TalentSprint launches Digital Skill Card, a learning-cum-employment aid for young job seekers
Hyderabad: TalentSprint, India’s leading Youth Career Accelerator, has strengthened its digitally intelligent platform by launching new ZIP program that revolves around a digital skill card. Digital Skill Card is a learning-cum-employment aid for young graduates that cannot afford or do not have a reliable and continuous access to the Internet. ZIP is a fully digital […]
Read More →Exclusive: Top Ten Skills for job seekers in India that can get them hired in 2017
Mumbai: Technology is transforming, so is workplace changing. On this backdrop, how to make you marketable in the job market? Which skills are future-proof? LinkedIn has today (20 October 2016) come out the list of Top Ten skills that can get you hired in 2017. LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has released the Top […]
Read More →Civil aviation sector can create 10 lakh direct jobs in the next ten years: Mr Jayant Sinha
New Delhi: The Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mr Jayant Sinha said that the civil aviation sector has the potential to create about 10 lakh direct jobs in the next ten years. Given a six- fold multiplier effect that jobs in this sector have, this can lead to the creation of about 60 lakh […]
Read More →Ola unveils plans to skill 50-lakh driver entrepreneurs in next five years
Chapra, Bihar: Bhavish Aggarwal, CEO, Ola, India’s largest transportation platform, today announced the mega skill development programmes dedicated for drivers under which the company will skill 50-lakh driver entrepreneurs on its platform by 2022. This announcement was made at the launch of India’s first state-of-the-art dedicated training centers for drivers in partnership with Rise India, […]
Read More →BRICS Network University and BRICS University League will commence their programmes in 2017: Goa Declaration at 8th BRICS Summit
Goa: The collaboration and partnerships across the BRICS countries in the higher education sector is set to reach next levels as BRICS Network University and BRICS University League will commence their research and study programmes in 2017. BRICS countries emphasized on the importance of education and skills for economic development, and reaffirm the need for […]
Read More →Former Chairman ISRO Prof U R Rao inducted into the 2016 International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Hall of Fame
Bangalore: Prof U R Rao, former Chairman, ISRO and Secretary, Department of Space, was inducted into the prestigious “The 2016 IAF Hall of Fame” by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) during the closing ceremony of the International Astronautical Congress 2016 held at Guadlajara, Mexico on September 30, 2016. The ceremony is attended by distinguished guests […]
Read More →Wild Card Entries for Worldskills India for the skill fashion technology
New Delhi: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) in partnership with Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC), Pearl Academy and National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) has been appointed by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) as facilitators for organising the for Pre National Selections for Worldskills 2017 for the skill Fashion Technology. […]
Read More →TCS’ ignio bags AIconics award for best enterprise artificial intelligence application at AI Summit
New York /Mumbai: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT services exporter, has added another feature on its cap as its ignio solution has been recognised as the ‘best enterprise application for AI’ by The AIconics, the world’s only independently judged awards celebrating drive, excellence and innovation in the artificial intelligence (AI) community. TCS received […]
Read More →eAgeTutor ties up with Rin Career Ready Academy for delivering English speaking & communication skills training
New Delhi: eAgeTutor, the foremost online Spoken English training service in India, has associated with Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) for its Rin Career Ready Academy (RCRA) program aimed towards skill-development and youth employment for more than 300,000 participants in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The Rin Career Ready Academy is a social initiative that […]
Read More →Dilip Kumar, MD SAP Labs, makes it to the ‘40 UNDER FORTY’ list of ET & Spencer Stuart
Hyderabad: Dilip Kumar Khandelwal, MD SAP Labs India, makes it to the prestigious ‘40 UNDER FORTY’ list of Economic Times & Spencer Stuart. A PGPMAX alumnus of ISB and very closely associated with the school, Dilip recently came as a guest speaker for the ISB Alumni dialogue series at our Mohali campus. The 40 professionals, […]
Read More →NIIT expands presence in Myanmar
New Delhi: NIIT, a global leader in skills and talent development, has strengthened its presence in Myanmar by introducing pioneering programs in Digital Transformation. The company will now offer futuristic programs like DigiNxt MMS, Big Data, Java Enterprises Apps with Dev Ops and Digital Marketing. Mr. Rahul Patwardhan CEO, NIIT Ltd who is currently visiting […]
Read More →IBM in partnership with Venturesity launches unique Career Challenge on cognitive computing and cloud workshops
Bengaluru: Tech Giant IBM in association with Venturesity, is conducting a first of its kind “Career Challenge” for students to address skill gaps in mobile app development, cognitive computing and data analytics. The initiative was launched across many leading educational institutions in India in partnership with Venturesity and IBM India’s University Relations team. Online registrations […]
Read More →Coca-Cola University to train 3,50,000 kirana retailers & street food vendors by 2017
Mumbai: Coca-Cola University (CCU), which runs skill training programs for traditional trade (kirana store) retailers, today (22 September 2016) announced that it aims to train 3,50,000 people by December 2017 in the areas of grocery and convenience store retailing and in food services. The training module will be a mix of classroom training and in […]
Read More →Tata Metaliks inks pact with Paschim Banga Society for Skill Development to set up skill development centre in Midnapore
Kolkata: Tata Metaliks Limited (TML), one of India’s leading foundry grade pig iron and ductile iron pipes manufacturers, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Paschim Banga Society for Skill Development (PBSSD) to set up a skill development centre (SDC) in Midnapore district as part of its corporate social responsibility and affirmative action initiative. The […]
Read More →Top five sectors that could provide future ready jobs in 2025
Mumbai: Future of work is changing, and so skills are transforming. Automation and robotics are going to shape up the labour market globally. Less than five years from now, according to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs report, 5 million jobs will have been lost to automation. However, on the positive side, new technological […]
Read More →Twin problems such as job gaps and skill gaps hit Diploma graduates in India: Aspiring Minds
New Delhi: Each year around 8 lakh engineering diploma holders graduate in India. However, this entire employable pool of diploma graduates is missed by the knowledge industry, reveals the Aspiring Minds National Employability Report, Diploma, 2016. Diploma graduates have become victim of job gaps and skill gaps along with stiff competition from graduates and regular […]
Read More →Government provides financial incentives to employers to engage apprentices under National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme
New Delhi: National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme, one of the biggest game changers in the skill landscape in India, has been notified by the Government of India today (01 September 2016). It is for the first time a scheme has been notified to offer financial incentives to employers to engage apprentices. This move is expected to […]
Read More →CRPF and Ministry of Skill Development sign MoU on Skill Development programmes
New Delhi: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yesterday (30 August 2016) on Skill Development programmes. The MoU will help the retired CRPF personnel, widows of martyrs, disabled personnel, unemployed CRPF wards and family members of CRPF personnel by providing them […]
Read More →Skill Box: Going for an Interview? Well, then prepare like a Batsman
By Surya Prakash Mohapatra, Bangalore: What is common between attending interviews and batting in a Cricket match.Well, there are quite a few things which are common. Let’s see how. As a batsman, in a game of Cricket you face balls from bowlers. As a candidate, in a job interview, you face questions from interviewers. In […]
Read More →Top 10 soft skills that freshers must have before entering corporate world
By Neha Fatehchandani, Indore: A 2014 Harris poll of more than 2,100 hiring managers revealed that a whopping 77% believe soft skills are just as important as hard skills when evaluating potential job candidates,. Also 16% said they were even more important. Freshers face multiple challenges in the corporate world. In addition to the technical […]
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