NSDC teams up with pollster Axis My India to bridge skill gaps, ready workers for rich nations
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NSDC teams up with pollster Axis My India to bridge skill gaps, ready workers for rich nations

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The National Skill Development Corporation is partnering with pollster Axis My India to boost a push bridge the skills gaps across India and meet a projected demand for millions of jobs in developed economies over the next five years The collaboration seeks to leverage data-driven insights to map skill demand and supply, improve the effectiveness of skill development initiatives, and increase participation rates, particularly in underserved regions. Grassroots expertise Ved Mani Tiwari, CEO of NSDC and MD of NSDC International, said the partnership will utilise Axis My India’s expertise in grassroots research to align NSDC’s training programmes with the evolving needs of industries. This partnership aims to establish a robust ecosystem that not only addresses existing skill gaps but also paves the way for sustainable economic development across India. Axis My India has been at the forefront of gathering grassroots insights, especially in underserved regions often overlooked due to socio-economic challenge.

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Upskilling India's Workforce: A Roadmap for the Future Economy
2 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Telangana partners with NSIC to train 50K youth in skill development
4 months, 1 week ago

Telangana partners with NSIC to train 50K youth in skill development

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: IT and Industries Minister Sridhar Babu said on Wednesday that 50,000 youngsters will be provided skill training in various fields over the next three to four years in collaboration with the National Small Scale Industries Corporation. As per an MoU signed with the Telangana Industries and Commerce Department at the Secretariat, NSIC will provide skill training and assist small …

Budget 2024: Why It’s Right Time to Propel ‘Skill India’ as an Employment Engine - News18
5 months, 2 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 …

Classroom to cubicle: filling the digital skill gap
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Classroom to cubicle: filling the digital skill gap

The Hindu  

In a residential patch at Puttanna Road in Basavanagudi, a building rumbles with excitement. The “ADVANTAGE INDIA” initiative, a part of Microsoft’s Skills for Jobs programme, will focus on training individuals in tier 2 and tier 3 cities. Those institutions who have all the capability but just need skilling can use the job standards created by the Sector Skill Council …

NSDC launches Centre for Future Skills to skill youth in new-age technologies
10 months, 3 weeks ago

NSDC launches Centre for Future Skills to skill youth in new-age technologies

Hindustan Times  

National Skill Development Corporation along with Ethnotech Academic Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru, launched the Centre for Future Skills in Kalaburagi, Karnataka. “The inauguration of the NSDC’s Centre for Future Skills marks a significant stride in advancing skill development and education in our nation. These skill development centres, with a focus on cutting-edge technologies, are instrumental in preparing the youth for …

Skill centres to benefit youth: PM
1 year, 2 months ago

Skill centres to benefit youth: PM

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched 511 ‘Pramod Mahajan Grameen Kaushalya Vikas Kendras’ in Maharashtra. Inaugurating the skill centres via video conferencing, Mr. Modi said they would open a lot of opportunities for local youth around the globe. Officials said the skill centres have been established across 34 rural districts of Maharashtra, where skill development training programs will …

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 …

How India-Canada Strategic Skills Partnership Will Propel Employment Opportunities - News18
1 year, 5 months ago

How India-Canada Strategic Skills Partnership Will Propel Employment Opportunities - News18

News 18  

The limited number of government jobs and low business sentiments are also causing inequalities in demand for gainful employment, seriously hurting the Indian job market. In this dynamic of seizing opportunities abroad, the National Skill Development Corporation and the Skills Council of Canada recently formed a strategic partnership to address critical workforce shortages in Canada. NSDC along with Ernst & …

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 …

NSDC engages ISB as knowledge partner for G20 education working group
1 year, 10 months ago

NSDC engages ISB as knowledge partner for G20 education working group

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Indian School of Business has been roped in as a knowledge partner for the G20 education working group to provide research and thought leadership support to the National Skill Development Corporation on the broad area of ‘future of work’. The ISB will help create knowledge collateral, in addition to original research, for the EWG webinar series on ‘Megatrends …

