(a) The need or importance of skilled labour in the Automobile industry in India offers the following benefits: 

1. It helps to improve efficiency and profitability by choosing a qualified person for every job. 

2. It ensures the job satisfaction to employees by matching the candidates with the job. 

3. It helps to reduce labour turnover and absenteeism. 

4. It facilitates higher quality and quantity of performance. 

5. It helps in increased motivation level of employees. 

(b) Training means imparting the knowledge, skills and aptitudes necessary to undertake the required jobs efficiently with a view to developing the worker 4o his maximum potential. In the words of Michael J. Jucius, ‘Training is a process by which the attitudes, skills and abilities of employees to perform specific jobs are increased. 

Training is different from education in the following ways: 

1. Training involves increasing knowledge and skills for a specific job whereas education involve improving general knowledge and intelligence. 

2. Training is given on the job while education is generally imparted in schools and colleges. 

3. Training is practical and job-oriented but education is theoretical. 

(c) 

(i) Orientation Training: Orientation or Induction training refers to the training given to new employes. The training is imparted by a competent and experienced executive, who provides knowledge about the work, tools, equipments, techniques and situational problems or total infra-structure. The objective of this training is to make the employee aware and believe in the ideologies of the working. A systematic Orientation programme enables the new employees to adjust quickly to new surroundings. 

(ii) Safety Training: Such training seeks to create safety, conciousness among employees and to familiarise them with the use of safety devices. The purpose of safety training is to minimise accidents at the work place.