Microsoft, NSDC collaborate to empower youth with digital skills
4 years, 5 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 they need to thrive in a digital economy. The partnership with NSDC is an extension of Microsoft's global skilling initiative to help 25 million people worldwide acquire new digital skills needed for the COVID-19 economy. "The digital transformation of India is driving demand for tech-enabled jobs across every industry and with it the need for digital skills," said Microsoft India President Anant Maheshwari.

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Microsoft's AI Momentum in India: A Transformative Opportunity for the Country
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Microsoft's AI Momentum in India: A Transformative Opportunity for the Country

The Hindu  

Microsoft India President Puneet Chandok highlights the growing momentum around artificial intelligence (AI) in the country, with a focus on the AI assistant 'Copilot'. He emphasizes Microsoft's commitment to responsible AI development and compliance with regulatory frameworks. Chandok expresses optimism about India's potential as a major AI hub, citing strong demand and supply sides, including a large pool of skilled …

NxtWave and NSDC launch SkillUp India 4.0, aims to empower over 30 lakh students
3 months, 3 weeks ago

NxtWave and NSDC launch SkillUp India 4.0, aims to empower over 30 lakh students

Hindustan Times  

NxtWave in partnership with the National Skill Development Corporation, launched NxtWave SkillUp India 4.0, one of India’s tech upskilling initiatives. NxtWave SkillUp India 4.0 is designed to empower youth by equipping them with advanced skills in 4.0 technologies such as AI, ML, and Full-Stack Development. With initiatives like SkillUp India 4.0, in collaboration with NxtWave, we are not only advancing …

Budget 2024: Why It’s Right Time to Propel ‘Skill India’ as an Employment Engine - News18
5 months 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
7 months, 4 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, 1 week 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 …

NSDC and HCLTech collaborate to introduce digital assessments in tech & non-tech based courses
1 year, 1 month ago

NSDC and HCLTech collaborate to introduce digital assessments in tech & non-tech based courses

Hindustan Times  

The National Skill Development Corporation entered into a partnership with HCLTech to bridge the skills gap, particularly in the tech and engineering sectors. According to HCLTech, this partnership will enable both organisations to jointly transform the assessment landscape and digital learning by introducing digital assessments in tech and non-tech-based courses. Both parties will also collaborate to offer reskilling, upskilling online …

The Future of Skills: A Shift Towards Reskilling and Upskilling - News18
1 year, 2 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 …

Centre launches Skill India Digital app to find jobs, training opportunities
1 year, 3 months ago

Centre launches Skill India Digital app to find jobs, training opportunities

The Hindu  

The Centre on Wednesday formally launched the Skill India Digital app, which brings together listings for upskilling courses and job listings. Skill India Digital is linked to the Udyam portal for registration of micro, small and medium enterprises, the eShram portal, created to build a National Database of Unorganized Workers, the National Career Service, a five year project launched by …

Bridging the digital divide in India's education landscape demands a multi-faceted approach
1 year, 6 months ago

Bridging the digital divide in India's education landscape demands a multi-faceted approach

India Today  

While digital learning platforms are hailed as the future of education delivery in India, a considerable chunk of our population still lacks the necessary resources including devices, infrastructure, and digital literacy to reap the benefits of digital education. BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE FOR A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH "According to a survey indicated that over 85 percent of households across India had …

NSDC engages ISB as knowledge partner for G20 education working group
1 year, 9 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 …

Become recession-proof! Tools and skills to learn to be job-ready in 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

Become recession-proof! Tools and skills to learn to be job-ready in 2023

India Today  

Financial experts are warning that the world economy is headed for a new severe recession in 2023. As central banks throughout the world concurrently boost interest rates in response to inflation, the world may be marching toward a global recession in 2023 and a wave of financial crises in developing economies. NEW-AGE TECH SKILLS YOU NEED TO BE JOB-READY If …

