Tata Motors to upskill 50 pc of employees with new-age auto tech in five years
Tata Motors on Thursday said it plans to equip over 50 per cent of its overall workforce with new-age auto tech capabilities within five years as part of its strategy to develop skilled and future-ready staff focused on electric vehicles and other emerging technologies in the auto industry. The company, which has over 57,000 employees across different functions, has collaborated with organisations such as ARAI, Bosch, Mathworks, SAE, and Tata Technologies, among others to provide its employees with professional certification programmes in connected, electric, shared and safe (CESS) through its upskilling programme.
«A dynamically evolving industry like ours mandates consistent upskilling and training to remain ahead of the curve and future ready,» Tata Motors Vice President — HR, Passenger Vehicles and Electric Vehicles, Sitaram Kandi said.
The company has specially curated training modules to address the requisite developmental needs of all — from shopfloor technicians to line engineers, and plant management — to deliver relevant technical and functional skills, as well as managerial and leadership capabilities.
Addressing reporters, Kandi said the company has also co-created bespoke courses in partnership with local universities around its different manufacturing plants in order to upskill its workers.
Tata Motors has about 25,000 employees on the shopfloor across its seven plants.
