The Smartphone Repair Technician is responsible for diagnosing faults and rectifying it in a phone brought in by a customer. They first receive the faulty Smartphone, diagnose the problem in the faulty phone and then carry out repairs on the phone. They can perform front end or hardware level repair as and when required. They are also trained to resolve software issues and ensure effective functioning before delivering the phone back to customers.
Personal Competencies
You have good communication skills
You like to assemble things
You have good analytical skills
You are organised in your work
Entry Pathway
Minimum Qualification • After completion of class 10 and at least 1 year work experience in hardware repair is required for enrolling for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* level 4 course for Smartphone Repair Technician
* 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
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different Departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Where will you work?
Places of work: Smartphone companies, Mobile shops, Mobile repair shops, Company official repair centres for mobiles etc.
Entrepreneurship: After gaining experience for few years you can open your mobile repair shops. You can take agencies from mobile companies to open own business
Work environment: Work is for 8 to 9 hours per day and for 6 days per week. You may have to work overtime.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled persons in this field
The approx.salary of a Smartphone Repair Technician ranges between INR 15,000 - 20,000 per month
Source - https://bit.ly/3YanALM * The figures are taken from NCS and are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
P. Balasubramanian was born in a small village in Tamil Nadu and came from a large family. After passing from school he needed to start earning and this started his struggle for livelihood. This was the time of cell phone boom and he was advised by a friend to do a course in mobile phone repair. After completing training in mobile repair he opened a tiny shop in Parry’s corner, Chennai for mobile repairing. But that business was short-lived since he could not get any well trained technician to assist him. He took up a job with a mobile phone service training institute in the city for a salary of Rs 10,000 and in 2006, he joined a mobile phone retail chain, The Mobile Store, as their technical head for Tamil Nadu for a salary of Rs 25,000. “That’s where I learned how a corporate company functioned, how they managed a whole lot of people with technology. It was a valuable experience,” says Balasubramanian, who later quit the company to start his own mobile phone repair centre, First Call, in Adyar, in 2009. By constantly learning at work and by upgrading his skills he has tasted success today.*
SmartPhone Repair Technician
NCS Code: 7422.2301 | V025Minimum Qualification
• After completion of class 10 and at least 1 year work experience in hardware repair is required for enrolling for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* level 4 course for Smartphone Repair Technician
* 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
Online Course
Udemy.com
1. Cell Phone Motherboard Repair course for beginners - mobile: https://www.udemy.com/course/cell-phone-motherboard-repair-course-for-beginners-mobile/
• A majority of government schemes are free
Scholarships
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different Departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Places of work: Smartphone companies, Mobile shops, Mobile repair shops, Company official repair centres for mobiles etc.
Entrepreneurship: After gaining experience for few years you can open your mobile repair shops. You can take agencies from mobile companies to open own business
Work environment: Work is for 8 to 9 hours per day and for 6 days per week. You may have to work overtime.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled persons in this field
Smartphones Repair Technician → Senior Repair Technician
The approx.salary of a Smartphone Repair Technician ranges between INR 15,000 - 20,000 per month
Source - https://bit.ly/3YanALM
* The figures are taken from NCS and are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
P. Balasubramanian was born in a small village in Tamil Nadu and came from a large family. After passing from school he needed to start earning and this started his struggle for livelihood. This was the time of cell phone boom and he was advised by a friend to do a course in mobile phone repair. After completing training in mobile repair he opened a tiny shop in Parry’s corner, Chennai for mobile repairing. But that business was short-lived since he could not get any well trained technician to assist him. He took up a job with a mobile phone service training institute in the city for a salary of Rs 10,000 and in 2006, he joined a mobile phone retail chain, The Mobile Store, as their technical head for Tamil Nadu for a salary of Rs 25,000. “That’s where I learned how a corporate company functioned, how they managed a whole lot of people with technology. It was a valuable experience,” says Balasubramanian, who later quit the company to start his own mobile phone repair centre, First Call, in Adyar, in 2009. By constantly learning at work and by upgrading his skills he has tasted success today.*
source: https://www.theweekendleader.com/Success/2853/upwardly-mobile.html
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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