Skill India: India Inc must raise spend on creation of quality manpower, says Dharmendra Pradhan
6 years, 5 months ago

Skill India: India Inc must raise spend on creation of quality manpower, says Dharmendra Pradhan

Firstpost  

Addressing the launch event of the Skill Connect Roadshow here, the minister observed that there is a disconnect between the country’s education system and employability. The Skill Development and Entrepreneurship minister said world experts are unanimous in saying that in the next 25 years, India is going to be the number one economy of the world, adding this is not possible without properly skilled manpower. Besides, Pradhan, who is also the Union Petroleum Minister, said over $300 billion worth of investment is envisaged in India’s hydrocarbon sector in 10 years. However, Pradhan said the country’s per capita energy consumption is very low within the emerging economies, adding that in the next 25 years the energy business of the world is eyeing India to realise this huge untapped potential.

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Bridging India's Skill Gap: Addressing the Employability Challenge
5 days, 1 hour ago

Bridging India's Skill Gap: Addressing the Employability Challenge

The Quint  

Peoplefy works closely with Large GCCs and IT Companies for their niche talent needs. According to a 2023 report by the India Skills Report, only 48.7% of the Indian workforce is deemed employable, highlighting a massive gap between education and industry requirements. The report also emphasizes that while India's literacy rate is around 77.7%, literacy does not equate to employability. …

Why is India emerging as global hub for fresh talent in hiring trends?
1 month ago

Why is India emerging as global hub for fresh talent in hiring trends?

India Today  

India is home to the world's largest youth population, with 66 percent, i.e., 808 million+ people, under the age of 35. In this article, we explore fresher hiring and future trends, offering insights into why India is becoming the go-to market for fresh talent, as shared by Ankit Aggarwal, Founder and CEO of Unstop. This shift towards skill-oriented hiring is …

World Bank urges coordinated action on skills and employment for India’s $5 trillion economy goal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

World Bank urges coordinated action on skills and employment for India’s $5 trillion economy goal

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India must make a coordinated effort to develop and rebrand vocational skills, besides aligning education and training with the job market, to leverage its demographic advantage to meet its $5-trillion economic target, according to the World Bank. “While globally true, in India, there is an overpowering narrative around skill education being for students who are weak and would …

Upskilling India's Workforce: A Roadmap for the Future Economy
3 months ago

Upskilling India's Workforce: A Roadmap for the Future Economy

Hindustan Times  

The article highlights the need for India to invest in skill development and upskilling its workforce to address the challenges of a rapidly changing job market. The government's recent policy aims to enhance skill development for its youth through various initiatives, including the Skill India Mission and the launch of a new scheme focused on collaborative efforts between state and …

Good start on job creation but more steps are needed
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Good start on job creation but more steps are needed

New Indian Express  

Ending years of handwringing, the NDA government has finally decided to tackle the issue of high unemployment in the country. Last week, presenting Budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave job creation the greatest shot of adrenaline, rolling out five new schemes with an unprecedented outlay of Rs 2 lakh crore. The proposed package is expected to facilitate employment and …

Budget 2024: Why It’s Right Time to Propel ‘Skill India’ as an Employment Engine - News18
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Why It’s Right Time to Propel ‘Skill India’ as an Employment Engine - News18

News 18  

The upcoming Union Budget on July 23 will shed light on initiatives that may reshape economic priorities under the Modi 3.0 government. The decision to rename the Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development to include livelihood emphasises a shift to provide employable skills to the most vulnerable—67 per cent of the country’s underprivileged population. The rebranding and revitalisation of …

Modi govt committed to skilling youth: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Modi govt committed to skilling youth: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR/DEOGARH: Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said the Narendra Modi government is committed to skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling the youth of the nation to make them competent and self-reliant. Inaugurating the third Skill India Centre in Deogarh, Pradhan said training in specialised courses will benefit the graduates immensely and facilitate a thriving and rewarding …

Dharmendra Pradhan Opens India’s First Skill India Centre
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Dharmendra Pradhan Opens India’s First Skill India Centre

Deccan Chronicle  

Odisha: Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said today that India requires a skilled and competent workforce to propel its development journey forward in the 21st century. While addressing the youth at the inauguration of India’s first Skill India Centre in Sambalpur, Odisha today, the minister stated that by spearheading the skill training programs in …

PM Modi Inaugurates 511 Skill Development Centres, Calls Upon State To Expand Scope Of Such Programmes
1 year, 2 months ago

PM Modi Inaugurates 511 Skill Development Centres, Calls Upon State To Expand Scope Of Such Programmes

