That Latent Synergy In The Offing

• IT & ITES What started as a captive training initiative is being expanded to external campuses, including engineering ones, through teacher training and improved curriculum
  
• Retail Mall mania and the entry of big players in organised retail has been supported by efforts to train entrants in soft skills and merchandising
• Aviation Spurred by severe shortages of pilots and trained personnel, several new airlines, like Kingfisher, have set up training academies
  
• Construction A crying need for trained masons, carpenters and electricians is seeing companies engage not just in captive training but also linkages with institutions
  
• Automobile With many global players setting up a base in India, the mismatch in skills of engineers is being addressed through tie-ups with ITIs and private colleges
  
• Research One area where industry is yet to act in a big way to help realise India's potential to become a hub for contract and clinical research

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