The Sector Skill Council at Nasscom on Wednesday unveiled a ‘Nasscom Talent Connect’ portal.
According to an announcement from the apex physique, the platform will function an unique portal for enterprises seeking to rent digitally expert and authorized industry-ready talent for each IT and non-IT sectors and aspiring tech candidates seeking to head-start their careers within the know-how {industry}. The platform additionally permits freshers and professionals with profession breaks to enter the workforce.
Kirti Seth, CEO, SSC, Nasscom, mentioned, “Talent has remained and continues to be a key challenge for companies over the years, with digital being the key demand driver.”
India, at present at 23.9%, has the bottom tech demand-supply hole amongst prime tech areas such because the U.S., China and the U.Ok. With a provide of two.14 million STEM graduates every year, the nation stood second globally , subsequent solely to China. In the tech sector some 2 million of the full 5.4 million tech staff within the nation, had been digitally skilled as of March 2023.
The {industry} was quickly closing in on the tech talent pool demand with a excessive reskillability index and a big share of adjoining tech talent, Nasscom mentioned in a communique.