Hyderabad: Covid-19 the pandemic has forced the healthcare industry to review and revise the healthcare infrastructure and the availability of staff / skills. To meet the current needs of the workforce, Primero, a skills development company in Delhi, is creating healthcare courses that will help to nurture the new talent and to empower the existing staff. It aims to train at least 10,000 people in India within the next year, including Hyderabad.
The Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) recently accepted the task of formulating the national professional standard (PGCE) based on six. Covid-19 related job roles proposed by the Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSCC) under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0. Accordingly, Primero designs courses on rental, train and implementation models (HTD), at an amount paid for by students or hospitals.
Jayanta Das, managing partner, Primero Skills & Training, told Telangana Today: ‘We are creating courses for job roles such as medical emergency technician, general service assistant, general service assistant-advanced (critical care), home health care, medical equipment technology assistant and phlebotomist (trained to collect blood samples for tests). For the past 3-4 years we have been working with institutions such as the Red Cross for skills development and vocational training. Healthcare remains an important sector for us, even more so, after the pandemic. ”
‘Covid showed us the current gaps in the health sector. While the healthcare industry was engaged in robotic surgery, we experienced a severe shortage of oxygen supplies. Since experts are soon predicting the possibility of a third wave, and massive vaccination needs to take place, healthcare features should be on the point. Primero is prepared to prepare the necessary staff over the next 4-5 months with focused courses to meet the needs of hospitals, clinics and diagnostic facilities. We will triple our training capacity with a hybrid model (online and offline training), ”he added.
In the south, Primero will focus on Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Bengaluru. The company will work with hospitals and home care providers, particularly in the areas of Home Health Aide and Phlebotomist. There will also be expansion in the north. The company will make arrangements with hospitals to create training facilities on their campuses.
In the next year, the company plans to train at least 10,000 people across India. Primero believes that about 70 percent of the training will focus on entry-level professional skills, while 30 percent will go on training existing staff.
‘We spoke to 10-15 leading healthcare companies in India. We have also developed modules to create Covid-conscious workforce for the enterprises. A two-hour online course will make employees aware. Cities such as Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Gurugram and Noida, where large corporate houses operate, will be our focus cities for corporate worker-centered activities, ”Das added.
Source: Telangana Today