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 511 Pramod Mahajan Gramin Kaushalya Vikas Kendras in Maharashtra through video conferencing on Thursday and said that the state governments need to expand the scope of skill development programmes for the youth so that they will be able to help the country in becoming self-reliant. He added that the state governments should focus on designing …

The Future of Skills: A Shift Towards Reskilling and Upskilling - News18
1 year, 3 months ago

The Future of Skills: A Shift Towards Reskilling and Upskilling - News18

News 18  

The rapidly changing nature of jobs and skills requirements across the world is creating a skills gap that hinders employment opportunities. To address this issue and achieve the national goal of making India the skill capital of the world, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship should establish a National Skills University, as proposed in the National Skills Universities Bill …

India As Global Skill Capital: Challenges and Solutions - News18
1 year, 6 months ago

India As Global Skill Capital: Challenges and Solutions - News18

News 18  

As structural, demographic and technological shifts transform the Indian economy and the nature of work, new entrants to the workforce will have to be skilled and made employable. Women’s low participation in the labour force Pathways for international mobility India is committed to becoming the ‘skill capital’ of the world and structured efforts such as the India International Skill Centre …

India, World’s Most Populous Country, Should Be Embodied With Ideal Employable Skills - News18
1 year, 7 months ago

India, World’s Most Populous Country, Should Be Embodied With Ideal Employable Skills - News18

News 18  

India has surpassed China as the world’s most populous country in demographic composition, with a staggering 65 percent working-age population having an average age of 28.4 years. There is an extra advantage in the employability of women because the companies have also adopted new recruitment strategies centred around soft skills like communication, teamwork, and emotional intelligence. Developed countries like Singapore …

Education should be industry-oriented, practical, says PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

Education should be industry-oriented, practical, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

The new National Education Policy has reoriented education and skilling according to the aptitude of youngsters, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, emphasising the need to have an “industry-oriented” education system to meet the growing demand for a skilled workforce as India is emerging as a global manufacturing hub. We reoriented education and skilling according to the aptitude of …

Upskilling, jobs face challenges
1 year, 11 months ago

Upskilling, jobs face challenges

Live Mint  

The Union budget’s focus on job creation as well as skill development will need more incentives to attract the private sector, said recruitment experts. One needs to simplify compliance structures at the ground level,” said Aditya Narayan Mishra, chief executive officer, Ciel HR Services. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 aimed at skilling “lakhs …

Union Budget 2023-24 Should Spur ‘Ready to Hire’ Skills - News18
1 year, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2023-24 Should Spur ‘Ready to Hire’ Skills - News18

News 18  

The Central government recently rolled out a new integrated food security scheme, beginning 1 January 2023, under which free food grains would be provided to 81.35 crore beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act. I wish the Union Budget 2023-24, which Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would table in Parliament on February 1, focusses on imparting employable and …

Why India Needs to Expand Export Quality Skilled Manpower - News18
2 years ago

Why India Needs to Expand Export Quality Skilled Manpower - News18

News 18  

Managing an ever-burgeoning population is a Herculean task. As per the National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015, the target was to impart various types of skills to 40 crore people by 2022. The major challenges to skill development, as also pointed out by the NITI Aayog, involve mapping skill requirements sector-wise and geographically; making vocational training in school …

Skilling population between 15 and 25 is a major challenge: Dharmendra Pradhan
2 years, 3 months ago

Skilling population between 15 and 25 is a major challenge: Dharmendra Pradhan

Hindustan Times  

Indian civilization has always been knowledge-based and knowledge-driven, Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Tuesday even as he identified educating and skilling the vast population in the 15 to 25 years age group as a major challenge faced by the country. "Challenge today is educating and skilling the vast population in the 15 to 25 years of age group," …

Urgent Upskilling Needed as Women's Employment Plummets in Covid Times
2 years, 4 months ago

Urgent Upskilling Needed as Women's Employment Plummets in Covid Times

News 18  

With economies across the world slowly coming out of Covid-enforced disruptions, people looking for gainful employment in India are also returning to the job market in ever-increasing numbers. So, in order to ensure that an important human resource — nearly half of the workforce in the country — does not go to waste and is tapped to give at least …

Explained: Here's why skill development is a key to inclusive growth
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained: Here's why skill development is a key to inclusive growth

India Today  

Enabling the next working generation to develop skills can reduce the current economic burden. When skill development is undertaken with the focus on contributing to structural transformation, it automatically results in labour productivity, enabling public and private investment in education and better economic growth. While India deals with skills deficit challenges, better access to skill development opportunities can bridge the …

Why India is in need of skill training programme
2 years, 11 months ago

Why India is in need of skill training programme

India Today  

Over the years, learners and professionals have taken little interest in advancing their skill-set. Skill India Mission The Skills India Mission was a very ambitious skilling mission project that was launched in 2015. Perks of skilling EdTech companies co-create courses with prominent enterprises, providing placement opportunities to learners. There are many non-IT professionals who opt for switching gears and take …

