Huge opportunities in Infrastructure Industry

Updated on: Thursday, March 22, 2012

The infrastructure industry is not limited to the construction of roads but also encompasses roads, railways, power, water supply, airways to telecommunications, oil and gas, and so on.

There is a common misconception that the word 'infrastructure' means roads and construction. The field of infrastructure is vast as it encompasses roads, railways, power, water supply, airways to telecommunications, oil and gas, and so on. Another misconception is that the infrastructure sector is not suitable for females. There are immense job opportunities for females in departments like finance, HR and more. Another misconception that, the infrastructure sector only requires people from engineering background is also not right as ther are many non technical functions like finance, HR, marketing, etc. where no technical knowledge is required. Moreover Infrastructure jobs do not necessarily mean site jobs where a person has to work with labourers, contractors, etc. There are many other jobs which require managerial skills.

The Planning Commission of India, Govt. of India has stressed on the need and requirement of infrastructural development in India through a number of policies and initiatives for a growing economy of India. The initial projections for infrastructure in the 12th Five Year Plan (FY13-17) is at US $ 1 trillion. This indicates that there is huge investment potential in infrastructure and this certainly translates into a huge scope for careers and employment in this sector. There are exciting job openings coming up like never before, which has started to surpass the IT boom witnessed 10 years ago.

In a recently held National Infrastructure Conference in Mumbai, the most important point highlighted was that there was tremendous shortage of skilled workforce (professionals) in this sector and proper education programmes were not available to students for specialising in infrastructure in India. The infrastructure sector has been stressing on the need to have specialised courses in infrastructure business.

Infrastructure spending has been a high priority for the government, providing huge scope for employment and investments, with immense wealth creation opportunity and the sector has a low attrition rate of 8-9%. Students can definitely consider a career in the infrastructure sector.

Some Institutes offering courses in Infrastructure business/management: SAMVIT School of Infrastructure Business, Pune offers a two-year full-time Post Graduate Programme in Infrastructure Business (PGPIB), the course contents of which are equivalent to an MBA. It also offers short duration certification courses in infrastructure, construction, etc. Visit www.samvitinfra.com for more details. The National Institute of Construction Management And Research (NICMAR), Pune offers two-year full-time courses in construction management, project engineering, real estate, etc. Visit www.nicmar.ac.in for details. Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management, Ahmedabad, Gujarat offers a one-year full-time Post Graduate Programme in Infrastructure Management.

Huge opportunities in Infrastructure Industry

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