Skills and Talent landscape in Startup ecosystem in India
By Thirumal Raj, Chennai: Fortifying its position worldwide, India has secured third position for itself in the global start-up ecosystem.Gaining prominence across the globe, as a fertile breeding ground for many fledgling companies, the ecosystem is driven by various factors viz. innovation, upsurge in funding, growing support from Government initiatives etc. It is not only […]
Read More →Navy Wives Welfare Association (NWWA) collaborates with TISS – School of Vocational Education
Mumbai: Navy Wives Welfare Association (NWWA) has joined hands with the reputed Tata Institute of Social Sciences, School of Vocational Education, to up-skill naval wives in the pre-primary school teaching field. NWWA President, Mrs. Reena Lanba, signed yesterday (24 Aug 2016), with TISS, School of Vocational Education, Mumbai to provide diploma/ degree courses in Early […]
Read More →India and Germany collaborate on skill agenda, Germany to contribute INR 22.6 cr for Skill Development in India
New Delhi: In a bid to deepen collaboration in the area of skill development, Germany and India have taken new steps as an implementation agreement was signed between the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and German International Cooperation (GIZ). This initiate is a new project focused on adapting elements of the German dual […]
Read More →Aspire Systems launches skill development program SHINE in collaboration with UHET Vellore
Chennai: Aspire Systems , a leading global technology services firm, launched a program on information technology skill development and employability titled SHINE, in collaboration with Universal Higher Education Trust (UHET), Vellore. This skill development program is a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility drive in which the company plans to enable students from lower economic […]
Read More →India jumps to 66th rank in innovation index, China breaks into Top 25 Club
Geneva/Mumbai: India has made a big leap in Global Innovation Index (GII) in 2016 as it has jumped by 15 positions to become 66th most innovative nation in the world. China breaks into the world’s 25 most-innovative economies club, while Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Finland and Singapore lead the […]
Read More →CEDP Trust in association with World Vision India to offer soft skill training to underprivileged children in Mumbai
Mumbai: Social arm of Council of Education and Development Programmes “CEDP TRUST” announced its association with World Vision India to provide soft skills training to the underprivileged and BPL children of Mumbai slum areas: Andheri and Dharavi. CEDP Trust will work with World Vision to provide vocational and soft skill training to the youths of […]
Read More →TalentSprint launches up-skilling programs for graduates based in rural areas
Hyderabad: TalentSprint, India’s leading Youth Career Accelerator, has unveiled a series of new digital programs aimed at BTech., BSc fresh graduates and final semester students who hail from non-metros and are seeking their first job in the IT sector. The company intends to position these programs as one-stop career solutions that can help rural and […]
Read More →The top ten skills that will be in demand by 2020
Mumbai: Machine intelligence, automation and robotics will have a dominant impact jobs and future of works. In line with these changes skills required today will also transform in the future. World Economic Forum in its The Future of Jobs report mentioned that there will be a great churn in the top ten skills by 2020. […]
Read More →More than one third of top skills will undergo change by 2020
Mumbai: The Fourth Industrial Revolution led by Internet of Things (IoT) is set to change the game of skills and future work. Perhaps, we are now at the initial wave of changes as far as machine intelligence, automation and robotics are concerned. The World Economic Forum predicted on its Future of Jobs report that more […]
Read More →The government is planning to launch 7 startup research parks, 16 TBIs and 13 startup centers
New Delhi: To improve ease of business, especially for startups, the government of India has relaxed procedural laws where startups working in areas covered under the list of 36 “white” category industries have been exempted from all the applicable compliances under 3 Environment Laws viz. the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974; the […]
Read More →#SkillDeficit TweetChat unplugs skill gaps and finds some solutions
Mumbai/Bangalore: In India only 7% of MBA pass out students from Tier II and III B-Schools are employable, as per recent ASSOCHAM report. Nearly 8% engineers are employable in core engineering roles, says Aspiring Minds Skills report. Skill gaps exist across industries which is damaging the business ecosystem especially HR world. On this backdrop, Skill […]
Read More →Shift in Skills: Around 60 -70% of IT workforce in India will need re-skilling by 2025: NASSCOM
Chennai: With changing technology and skill sets in demand, there will be a gradual shift of the IT industry towards automation and around 5 to 10% of existing jobs may be automated in the next 10 years. In line with this automation impact, existing skills across job functions will transform and take new shape, predicts […]
Read More →Union Cabinet approves a MoU signed between India and the Swiss Confederation for cooperation in skill development
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi has approved today (20 July 2016) a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation of the Swiss Confederation for cooperation in skill development. The MoU was signed on 22 June 2016 during the […]
Read More →Transport and Shipping Minister woos Indian origin Silicon Valley professionals via India’s Start-up package
San Francisco/New Delhi: Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Mr Nitin Gadkari has played the reverse brain drain card to woo Silicon Valley professionals of Indian origin by inviting them to participate in the Start-ups India movement. The minister said that Silicon Valley professionals of Indian origin should take advantage of India’s current […]
Read More →President inaugurates three-day mega event India Skills-2016 on World Youth Skills Day
New Delhi: The President of India Mr Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the India Skills Competition -‘India Skills-2016’ today (July 15, 2016) in New Delhi on the occasion of the World Youth Skills Day. He also launched an International Skill Centre, a PMKVY 2.0, a Labour Market Information System and Skills Online. Addressing the public, the President […]
Read More →Union Skill Development Minister flags off Skillathon to mark World Youth skills Day
New Delhi: On occasion of World Youth Skills Day, Union Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (I/C) Mr Rajiv Pratap Rudy flagged off Skillathon, a marathon run to raise awareness about importance of skills and to celebrate Skill India mission’s its first anniversary. Skillathon 2016 begins with Ganesh Vandana. Mr Rajiv Pratap Rudy will host […]
Read More →Skill Box: Building an Eco-system to deal with India’s Skill Deficit
By Surya Prakash Mohapatra, Bangalore: This is the second article in the Skill Box series. In my first article, we discussed how the large pool of graduates emerging from the Universities, B-Schools, Engineering Colleges are not living upto the expectations of the Industry. Organizations across multiple sectors are struggling to find skilled, employable talent from […]
Read More →The world including India celebrates UN World Youth Skills Day
By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, Mumbai: July 15 is World Youth Skills Day, and a host of programmes and events have been lined up. First, the United Nations is observing the day with a special event on the theme of “Skills Development to Improve Youth Employment.” The event will be facilitated by the UN Envoy on […]
Read More →Union Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) version 2.0
New Delhi: Now, financial support to trainees under Skill India campaign will be given in the form of travel allowance, boarding and lodging costs. Post placement support would be given directly to the beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Disbursement of training cost to training partners will be linked to Aadhaar and biometrics for better […]
Read More →UNESCO – UNEVOC will celebrate UN World Youth Skills Day on 15 July 2016 in a big way
Mumbai: To raise awareness about the importance of youth skills development, UNESCO – UNEVOC will celebrate the United Nations World Youth Skills Day on 15 July 2016 (Friday) and has lined up a host of programmes this day. On World Youth Skills Day 2016, UNESCO will launch a new mission Strategy TVET 2016-2021 (TVET stands […]
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