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Nasscom test for BPO job seekers to start in Rajasthan
November 02, 2006
NEW DELHI: Nasscom on Tuesday announced national rollout of Nasscom Assessment of Competence (NAC), a capability assessment programme for potential employees of the BPO industry, with Rajasthan slated to become the first state to administer the test.
“The test will be held in Jaipur and Ajmer on November 18, 2006. Statewise rollout will follow in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Chandigarh,” a Nasscom statement said.
NAC aims to address the issue of potential talent shortage by creating a robust pipeline of talent through a standard assessment and certification. NAC would provide insights into the training and development needs of talent and enable companies, governments and universities to develop customised talent development initiatives and programmes. It would help tap new talent pools in comparatively remote parts of the country, through a common assessment accessible to all.
About 2,000 candidates across various colleges are expected to take the test in Rajasthan.
Although the ITeS-BPO industry has been on a high-growth trajectory, clocking export revenues of $6.3 billion in 2005-06, a Nasscom-McKinsey report has cautioned that India may face a shortage of skilled workforce in the next decade unless corrective measures were put in place.
Currently, only about 25% of technical graduates and 10-15% of general college graduates are suitable for employment in the offshore IT and BPO industries, respectively.
Nasscom president Kiran Karnik said: “The rollout comes after a successful pilot completed in August 2005, through which 6,000 candidates were tested.We are hopeful that the NAC initiative will help provide skilled workforce through world-class testing and certification.”
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