Under India's Skill Initiative, 1.28 Crore Youth Trained, 56% Got Jobs
3 years, 6 months ago

Under India's Skill Initiative, 1.28 Crore Youth Trained, 56% Got Jobs

News 18  

Over 1.28 crore youngsters have been trained under the ambitious Skill India project of the Centre but only a little more than half of the candidates have managed to get job placements after completing their courses, government data shows. Under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana programme, which was launched on July 15, 2015, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on …

Utilizing education technology to enhance India's employability and bridge the skill gap
3 years, 10 months ago

Utilizing education technology to enhance India's employability and bridge the skill gap

India Today  

The overwhelming nature of technology has disrupted the businesses processes over the years, especially for the working class. The resistance towards upgrading skills has put the employable population under distress, however, the growing demand of skilled professionals has influenced the people to learn new approaches and skills leading to tremendous trailblazing opportunities across the world. Moreover, as per the 2019-2020 …

How bridging India's skill gap can give us an 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'
4 years, 5 months ago

How bridging India's skill gap can give us an 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'

India Today  

The term ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ coined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meant to change the narrative of India from survival to strength. Skill gap in India The learning industry itself is at the cusp of transformation, catering to two large demographics: the future workforce as well as the existing workforce. Average trainable-employable percentage gap in engineers for new-age IT Skills …

Skill India, Start-up India need collaboration with education: UNICEF Executive Director
5 years, 2 months ago

Skill India, Start-up India need collaboration with education: UNICEF Executive Director

India Today  

The Indian government's flagship initiatives like Skill India and Start-Up India is a good beginning to address the need of imparting skill training and education necessary for employment to the youth, but these programmes need to be put together with the education system, said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on Wednesday. She said that UNICEF will aim to impart skill …

There should be degree or diploma courses for skill development: Union Power Minister
5 years, 3 months ago

There should be degree or diploma courses for skill development: Union Power Minister

India Today  

There should be a degree or diploma courses in skill development as mere certification would not work, said Union Power Minister R.K. Singh on Monday, September 30, 2019. Skill development is the primary focus of the Govt Speaking on the occasion, Minister of Skill Development Mahendra Nath Pandey said skill development was the prime focus of the government and Prime …

2 million-plus candidates get skill certificates under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
5 years, 3 months ago

2 million-plus candidates get skill certificates under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

India Today  

In a boost to the skill development programme of the government, more than 2 million candidates across the country have been given certificates under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana. Skill development and entrepreneurship data As per the latest report of the Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry dated September 17, of the 2.78 million candidates enrolled, 2.70 million have been …

Budget 2019: Emphasis should be given on IT infrastructure and skill levels to implement AI, says experts
5 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2019: Emphasis should be given on IT infrastructure and skill levels to implement AI, says experts

India Today  

The Narendra Modi-led government will present the interim budget tomorrow, February 1. "Currently more than 60 per cent of higher education institutions in India are promoted by the private sector. This has accelerated the establishment of institutes less than a decade old and quickly made India home to the largest number of higher education institutions in the world, with student …

Here's how Budget 2019 will address the gaps in corporate learning in India
5 years, 11 months ago

Here's how Budget 2019 will address the gaps in corporate learning in India

India Today  

Over the past few years, the state of employment in India has remained obscure. As India's unemployment rate grew to 7.4 per cent in December 2018, an existing and widening gap between skillsets possessed by professionals and the evolving skillsets demanded by increasingly tech-centric jobs became apparent. As the government identifies the existing demand-supply gap between skilled workers, this year's …

India in dire need of entrepreneurs with right skill training support: Here's why
6 years, 1 month ago

India in dire need of entrepreneurs with right skill training support: Here's why

India Today  

India's economy has grown considerably well during the past few years, with its GDP growth rate rising from 5.6 per cent in 2012-13 to 8.2 per cent in 2018-19. Read: 3 things corporate India could learn from the West Hiring trends in other countries: While countries like Japan, China, Taiwan and US are growing old, they are now hiring young …

Govt's sharp focus on skill development is improving employability, but employment is still a far cry
6 years, 6 months ago

Govt's sharp focus on skill development is improving employability, but employment is still a far cry

Firstpost  

Nearly 300 million youth are currently under employed or unemployed, and only two percent of the country’s total workforce has undergone skills training. That’s because, according to research conducted by the National Institute of Skill Development, nearly 300 million youth are currently under employed or unemployed, and presently only two percent of the country’s total workforce has undergone skills training. …

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