Read India must come before Skill India
5 years, 11 months ago

Read India must come before Skill India

Firstpost  

The recently released Annual Status of Education Report, India’s largest NGO-run yearly survey, paints a distressing picture of basic reading and arithmetic abilities of students: with 25 per cent of students completing Class 8 without any reading competency, and over 50 per cent unable to even divide numbers. When we ask him whether he too wants to be a contractor, Rakesh exclaims: “Apna theka lena toh har ustaad ka sapna hota hai, lekin ganit jaane bina kaam aur paise ka hisaab kaise hoga?” Despite attending school diligently till Class 8, Rakesh did not learn basic arithmetic application. Education, skilling and the gaps in between Despite longitudinal evidence of this ‘learning gap’, the focus of successive governments has not been on developing basic, foundational skills, but on bypassing this harder problem with a simpler alternative of large-scale skilling for youth, who will presumably remain uneducated. A glance at the major policy announcements and speeches over the past ten years demonstrates the hype around skilling and ‘Skill India’, with barely any emphasis on basic foundational competencies.

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Bridging India's Skill Gap: Addressing the Employability Challenge
4 days, 21 hours 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. …

Let’s not blame India’s early policy settings for our failings in mass education
1 month, 1 week ago

Let’s not blame India’s early policy settings for our failings in mass education

Live Mint  

Three-quarters of a century after freedom from British rule, Nehruvian policies continue to animate debates on the extent to which they aided or hobbled the emergence of India’s economy. A recent study by Nitin Kumar Bharti and Li Yang of the Paris School of Economics’ World Inequality Lab compares the approach taken by India and China to public education over …

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 …

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 …

What skills India: How skilling in India is evolving, the transformative journey
10 months, 1 week ago

What skills India: How skilling in India is evolving, the transformative journey

Hindustan Times  

India, a burgeoning powerhouse of talent and innovation, stands at a crucial juncture in its educational and professional skilling journey. Skilling the school students- Early child education Early education recognition is essential as preschools lay the groundwork for future education by fostering children's emotional, intellectual, and physical growth, which shapes their adult selves. Early childhood education technology platforms are increasingly …

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 …

Can Indian teens’ ease with smartphones be used to help fill in their education gaps? | In Focus podcast
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Can Indian teens’ ease with smartphones be used to help fill in their education gaps? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

This year’s Annual Status of Education Report or ASER, ‘Beyond Basics’, surveyed over 34,000 young people aged between 14 and 18, in 28 districts across the country, to get an inkling into: what are the young people of India currently doing? The results were perhaps not very surprising given that ASER, which is brought out by the NGO Pratham, has …

The future of learning: Competency-based education and skill mastery
1 year, 2 months ago

The future of learning: Competency-based education and skill mastery

Hindustan Times  

The introduction of innovative pedagogy in today's education landscape has made the one-size-fits-all approach to learning a distant past. CBL is a powerful tool that personalises learning, nurturing, and mastery skills in a way that transcends traditional education. CBL allows them to choose their learning pathways, tailoring their education to their needs. By personalising the learning experience, CBL empowers students …

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 …

Education Budget 2023: Focus on Building Reading Habit, Education Among Tribal Children, Key Takeaways From Union Budget
1 year, 11 months ago

Education Budget 2023: Focus on Building Reading Habit, Education Among Tribal Children, Key Takeaways From Union Budget

News 18  

In the recently announced Union Budget 2023, the education budget focuses on increasing literacy among children in an organic manner as well as building an ecosystem that equips youth with the right skills for the job market. In a boost to increasing literacy among tribal children, the minister announced the recruitment of 38,800 teachers and support staff for 740 Eklavya …

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 …

Devi Kar | Schools need to teach the basics, not just prepare kids for careers
2 years, 1 month ago

Devi Kar | Schools need to teach the basics, not just prepare kids for careers

Deccan Chronicle  

The other night, a student who had passed out of my school this year was killed in a nasty road accident. He had a proper driving licence and he had not consumed alcohol: the arrest was for “the offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder”, where the accused person has the knowledge of the consequences of his action -- …

Investing right and early: How early years in school determines academic excellence
2 years, 4 months ago

Investing right and early: How early years in school determines academic excellence

Firstpost  

As the world celebrates International Day of Literacy, India has as much to celebrate about as much to worry. Similarly, in India’s aspirational districts, for example, the probability of girls getting primary education is about 42 per cent lower than boys, and it remains so even when other variables, such as religion and caste, are controlled. Acknowledging its deep stratified …

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 …

Explained: New-age curriculum to solve biggest job crisis in India, and emphasis on skilled workforce
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained: New-age curriculum to solve biggest job crisis in India, and emphasis on skilled workforce

India Today  

The Indian educational system aims to strengthen character, develop strong moral and ethical values, and make students creative so they can solve real problems. Our country's education system needs to restructure outdated education curricula and rapidly adopt innovative education methodology that is in sync with industrial needs so that our young workforce is employable. Hence, there is a serious need …

Delhi education revolution 2.0: After schools, AAP shifts focus to building capacity for skills training
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi education revolution 2.0: After schools, AAP shifts focus to building capacity for skills training

Firstpost  

The Delhi Skills and Entrepreneurship University brings industry and academia’s respected individuals together to build an institution that is agile and sensitive to the market’s requirements Delhi’s economy is recovering after the COVID-19 shock because of the teamwork of people, businesses, traders, workers, and the government. A few days back, the Delhi government took an important step towards this goal …

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 …

Here's why schooling and skilling must go together
4 years, 7 months ago

Here's why schooling and skilling must go together

India Today  

In the rapidly changing job market requirements, there is now an overpowering need for a skilled workforce. Mobile devices are making inroads into every student and therein lies the opportunity to initiate skill development right at the school level. We must start skilling our children at an early age and for this to happen there must be options available in …

Poverty on basis of caste and religion caused due to lack of education, says Anand Kumar
4 years, 11 months ago

Poverty on basis of caste and religion caused due to lack of education, says Anand Kumar

India Today  

Poverty and divisions among people on the basis of caste and religion in India were caused by lack of education, 'Super 30' fame mathematician Anand Kumar said, emphasising that technology must be harnessed to ensure education reaches every home in the country. "They know that education is the only way that can help people get out of poverty, open up …

Could skill training be a viable replacement to higher education
5 years ago

Could skill training be a viable replacement to higher education

Hindustan Times  

Ever since the inception of formal higher education in various parts of the world, from 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts to 1948 in India, the clash of skilling or apprenticeship versus higher education has existed. For the longest time, higher education has imparted and taught the skills required for an individual to thrive in the world. In today’s fast changing and …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Joblessness in India?
6 years, 2 months ago

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Joblessness in India?

The Quint  

To compound the issue, what is truly baffling is the idea of ‘gainful employment’ for 460 million Indian workers that focuses on improved quality of work and the income derived from it. Government schemes like ‘Skill India’, ‘Make in India’, ‘Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme’, ‘Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana’, and ‘Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana’ aimed at more fulfilling, …

Indian youth not equipped to avail current career opportunities: Shashi Tharoor
6 years, 2 months ago

Indian youth not equipped to avail current career opportunities: Shashi Tharoor

India TV News  

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Thursday said India was staring at a "demographic disaster" as a major section of the country's youth was not yet equipped to take advantage of the job opportunities that the current century has to offer. He also made a pitch for policies to provide "right kind of education", including skill development and vocational training, to youngsters …

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