Partnership between Fiat and Salesian Don Bosco Technical Institute Boosts Job Training and Skilled Labor in South Asia

Strategic Insights -

A new partnership between Fiat and the Salesian Don Bosco Technical Institute in India has launched a vocational training program, "Diksha," to address the region's growing job demands. The program comes at a critical time, as the World Bank has reported that South Asia will need one million additional jobs each month for the next 20 years to sustain growth and reduce poverty.

Key Takeaways:

  • The partnership will provide job training for at-risk youth and skilled workers for the auto industry, fulfilling two essential needs for the South Asian economy.
  • The program aims to equip students with expertise in the automobile industry, where jobs require skill and will provide a future for these youth and their families.
  • The "Diksha" program will include a four-month and a two-year option, as well as a "train the trainer" component, to help teachers incorporate the latest engine technology into the school curriculum.
  • The Salesians, a global provider of technical and trade education, are widening their programs to meet the changing needs of the industry, with a focus on automobile, computer technology, and mass media skills.
  • The partnership highlights the importance of education in labor mobility and recommends reforms for individual countries to prioritize formal and informal sector workers.

Statistics:

  • The World Bank estimates that South Asia will need one million additional jobs each month for the next 20 years to sustain growth and reduce poverty.
  • The region created nearly 800,000 jobs per month between 2000 and 2010, but has the largest number of the world's poor, with half a billion people.
  • South Asia will be the largest contributor to the global workforce over the next two decades, with more than 350 million people entering the working age population.
  • The program aims to equip students with expertise in the automobile industry, where annual job growth is predicted to be substantial.

Sources:

  • A new partnership between Fiat and the Salesian Don Bosco Technical Institute in (PRWEB) September 27, 2011
  • World Bank report "More and Better Jobs in South Asia" (September 23, 2011)
  • Don Bosco Technical Institute in New Delhi, India
  • World Bank South Asia vice president, Isabel Guerrero
  • World Bank chief economist for the South Asia Region, Kalpana Kochhar
  • "The Diksha educational program," conceived by Father George Menamparampil
  • Salesian Missions
  • MissionNewswire.org