Minister Nara Lokesh Unveils Skill Census To Boost Youth Employment
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Minister Nara Lokesh Unveils Skill Census To Boost Youth Employment

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Education Minister Nara Lokesh said on Sunday that the state has initiated a Skill Census programme, first of its kind in the country, to develop self-employment-based skills among the youth. On the Skill Census, Lokesh said an agreement was signed recently with Centurion University to develop self-employment-based skill programmes for the youth in rural areas. Vocational training will be provided in these sectors.” He noted, “Recently, an agreement was signed with 2COMS to provide skill training to youths in courses that can fetch them jobs abroad too.” The first phase of the skill census of 1.12 lakh households and 2.77 lakh residents of Mangalagiri assembly constituency and Thullur mandals has been completed. He said, “Under Skill International Programme, necessary training programmes should be completed through CEDAP to recruit candidates in sectors like Nursing, Construction and Automobile.

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Skill Census data expected to benefit many for a lifetime: Lokesh
4 days, 19 hours ago

Skill Census data expected to benefit many for a lifetime: Lokesh

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:Education and IT Minister Nara Lokesh has directed officials to prepare for the launch of a Skill Census programmme across the state in the near future. During a review meeting he held on Friday, the minister discussed the methodologies for implementing the pioneering Skill Census. After the completion of the Skill Census, efforts will be made to motivate youth to …

Andhra Pradesh signs MoU with Infosys for skill census pre-validation
5 days, 2 hours ago

Andhra Pradesh signs MoU with Infosys for skill census pre-validation

The Hindu  

To improve employment opportunities for the youth in Andhra Pradesh, software major Infosys has come forward to provide technical support for the State’s touted to be the first-ever-in-the-country skill census programme. Minister Lokesh said Infosys’ proactive initiative under Corporate Social Responsibility was commendable and that it would facilitate assessment of current skills among the State’s youth making it easier to …

Caste census may have taken over the political discourse, but here is why we need an announcement of Skill Census in Union Budget 2025
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Caste census may have taken over the political discourse, but here is why we need an announcement of Skill Census in Union Budget 2025

Op India  

India’s demographic transition will see it emerge as the most populous nation in the working age group by 2030. A National Skill Census in the Union Budget 2025 might help realize this gap and thereby stimulate India’s growth in terms of skills. India-UAE Collaboration: India and the UAE launched a pilot project to align India’s skill development programs with UAE …

Lokesh stresses AP's goal to create 2 million jobs for youths in five years
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Lokesh stresses AP's goal to create 2 million jobs for youths in five years

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Education and IT Minister Nara Lokesh has stressed the government's goal to create two million jobs for youths in the next five years. He stressed the government's goal to create 2 million jobs for youths in the next five years. This initiative will also offer training to 679 District Resource Persons and provide skill training for youths in rural …

Andhra Pradesh all set to get skill-tagged
1 month ago

Andhra Pradesh all set to get skill-tagged

The Hindu  

“I carry a knife or a sickle, an earthen pot, a waist belt and a harness before wrapping my feet around the tree trunk and climbing it,” explains Katikam Bhiksham, a toddy-tapper from Penumaka village in Tadepalli mandal of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh. Mr. Srinath feels that the skill census should not be prolonged, and it should be completed …

Skill Census to provide jobs to youth: Lokesh
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Skill Census to provide jobs to youth: Lokesh

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: IT minister Nara Lokesh emphasised the need to integrate pre-assessment with skill census data to enhance employment opportunities for unemployed youth. Speaking at a review meeting on Skill Census and Skill Development in Undavalli on Wednesday, Lokesh highlighted that the primary goal of the Skill Census is to connect unemployed youth with job opportunities. He urged officials to complete …

Skill Census Aims to Provide Jobs to Youth: Lokesh
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Skill Census Aims to Provide Jobs to Youth: Lokesh

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Human resources development minister N. Lokesh underlined that the main objective of conducting the skill census is to provide jobs to unemployed youth. Addressing a review meeting at his residence in Undavalli with officials of the Skill Development department on Friday, he said that the state government will prepare a special resume of youth after gathering all details regarding …

Nara Lokesh on Andhra skill census: Goal is to provide jobs for youth
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nara Lokesh on Andhra skill census: Goal is to provide jobs for youth

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh on Friday underscored the significance of the skill census survey, initiated by the TDP government, as a critical initiative aimed at enhancing employment opportunities for the state's youth. During a review meeting with Skill Development officials at his residence in Undavalli, Lokesh outlined the state government's plans to create comprehensive resumes for the youth. Lokesh …

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 …

T.N. government’s skill development training helps unemployed tribal youths get jobs
6 months ago

T.N. government’s skill development training helps unemployed tribal youths get jobs

The Hindu  

Under its Comprehensive Tribal Development Programme, the Tamil Nadu government’s Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department has successfully conducted soft skills training programmes for 146 young persons from Scheduled Tribes and provided them employment opportunities in Customer Relationship Management and Computer Numerical Control domains in various companies. The Tribal Welfare Department chalked out a plan to identify and conduct a …

Skill Census, a unique exercise to identify skills and competencies among youth in Andhra Pradesh
7 months ago

Skill Census, a unique exercise to identify skills and competencies among youth in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

The Government of Andhra Pradesh will be conducting a Skill Census-2024’, a first-of-its-kind comprehensive assessment and data collection, aimed at understanding the skills and competencies of individuals and the skillsets the industries are looking for. Five objectives As a part of the exercise, a detailed survey of the existing workforce and demographic trends will be taken up to map the …

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 …

Telangana Govt actively working for setting up skill centres and universities to make youth job ready, says Industries Minister
1 year ago

Telangana Govt actively working for setting up skill centres and universities to make youth job ready, says Industries Minister

The Hindu  

Telangana Government is actively working for the establishment of skill centres and universities to impart employment skills to youth and make them job ready. The Government has accorded top priority to skill development and an action plan is being formulated in this regard, Industries and IT Minister D. Sridhar Babu said, adding that steps had been initiated to fill the …

Andhra Pradesh to establish Skill University in Tirupati
1 year, 4 months ago

Andhra Pradesh to establish Skill University in Tirupati

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government is set to establish a skill university in Tirupati, Chief Secretary Dr K.S. Jawahar Reddy said that the government is taking steps to provide skill training and employment opportunities to a large number of youth under the Convergence Policy. He directed the officials to take necessary steps to establish the skill university in Tirupati and …

Skill Development Programmes Need Structured Intervention to Create More Jobs, Uplift Unorganised Workforce
2 years, 6 months ago

Skill Development Programmes Need Structured Intervention to Create More Jobs, Uplift Unorganised Workforce

News 18  

India has the demographic advantage of the youngest workforce, it can be the Human Resource Capital of the world by appropriately skilling its youth and convert this advantage into a dividend. DSCs are tasked with, inter alia, developing annual district skill development plans, map demand and supply, support in implementation of central schemes – PMKVY, DDUGKY, DAY- NULM, coordination with …

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