirement for upskilling the workers to understand the new technologies.
For example, For the setup and maintenance of an EV charging station, there is a need for people who have knowledge and skill to work as an electrician, powerline installers and repairers. And for the maintenance of electric vehicles, mechanics and technicians should have the knowledge and skill related to electrical and battery systems.
Other job opportunities:
All over the globe, there is an increasing demand for engineers, researchers and scientists who can design and develop EV vehicle technology. And for that, there is also the need for data scientists and analysts who can collect and make sense of the data that emerges from the autonomous and electrical vehicle sector. Similarly, managerial and EV customer assistant jobs also paving their way all across the globe in this sector.
Students should grab the opportunity to get enrolled in courses or degrees that are relevant to the EV industry. Internships and projects are a better way to get first-hand experience and knowledge about this sector. And the existing employees can upskill themselves to get fit in the Electric Mobility workforce. Because the future is e-mobility and it’s better to evolve with time to stay relevant.
Upskilling:
There is a notion that automation and new technologies are gradually reducing job opportunities. Instead, it will create large opportunities for new and much better jobs for humans. But for that, extensive skill training is equally a need of the hour. Otherwise, the former belief can fairly prevail.
The EV industry offers different technology and mechanisms which demand efficient workers who are highly skilled with good knowledge of EV. As this industry brings a paradigm shift in employment structure, it’s important that upskilling is taken seriously.
There are institutions offering full time or certificate courses in Electric Mobility. For instance, the CADD Center is providing certificate courses in the same under the accreditation of NSDC. IITs are offering M.Tech in e-mobility. Short time training and online courses are already made available by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) and the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL). The Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC) in partnership with MG Motors and Autobot India has taken a step to launch a Nanodegree programme in Electric Mobility. And various new institutes are coming up with the same initiatives.
ShramIN:
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