The lack of technical skills in Indian youth continues to remain a worry. More than 70% of Indian youth aged between 15 and 29 do not know how to send emails with attached files. Nearly 60% cannot move or copy files or folders. Over 80% do not know how to transfer files between computers and other devices. These numbers are founded in a survey published by NSSO (National Sample Survey Office) last month. The survey defined nine parameters for accessing the information and communication technology skills of Indians between 15 and 29.
The parameters included skills such as installing and updating new software, connecting, and installing devices, etc. The data shows that Indians fare poorly in most of the listed basic IT skills.
The latest report published by the World Economic Forum suggests that in the next five years, the churn in Indian labor markets will be led by technology-driven sectors. Jobs such as Data analyst and artificial intelligence etc. will lead this labor churn. This assumed labor churn added urgency to the lacking of IT skills in Indian youth.
"Labor-market churn" refers to the expected job movement, including new roles being created and existing roles destroyed, as a proportion of current employment. With generative artificial intelligence emerging as the next frontier to be conquered in tech and IT skills, firms have already begun hiring for new roles such as prompt engineers, AI trainers, ethics coaches, etc. which, according to experts, will likely open the tech and IT sector for the layman. However, experts agree that there remains a massive demand and supply gap for computer skills. Studies show that only 40-45% of Indian youth are readily employable.
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