About Us

Electronics Sector Skills Council of India (ESSCI)

The Electronics Sector Skills Council of India (ESSCI), an organization setup to provide a skilled workforce for the ESDM (Electronics System Design & Manufacturing) Industry, ESSCI is a strong contributor to fulfil the skill needs of the vibrant ESDM sector in India. ESSCI works closely with the Industries, Academia, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), NCVET & National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to provide skilling, up skilling and re-skilling services to the stakeholders.

Over the years, ESSCI have successfully skilled over 1.9 million professionals for the ESDM industry and have a wide footprint across India. ESSCI is a not-for-profit organization headquartered in New Delhi. It was formed by the six major electronics industry associations representing the ESDM sector – ELCINA, IESA, IPCA, CEAMA, MAIT and ELCOMA in 2012. ESSCI focuses on establishing an effective and efficient ecosystem for developing and imparting outcome-oriented skills for the ESDM Sector.

ESSCI is responsible for standardization, accreditation and certification processes to enhance the employability of the Indian workforce globally. It is a recognised Awarding Body of National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET). ESSCI envisions to enable a world class electronics manufacturing industry with an ecosystem for skill development and enhance employability of the large number of Indian youths.

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Our Objective

ESSCI brings together all the stakeholders –industry, labor & the academia to develop a future ready skilled workforce for the ESDM Sector with following objectives:

  • Aligning to the vison of the Honorable Prime Minister of creating “Aatmnirbhar Bharat” and supporting key flagship programmers like Make in India, Digital India, Electronics India, Startup India & Skill India
  • Conduct skill gap studies for quantitative & qualitative demand of work force in the ESDM Sector
  • Create Occupational Standards &Qualifications in Electronics Job roles
  • Affiliation, accreditation, assessment and certification for electronics specific job roles
  • E-Innovation & Training: Enabling creation of Innovation/R&D Infrastructure in emerging areas of ESDM.
  • Building Centre of Excellence & Model Training Centers.
  • Adoption of best global practices for imparting skills and Certifications
  • Adoption of latest state of the Art technologies for online training delivery, Assessment & Certification, AR/VR Training Modules, Virtual Labs etc.
  • Promote and support Micro entrepreneurship for sustenance of Livelihoods in relevant job roles like Domestic Electrician etc.
  • Development of foundation courses for School & Colleges.
  • Preparing future ready qualifications in IoT, Drones, Smart Technologies, EV, Solar and Green Energy, Automation, AI/ML, Smart Manufacturing-Industry 4.0 etc.