Industry experts have predicted the manufacturing sector in India will grow like never before. A rough sketch clocks it to the tune of 11 percent over the next five years. Our charismatic, task master, leader-Prime Minister has made it his objective to make India the manufacturing hub of the world.

He has taken his Make in India philosophy to countries like Germany, Canada, France, and US over the last few months and each of these countries has extended their support in technology transfer, innovation, and direct investment.

This April, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Rajiv Pratap Rudy launched the Human Resource and Skill Requirement reports across 24 sectors in India. It shows the skill development initiatives being planned across the country.

The report also suggests the incremental human resource requirement across these 24 sectors is nearly 109.73 million. The top 10 sectors account for about 80 percent of the requirements.

It is just too evident that as the manufacturing sector in India blooms, the biggest challenge will be to provide the required human force - a talent base infused with vision, leadership, and manufacturing know-how. India needs more people who know how to identify market opportunities and pursue them to build the right products and manufacturing capabilities.

The challenge is to comprehend manufacturing, both at a micro level-design and management of factory and people systems and at a macro level-design and management of end-to-end value chains.

With this requirement in perspective, reputed management institute and leadership trainer, The Indian School of Business (ISB), has designed its Certificate Programme in Manufacturing and Operations Management (CPMOM).

This programme is created to meet the increasing need for techno-business managers for the manufacturing sector. "This will help organisations create future leaders in the manufacturing sector which will make India the next manufacturing super power.

The course encompasses understanding of the general management concepts along with in-depth understanding of the core subjects in manufacturing, operations excellence and supply chain management", says the course objectives.

The key focus areas of the course are:

• Innovation and entrepreneurship in the manufacturing sector
• Enabling leadership to move the entire sector to the next level of productivity, profitability, and quality
• Training current organisations to achieve operational and supply-chain excellence

The Indian School of Business (ISB) evolved from the need for a world-class business school in Asia. The founders, some of the best minds from the corporate and academic worlds, anticipated the leadership needs of the emerging Asian economies. 

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