The Jewellery, Watch & Diamond (J&W&D) sector is evolving into a high-tech industry with advanced technology and sophisticated machinery to be increasingly used by qualified technicians. Given the nature of the J&W&D business in Mauritius, particularly the Watch sector, there is a need for advanced technologies to deal with the minute complexities of the products. However, to encourage this sector to expand to its full potential, there is also a need to upgrade existing skills in the sub sector. Thus, the availability of qualified technicians is not only crucial for the growth of this sector but it is even more important to attract potential investment in this sector into Mauritius. A skill development programme in Micro mechanic has been mounted in collaboration with MEXA.
Given the vibrant and dynamic nature of the ICT/BPO sector in Mauritius, there is a perpetual mismatch of skills between what is required by the market and what can be readily provided. One of the reasons underpinning this state of affairs is the information asymmetry that exists at any particular point of time between the demand and supply of labour, job seekers, students, policy makers and other stakeholders alike. This imbalance fuels intense competition for talent and increase pressure on competitiveness which cascades down to increased pressure on educators/trainers and the sector to guide interested students into relevant ICT/BPO education and career paths. This situation results in skills gaps and shortages that can lead to a loss of competitiveness and hamper enterprise productivity.
The number of tourists visiting the country has continuously increased over the past few decades. The first point of contact for many tourists is taxi drivers and this contact is associated with services which shapes the opinion of the tourist regarding the destination.
There is empirical evidence that well-equipped and skilled human resources contribute to individual, organisational and national development through improved performance. It is in this context that the HRDC is conducting a survey to assess the current situation of specific skills needs in the Manufacturing sector and to identify and quantify specific training requirements.
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Work Ethics for the Public Sector
Work ethics relate to an individual’s attitude and belief about work. The state of an individual’s work ethic relates to how that individual identifies herself/himself to various occupational responsibilities like goal-setting, accountability, task completion, autonomy, reliability, cooperation, communication, honesty, effort, timeliness, determination, leadership and volunteerism. A strong work ethic comprising these components is highly valued in the work place. Hence to foster these characteristics in the Public Sector, the Sectoral Committee- for Public Sector of the HRDC, came up with main strategies that would contribute to reducing the many hurdles that the public sector faces to recruit and optimise use of its human resources. The strategies formulated represent the priority initiatives to this sector in terms of capacity building to bring short-term, medium-term and long-term benefits. One of the strategies is the mounting of a training programme on Work ethics.