Journal of the Association of Engineers, India

G. C. Biswas ¹

Affiliations
1 Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, IN

Abstract

The object of this article is neither for commenting on any existing systems nor for suggesting or indicating any new ideas since appropriate details are already available with the Planning Commission,-Education Ministry, All-India Council for Technical Education, Labour/Training & Employment Ministry and which are based on actual practices prevalent in the most advanced countries like : U. S. A; U. S. S. R; U.K., Germany, France & Japan and in particular the details of training methods of M.I.T (U. S.A) and M. V. T. U (USSR). The industrial productivity of our country depends to a great extent on the scope and training in "CRAFTMANSHIP".

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G. C. Biswas

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The old school proverb, "An Ounce of practice is more than a pound of theory," still cannot be ruled out even in the age of industrially advanced world. Undoubtedly, industrial development of to-day is not depending only on "Master Craftmanship & Thumb-rule knowledge, due to automation and progress in advanced science from the days of Newton & Gallelio, involving a higher management complex. But still there lies a wide difference, where the management technique alone can hardly attain the efficiency in the international competitive production irrespective of cost, product and quality standards. The success of an industrial enterprise probably lies as single unit and also as a whole and for a country mainly in the extensive, appropriate and specific training directive and performance at all levels viz.:- The artisans, operatives, highly skilled technicians, master craftsmen, supervisors, foremen, engineers, clerical and managerial level too, as the Western advanced countries have fully realised, that only the highly qualified engineers and management boards are not the only need for success in the countries' industry. These are undoubtedly the essential factors. But keep a vast narrow gap especially for at least the specifically trained' technologists, supervisors and foremen. Industrially advanced countries have made this gap very narrow by appropriate and specific training arrangements in their Polytechnics and through various professional and industrial organisations for craftsmen, operatives, supervisors and foremen. All countries have engineering colleges leading to degree and master's degree level, India also is not an exception but still there is a "but" for India.

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