Tower Technicians work in the Telecom industry. The tasks of a Tower Technician include maintaining a site live 24x7. They have to maintain and repair level-1 faults/issues at telecom tower site. They report preventive and corrective maintenance faults to the supervisor on time. They also need to travel inter-state and work during odd hours, whenever required.
Personal Competencies
They are fond of technical work
They are physically
They like working outdoors
They are comfortable working in a team
Entry Pathway
Minimum Qualification • After completing class 12 or ITI Diploma in Electrical/Mechanical you can enrol for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* level 4 Tower Technician course.
* NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the job market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
Tower Technician
NCS Code: 7422.3001 | V048Minimum Qualification
• After completing class 12 or ITI Diploma in Electrical/Mechanical you can enrol for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* level 4 Tower Technician course.
* NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the job market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
Government Institutes
1. National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC): Visit https://www.nsdcindia.org/find-nsdc-training-centre
2. Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS): Visit https://nsdcindia.org/find-nsdc-training-centre-jss/
3. NIOS training centres: Visit https://voc.nios.ac.in/registration/locate-study-centre
4. List of NSQF centres:https://www.aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/Vocational%20institutions%20272%20recommended%20AY%202020-21.pdf
• A majority of government schemes are free
Scholarships
• Visit the National Scholarship Portal for details on ITI registered with NSP: scholarships.gov.in/fresh/onlineInstituteSearchIndex
• Visit buddy4study.com for details on scholarships for ITI/Vocational Training: buddy4study.com/article/iti-scholarships
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Places of Work: Telecom companies across India, Internet service providers across India
Work Environment: You will be working for 9/10 hours everyday and for 6 days a week. There might be overtime work.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Tower Assistant → Tower Technician → Senior Tower Technician
The approx. salary for Tower Technicians - freshers ranges between INR 10,000- 12,000* per month
The approx. salary for Tower Technician with some experience ranges between INR 15,000-18,000* per month
Source - https://bit.ly/3xyjYbk
* The figures are taken from NCS and are indicative and subject to change
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