Human Resources in Metrology for Skill India

Human resource is fundamental to all strategic and coherent approaches in organizational management. To be a valued asset, human resource management assigns appropriate and skilled people working collectively towards a goal. Therefore, it becomes important for the organization to facilitate the necessary requirements such as infrastructure, education and skills. In this chapter the status of human resource in metrology in India has been reviewed and associated advantages and impediments were analysed. The growths of developed economies are also briefly discussed. The role of human resources in establishing a workforce in metrology, from Indian context, so as to enhance effectiveness of Quality infrastructure and make a socioeconomic impact, is also presented. Considering that human resource development requires both theoretical as well as practical knowledge imparted at laboratory or industry, the need to introduce the essentials of measurements from secondary level education to skill-development in tertiary university levels, as a part of the curriculum were highlighted. Besides, with rapid development in science and technology, it is also important that the industry personnel are updated with the current measurement science and technology by rigorous training. Analysis of gaps, challenges has been made and solutions are proposed for tackling the problem through a revised scheme of education system which includes personnel certification, skill developments and capability enhancement coupled with availability of career progression.