Higher learning institutes can help boost skilled manpower

Autonomous universities are making efforts to boost the talent pipeline for the manufacturing sector and ensure the programmes they offer keep pace with industry needs and trends. A good number of university graduates entering the manufacturing sector upon graduation also came from the science and business faculties. SMU Vice Provost for Undergraduate Matters and Professor of Information Systems (Education) Venky Shankararaman said that some business students also find work in the manufacturing sector. "They usually take on business roles, such as those in operations, marketing or finance," he added.