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Soft Skills Training for Power Industry


The government of India has identified Power Sector as a key sector of focus to promote sustained industrial growth. Power sector is said to be the most critical constituent of infrastructure, which affects the economic growth and well-being of a nation. Much of the assets and operations are under government management. The sector has three arms, Generation, Transmission, and Distribution. Add to this management of Power Trading, Carbon credits and smart grids. All of these require specialized manpower. India plans to add around 100 GW of power by 2022. Power sector

Some of the industry challenges:
  • Lack of competent manpower
  • Behavioural and attitude issues
  • Attracting fresh talent and getting them ready
  • Retaining existing talent

Overall industry challenges have been mentioned, government power organizations though have the National Training Policy, 2002 which encourages training at all levels to gain customer satisfaction through operational efficiency.

List of recommended training programs for the Power Sector:

Communication Skills, Assertiveness skills, Negotiation and Persuasion Skills, Problem Solving & Decision Making Skills, Customer Service Skills, Supervisory Training, Leadership Development Training, Change management, Outbound Team Building Training.

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