SKILLS TRAINING
Platform launched to upskill individuals with disabilities Atypical Advantage has launched Atypical Academy, a skill development platform for people with disabilities, offering inclusive training to bridge skill gaps and improve job prospects. With partnerships with 300+ organizations, the platform provides...
09 Jul, 2024, 02.54 PM ISTNIT Mizoram achieves impressive placement record for 2023-2024 academic session with 86.7% overall placement NIT Mizoram posted an 86.7% placement rate for 2023-2024, with the highest salary package at 14.5 LPA and an average over 7 LPA. Over 75 companies, including Adobe, Deloitte, Vedanta, and Mahindra & Mahindra, recruited students. Among the students, ...
04 Jul, 2024, 06.36 PM ISTAbout 80% of sales professionals in India feel they are not sufficiently skilled: upGrad Enterprise report According to upGrad Enterprise's Grand Sales & Workplace Report 2024, 80% of India's sales professionals feel unprepared for a rapidly evolving work environment. The report highlights that 61% are considering job changes within 3-24 months, with hig...
03 Jul, 2024, 11.47 AM IST- ADVERTISEMENT
CII, Nasscom inks MoU to skill one lakh candidates by 2026 As per the memorandum of understanding signed between the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Nasscom on Monday, candidates will be skilled, reskilled and upskilled across seven identified sectors that include banking, financial services and ...
01 Jul, 2024, 07.57 PM ISTIs AI enough for a job at GCC? Companies now train freshers for real-world experience Aspirational graduates in healthcare technology fuel innovation with a focus on evolving healthcare solutions. Freshers receive in-depth exposure through apprenticeship models, fostering understanding of long-term career paths beyond immediate proje...
29 Jun, 2024, 01.03 PM IST80% maths teachers in India, Middle East falter on basic mathematical questions: Study A recent study by Ei, an EdTech company, revealed that nearly 80% of in-service math teachers in India and the Middle East lack basic conceptual understanding in areas such as ratio, proportional reasoning, algebraic reasoning, estimation, and logic...
28 Jun, 2024, 04.19 PM ISTTo address talent shortage, chipmakers skilling engineering students Firms like Intel India, AMD, Applied Materials and Tessolve are teaming up students and employees to work on real-life projects, establishing labs in institutes like IIT-Bombay, driving industry-academia partnerships to conduct research in core desi...
20 Jun, 2024, 07.12 AM ISTSkills minister Jayant Chaudhary calls for a renewed focus on ITIs Skills Development Minister Jayant Chaudhary emphasized revitalizing Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and advocated for blended learning approaches at ITIs and National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs). At a review meeting of the Directorate G...
18 Jun, 2024, 08.30 PM ISTIndia ready to assist Nepal in development of IT sector: Ambassador Naveen Srivastava The ambassador informed Sharma that New Delhi has made it easy for the Nepalis in India to get a mobile SIM as per the past agreement. India will address many other problems, including the bandwidth, he added during the meeting attended by the offic...
14 Jun, 2024, 09.43 PM ISTEnhance collaboration with industry to increase effectiveness of apprenticeship: MSDE minister Jayant Chaudhary During a comprehensive review of the skilling schemes with the top ministry officials, Chuadhary reiterated on providing quality skill training to the youth, across the country, with a special focus on marginalized communities, backward areas, and n...
14 Jun, 2024, 10.49 AM ISTFuture of green jobs holds immense promise in India: Ramesh Alluri Reddy, TeamLease Degree Apprenticeship India’s transition towards sustainability holds immense potential in creating new employment opportunities.
29 May, 2024, 09.58 AM ISTArmy chief highlights rapidly changing nature of warfare Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande emphasized the need for NDA cadets to enhance technical competencies for future battlefields during the passing out parade of the 146th course.
24 May, 2024, 10.12 PM ISTDemand for skilled blue-collar workers from India goes up by 25 pc in UAE: Report The report by Huntr is based on quantitative surveys with qualitative interviews with 1,00,000 blue workers enrolled on the platform from May 2023-April 2024 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. It further stated that the UAE's...
21 May, 2024, 07.14 PM ISTSkilling and education has been embedded to allow portability to the youth: MSDE Secretary Atul Kumar Tiwari Addressing a session at the Confederation of Indian Industry’s Annual Business Summit 2024, Tiwari said the idea is to bring skilling and education on a common platform which enables multiple entry and exits between education, skilling and employmen...
17 May, 2024, 08.01 PM ISTAssertive communication: A must-have skill in the arsenal for freshers Freshers face various workplace challenges, but assertive communication is key for success. It involves clarity, confidence, and respect, essential for effective leadership. By developing this skill, entry-level professionals can enhance collaborati...
17 May, 2024, 11.45 AM ISTCentre aims to train 600,000 workers to power Green H2 goal Government aims to develop 600,000 skilled workers for National Green Hydrogen Mission by 2030, identified by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and MNRE. Skilling includes renewable energy generation, hydrogen production, transforma...
16 May, 2024, 12.29 AM ISTRooftop solar scheme: 100,000 hands to be trained to put solar panels in homes Besides trained manpower, another challenge for such a scale of implementation would be the need for a large number of vendors. An official said the government is also looking to train 50,000 vendors for entrepreneurship.
12 May, 2024, 05.41 PM ISTWomen outnumber men in skills training The Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Yojana, launched in September 2023 by PM Narendra Modi, has seen a significant participation of women, who make up over 95% of the trainees. Among the 0.35 million individuals trained so far, 68.76% are women. Despite ...
05 May, 2024, 11.37 PM ISTDiageo India signs MoU with SCPwD to train students under ‘Learning for Life’ programme Alcobev maker Diageo India (United Spirits) partners with the Skill Council for People with Disabilities (SCPwD) to train 300 Persons with Disability (PwDs) under its ‘Learning for Life’ programme. The initiative aims to champion inclusion and diver...
01 Apr, 2024, 07.01 PM ISTITIs to add ‘AI for All’ to curriculum Programme, offered by Future Right Skills Network in collaboration with Directorate General of Training, aims to bridge gap between industry requirements and academic offerings.
14 Mar, 2024, 06.34 PM IST