Why India Needs to Expand Export Quality Skilled Manpower - News18
1 year, 11 months 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 …

Urban Company partners NSDC to train service professionals
2 years ago

Urban Company partners NSDC to train service professionals

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Home services platform Urban Company on Tuesday signed an agreement with the National Skill Development Corp. to provide training and digital certification to thousands of unskilled workers. The company had earlier signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NSDC in 2019 which enabled all Urban Company service professionals to be Skill India certified. “With the core purpose of providing …

Being Lax About Skill Development Will Be Counterproductive - News18
2 years, 1 month ago

Being Lax About Skill Development Will Be Counterproductive - News18

News 18  

Let us not be euphoric for everything we do and achieve as a nation. Our skill development infrastructure should be brought on par with global standards by developing internationally compliant National Occupation Standards and the Qualification Packs that define a job role. On July 15, 2015, on the first ever World Youth Skills Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the …

Equip Youths With International Standards of Skills Before They Migrate Abroad - News18
2 years, 2 months ago

Equip Youths With International Standards of Skills Before They Migrate Abroad - News18

News 18  

Punjab is struggling with a serious problem of brain drain. The International English Language Testing System centres have mushroomed like anything to be an unorganised sector mini-industry, catering mainly to rural youth, who aspire to fly out to the developed world with bigger dreams. How to help the youth get jobs in foreign countries — becoming a part of the …

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 …

Samsung signs MoU with NSDC to train 50,000 youth
3 years, 4 months ago

Samsung signs MoU with NSDC to train 50,000 youth

The Hindu  

Samsung has introduced a skilling programme that aims to train 50,000 youth and make them job-ready for the electronics retail sector in the next few years. “With this new programme, we aim to close the skills and employability gap among youth in the country, helping them find jobs in the fast-growing electronics retail sector,” Ken Kang, President & CEO, Samsung …

Microsoft, NSDC collaborate to empower youth with digital skills
4 years, 6 months ago

Microsoft, NSDC collaborate to empower youth with digital skills

Live Mint  

Microsoft and the National Skill Development Corporation on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership aimed at providing digital skills to over one lakh youth in the country over the next one year. Microsoft will collaborate with NSDC's eSkill Indiaportal to provide free access to learning resources and conduct digital skilling awareness drives, equipping the next generation of learners with the skills …

‘Framework for setting up skill development varsity ready’
4 years, 10 months ago

‘Framework for setting up skill development varsity ready’

The Hindu  

The State government is focussing on attracting more industries to Andhra Pradesh and the thrust is on encouraging non-polluting and green industries, Minister for Industries, Commerce, IT and Skill Development Mekapati Goutham Reddy has said. Delivering the keynote address at a meeting on ‘UNIDO-DPIIT initiatives for inclusive and sustainable industrialisation in Visakhapatnam district’ here on Tuesday, he said Visakhapatnam is …

TikTok partners with National Skill Development Corporation to bring awareness to youth
5 years, 5 months ago

TikTok partners with National Skill Development Corporation to bring awareness to youth

Firstpost  

On the occasion of World Youth Skills Day 2019, TikTok has announced its partnership with National Skill Development Corporation to spread awareness regarding government-driven skill development programs and vocational training opportunities in India among youngsters. & Advocacy and Industry Partnership & CSR, National Skill Development Corporation, this collaboration aims to educate the youth about the various opportunities in the space …

NSDC needs to first understand TikTok platform to successfully engage with its audience for skills promotion
5 years, 5 months ago

NSDC needs to first understand TikTok platform to successfully engage with its audience for skills promotion

Firstpost  

On the occasion of the World Youth Skills Day 2019, the National Skill Development Corporation has partnered with popular social media app TikTok to promote skill development in the country. “As part of the collaboration, NSDC has joined TikTok to leverage the platform to educate TikTok’s over 200 million users, including first-time Internet users in India about the ongoing government-driven …

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