TSSC, TiE and IESA Signs MoU for IoT Skill Development Centre

At IoTNext 2016, India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) with The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), Bangalore and Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) announced a MoU for opening a Center of Excellence (CoE) in Bangalore.

With the growth of IoT in every industry, there is an urgent need to train technicians to deploy, manage and maintain the IoT edge Nodes & Gateways. The main objective of the COE is to prepare the current workforce to be industry-ready in the coming years.

The collaboration between TSSC, IESA and TiE, the CoE will help in providing a platform to skill, develop and train blue collared workers in the field of IoT. It will empower the group to focus on gaining competency using some of the best practices and help in creating job opportunities for them as the industry shifts towards automation.

Naganand Doraswamy, president, TiE Bangalore stressed about the need for such initiatives. He said, “Both TiE and IESA are proud to present the second edition of IoTNext. 
As the industry shifts towards automation, it will help empower the group to focus on gaining competency using some of the best practices and also help create job opportunities. The growth of IoT in every industry has led to the need to train technicians in order to deploy, manage and maintain the IoT edge Nodes and Gateways. 

At the summit, TiE-IESA has also launched a unique IoT Startup directory, a compilation of IoT startups across the nation. It will be an online repository with detailed information on the startups and the products they offer. TiE- IESA has also teamed up with HAX Accelerator to support Indian startups.