Move up to the next level

 

Move up to the next level

 

Hindustan Times (Noida) - 29 May 2022

Extract :

 

It’s not all fun and games. Some employees are learning how to weld and spray-paint in the metaverse, taking to virtual factory floors to pick up new skills.

 

Earlier this year, the Mumbai-based XR hardware and software company Ajnalens collaborated with Tata Technologies to equip 150 Industrial Training Institutes or ITIS in Karnataka with Ajnaxr stations for 9,000 students. (XR or Extended Reality combines physical and digital reality.)

 

Each station has an attached VR headset.

 

In a digital workshop, the avatar of an instructor takes students through training modules using real industry-graded welding torches and spray guns (which are not connected to gas or paint). Sensors recreate their movements in the virtual world.

 

“Since the equipment they use is real, it can be tracked with extreme accuracy by software programs,” says Pankaj Raut, co-founder and CEO of Ajnalens.

 

“There’s an analysis report on how each student is performing, and this report determines whether or not they get a certificate at the end of the module.”

 

Venkatesh Babu, 19, who is currently in one of the spray-painting modules, says the XR experience has been the highlight of his electric-vehicle workmanship course.

 

“I enjoy the virtual practice sessions the most, because I do not have to worry about wasting paint or restarting from scratch if I make mistakes,” he says.

 

Meanwhile, Hyderabad-based VR/AR company Imaginate has created a digital twin of the Reliance Industries deep sea drilling rig off the coast of Andhra Pradesh, to help employees train in subsea operations.

 

Employees use VR headsets to meet as 3D avatars in a virtual room where the avatar of an instructor conducts demos and training sessions.

 

“After these sessions, the employees perform evaluation tasks in the virtual world that then certify them as ready for realworld experience,” says Hemanth Satyanarayana, founder and CEO at Imaginate.

 

Next up is a project with MG Motors that will involve setting up a virtual training centre for service technicians, with virtual showrooms for training in sales.

 

“Skilling in the metaverse will be earliest adopted in industries that use expensive equipment that can be simulated through AR and VR,” says Ventakesh Hariharan, who works at the intersection of tech, society and policy and is the Indian representative at the Open Invention Network, which protects the open-source community from patent litigations.

 

“Startups offering such services will also see a lower mortality rate than B2C metaverse startups once the hype dies down.”

 

Congratulations

[ to the following Virtual Warriors for turning concepts into reality ] :

 

Shri Pankaj Raut   /  CEO , AjnaLens  /  hello@ajnalens.com  /

Shri Hemant Satyanarayan / CEO, Imaginate / info@imaginate.in / hemanths@gmail.com/ hemanth.satyanarayana@imaginate.in

Shri Venkatesh Hariharan , Open Invention Network  /   info@openinventionnetwork.com/ contact@IDFCINSTITUTE.ORG

 

MY  CONCEPTS

( Sent as E Mails to our Cabinet Ministers ) :

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[ A ] 

National Skills University : Virtual is the only way…………….. [ 03 Apr 2021 ]

 

Extract :

 Role

Ø  It should NOT engage in direct / face-to-face / physical Skilling on its own campus

Ø  It should be a VIRTUAL university, offering ONLINE courses to anyone desirous to take a course

Ø  It will mostly concern itself at figuring out those hundreds of Skills required by the Industries / Businesses / Enterprises, and publish on its  Portal ( “ WHO wants WHAT skill “ type matrix ). For such compilation, it will invite TRADE ASSOCIATIONS – PROFESSIONAL BODIES

Ø  It will invite and collaborate with entities which can develop / create “ Skill Delivery Contents “ for these kills ( at levels such as, Semi-Skilled / Skilled / Highly Skilled / Master Craftsman ) . For each of these LEVELS ( and for each SKILL ), it will develop CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTION BANKS for download by Users

Ø  Such entities could be existing ITIs – Engg Colleges – Foreign Universities – Public/Private Sector Companies - Online portals such as ByJu – Khan Academy etc

Ø  The cost / expense incurred by the Content Contributors, will count against their CSR obligations

Ø  University will be free to BUY such content from contributors

Ø  University will approach entities like Google to join in this effort

Ø  University will approach all Internet Service Providers for giving FREE bandwidth to Users for downloading content or for streaming ONLINE AR / VR instructions

Ø  University will approach AR / VR headset manufacturers ( such as Occulus – Facebook – Apple – Google – Microsoft – IBM etc ), to develop very light weight and cheap ( Rs 5,000 ) glasses for REGISTERD users of Skills University ( Central Govt may consider subsidizing such glasses to REGISTERED users ONLY )

 

[ B ]

Ø  Organizing the Unorganized ………………………. [  04 Feb 2019 ]

 

Extract :

Ministry of Skills Development

·     There are around 15,000 skill training centres in the country right now, which are inadequate for India’s size

 

·     We need to train at least 2 crore people every year, but right now we’re training only 1.05 crore. We need to double our capacity

 

·     At Rs 3 cr / centre , we need Rs 45,000 cr to construct additional 15,000 centres , to be able to train 2 cr youth / year . It will take years to construct these centres , even if the required funds were available ( - which is not ! )

 

·         To bypass both of these limitations , I suggest :

 

         #   Transform millions of  MSME  into “ Skill Training Centres “

         #   Deliver online Training Courses for development of various skills through

              the Computer provided by the Labor Ministry for implementation of

              MaanDhan Scheme

              

         #   Some of these may be VR based training, requiring VR headsets ( to

              be provided FREE to MSME by this Ministry )

              These can be used not only by the apprentices but also by the MSME’s

              own workers

 

            

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[ C ]

Ø  Peter’s WEB 3.0 ……………………………[ 09 Dec 2018 ]

 

Extract :

           Our only hope is to turn India into ,

               " BACK FACTORY " OF THE WORLD ?  [  09  Sept  2015  ]

 

·  This is NOW possible, if our Policy Makers decide to leverage WEB 3.0 , for skilling 2 crore youth each year , right from their ( internet connected ) homes , eliminating need for setting up another 15,000 ITIs ( buildings – machineries – teaching staff etc ) . Virtual Training courses will need very little investment and very quick implementation !

 

·    Such Virtual Training courses ( using VR headsets ) can be configured around the needs of other countries which are facing shortage of skilled manpower for specific jobs ( Eg : Japan just passed a law to allow thousands of Skilled Migrants from abroad for construction, nursing, farming, transport and tourism — new categories of jobs to be added to the current list of highly skilled professionals.

source :

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/allowing-immigrants-only-option-japan-oks-divisive-bill-more-foreign-workers

 

·   Such Virtual Training courses can be sourced from those Foreign Companies themselves which are facing such manpower shortages , or from Professional Bodies representing such industries in those foreign companies

 

·    Our very own Start Ups would flourish by supplying millions of VR headsets ( to be purchased by the Central Government and then given away FREE to trainees who register on NSDC web site for specific courses , after verification of internet availability at their homes ). Other Start Ups may even design VR courses

 

·    Exams – Tests – Certification of VR TRAINEES will be online from their homes ( no fixed date / time for appearing in online exams ) and without human intervention

 

·   Foreign Employers would interview these ( passed out ) trainees using a portal such as :

               ONLINE   JOBS   FAIR

 

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With regards

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RcruitGuru.com  /  01 June 2022