Identification of Skilling Areas in Sediment Transport Research Development– Under Skill Development based on UDA Framework
Rishika Khanna
IIT Delhi
Key Highlights
- The challenges of the Maritime industry in the current times
- Identification of the need for skilling and the skilling areas is the first step in skill development
- Importance of surveying in sediment transport studies, the potential of the acoustic survey to accelerate the data collection with high accuracy.
- Relationship of benthic habitats with sediment transport dynamics and how they play a key role in determining sediment stability.
Increasing automation and lack of skilled workers negatively impact the workforce in any industry and the maritime sector is no exception. With unpreparedness for changes, unresolved workforce issues, and a shortage of quality seafarers, the maritime industry is least prepared to resettle the workforce displaced by automation and digital transformation. The table below gives an overview of how much the global maritime industry is prepared to deal with the major challenges of the sector.
The other dimension challenge faced by the industry is the employee diversity issue and the gender ratio. Even though with time there has been increased enrolment of women in education and training, their engagement, retention, and promotion numbers still lag far behind. Also in recent years, many places are witnessing a quick transfer of skills and best talents from one industry to another due to digitalization. To deal with these challenges and attain positive results, there is a need to develop a holistic skill development program that not only identifies the challenges in the maritime industry but also provides the solution and tools of implementation for the same.
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Rishika Khanna
IIT Delhi
Rishika Khanna was a Research Fellow at MRC. She worked on Sediment Management in tropical waters with a focus on Sediment Transport Systems. She recently finished her final year of B.tech programme in Mechanical Engineering at IIT Delhi. She was associated with MRC earlier as an intern. She joined MRC to expand her research domain and apply her learnings to the development of UDA.