Indian girls have degrees but no jobs: International Day of the Girl Child 2018
6 years, 3 months ago

Indian girls have degrees but no jobs: International Day of the Girl Child 2018

India Today  

The International Day for Girl Child is observed every year on October 11. In addition to employability of a girl child what skill development provides is a much greater form of independence through a variety of rights based narratives. Organisations tend to spend extremely high amount of resources in training their staff, not in job specific areas but more so in general and basic skills In order to understand the status of the skill development sector, there have been considerable studies that have been conducted, but most of these have centred around the developed countries and the formal economy. UNESCO EFA Global Monitoring Report: The recognition that gender equality and women's empowerment is absolutely necessary for development, has been critical hindrance to move ahead on this process. The Draft New Education Policy proposes to integrate skill development programmes with curricula of 25 per cent of schools and higher education institutes.

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Bridging India's Skill Gap: Addressing the Employability Challenge
5 days 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. …

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 …

‘Personality and skill development help women achieve economic independence’
8 months ago

‘Personality and skill development help women achieve economic independence’

The Hindu  

Personality development and skill development are as important as education for women for economic independence, said Bengaluru Kshemavana Chief Executive Director Shruddha Amith on Saturday. She was speaking after presenting certificates to participants at a six-day workshop on beauty parlour management organised by the Rural Development and Self Employment Training Institute at Ujire. Ms. Amith said many parents do not …

International Women's Day 2024: How working women are scripting flexible futures
10 months ago

International Women's Day 2024: How working women are scripting flexible futures

Hindustan Times  

When 18-year-old Krishana Chhokar completed 12th standard last year, she didn’t want to go down the “traditional theory route,” with three years of college, followed by a job. These micro-credentials, created by leading employers like Google, IBM and Meta, are preparing women without prior work experience, to develop skills online for entry-level tech jobs. Even without a STEM background, I …

Bond route to improving female presence in labour
11 months, 1 week ago

Bond route to improving female presence in labour

Hindustan Times  

American economist Claudia Goldin’s Nobel Prize win last year threw into focus the conversation on women and work. However, 2023 saw early signs of an upswing, with the Periodic Labour Force Survey reporting that 31.6% of women across urban and rural India are part of the workforce. Evidence from around the world shows that skilling is a sector well primed …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

World Youth Skills Day 2020: Here's why early skilling of youth is important
4 years, 6 months ago

World Youth Skills Day 2020: Here's why early skilling of youth is important

India Today  

In December 2014, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring 15th July as World Youth Skills Day with the goal of achieving better socio-economic conditions for today's youth as a means to address the challenge of unemployment and underemployment. However, despite a global focus on skills as key economic upliftment indicator, the lack of a skilled workforce remains …

By 2030, more than half of 12th-passed Indians will lack the skills to get jobs: Unicef
5 years, 2 months ago

By 2030, more than half of 12th-passed Indians will lack the skills to get jobs: Unicef

India Today  

South Asia is at a critical juncture right now. A recent press release by the Unicef lists the population percentage in each South Asian country who are on track to complete secondary education and also reach their learning benchmarks by 2030. Read: Why 33% of formally trained youth remained unemployed in 2017-18 alone: Need for skill development Special edition of …

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 …

Must have skills for children: Importance of Interpersonal Skills
5 years, 3 months ago

Must have skills for children: Importance of Interpersonal Skills

India Today  

In the age of endless opportunities and ever increasing competition, skill development plays a pivotal role in the lives of students. Must have skills for children: Importance of Interpersonal Skills In India, things like skill development and career counseling are considered unimportant and are often ignored by parents. Importance of interpersonal skills: "No man is an island" and one must …

What are the skill sets required for the Indian youth to be employable?
5 years, 6 months ago

What are the skill sets required for the Indian youth to be employable?

India Today  

Skill sets are always looked at as a means to progress and succeed in anyone's professional life; however, what is often under looked is the importance of overall-exposure in life. Skill sets are obviously very important but youths and their parents should also try to increase the life-experience exposure as much as possible; this makes them smarter, resourceful and independent …

On National Youth Day, know how India can close its massive skill gap and deal with unemployment
6 years ago

On National Youth Day, know how India can close its massive skill gap and deal with unemployment

India Today  

National Youth Day is celebrated every year in India on the birth date of Swami Vivekananda, born on January 12, 1863. "To meet the constantly changing job scenarios and to keep yourself updated, skilling has become a must for every working professional," Gupta says, adding that quality upskilling could help the Indian economy manage this skill gap. Here is why …

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