During the India Apprenticeship Forum hosted its flagship event “Leveraging The Power Of Apprenticeships For Creating Human Capital”, on 20th December 2019, at Taj MG Road in Bengaluru, Prof. Thimme Gowda, First Vice-Chancellor, Karnataka State Rural Development & Panchayat Raj University, Gadag says that there has been a disconnect between the industry and academia. The industry and academia have to work together in partnership to design the course in such a way that suits the industry’s requirements.