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 …

27.3 Million People In India Need Digital Skill Training Immediately: Report
2 years, 6 months ago

27.3 Million People In India Need Digital Skill Training Immediately: Report

ABP News  

New Delhi: Over 27 million people in India are required to be imparted digital skills especially in cloud related technologies to unlock USD 1 trillion digital economy potential by 2025 as well as to enable the country to compete at global level, a senior Amazon Web Services official said on Wednesday. While sharing updates of the cloud skilling programme aimed …

An enabling framework to drive the technology sector’s growth
2 years, 10 months ago

An enabling framework to drive the technology sector’s growth

Live Mint  

The strong third-quarter results announced by India’s technology companies in an otherwise seasonally-weak quarter reinforces the reading that global demand for technology remains buoyant and the industry is emerging as the partner of choice for enterprise digital transformation. It will require a partnership with the government on developing the tech ecosystem and reinforcing Digital India’s innovation capability in existing and …

The war for digital talent: India can emerge as a global hub for it
3 years, 2 months ago

The war for digital talent: India can emerge as a global hub for it

Live Mint  

Over the last few months, every single conversation I have had with industry leaders has been about one thing: talent. There is an estimated gap of 6 million between demand and supply of digital talent across eight countries including the US, China, India and parts of Europe. The shortage of digital talent in India is leading to high attrition rates …

NSDC, Samsung India to Train 50,000 Youth in Electronic Retails
3 years, 4 months ago

NSDC, Samsung India to Train 50,000 Youth in Electronic Retails

News 18  

The National Skill Development Corporation has tied up with consumer electronics firm Samsung India to train youth in skills which can help them gain jobs in the electronics retail sector. “This will help the youth acquire new competencies and skills needed for jobs in India’s fast-growing electronics retail environment,” Samsung added. “During the OJT, participants will be made familiar 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 and SAP India launch tech skilling programme for underserved young women
3 years, 4 months ago

Microsoft and SAP India launch tech skilling programme for underserved young women

The Hindu  

Microsoft and SAP India have launched a joint skilling programme for empowering young women students from underserved communities to build careers in technology. The duo aims to skill 62,000 women students in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, web design, and digital marketing, according to their joint statement. The initiative aims to train 2,000 students for employment in tech-related jobs, and provide …

NSDC, CISCO Partner to Offer Digital Skills in Networking, Cybersecurity
3 years, 5 months ago

NSDC, CISCO Partner to Offer Digital Skills in Networking, Cybersecurity

News 18  

The National Skill Development Corporation has collaborated with CISCO Networking Academy to provide comprehensive digital skills to today’s youth. The partnership will offer access to the CISCO Networking Academy courses through NSDC’s eSkill India platform. The Networking Academy offers courses to help develop foundational Information and Communication Technology skills needed to design, build and manage networks, along with soft skills …

NSDC, WhatsApp Launches Digital Skills Course for Schools, Universities
3 years, 6 months ago

NSDC, WhatsApp Launches Digital Skills Course for Schools, Universities

News 18  

The National Skill Development Corporation and WhatsApp launched the Digital Skill Champions Program that aims to train India’s youth in digital skills, in order to make them employment ready. Through this program, WhatsApp will conduct training sessions to familiarise Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra trainers with the WhatsApp Business app. The trained students will further manage and administer the WhatsApp Business …

Digital divide, educator development - few of the many education challenges that await attention in 2021
3 years, 11 months ago

Digital divide, educator development - few of the many education challenges that await attention in 2021

India Today  

The year 2020 has revolutionised the education sector across the globe. Educated employment is another major problem faced by India which the National Education Policy 2020 aims to address by focusing on skill development, entrepreneurship, critical thinking, problem-solving and industry-relevant knowledge. Lack of teaching resources As stated in a Niti Aayog report released earlier this year, a single teacher may …

Government joins hands with education portal for online courses
3 years, 11 months ago

Government joins hands with education portal for online courses

India Today  

The National Skill Development Corporation along with an online education portal DigiVidyapeeth is all set to launch an e-curriculum to upgrade skills for both professionals and students. Under the initiative, the MESC will work with the education portal to design the online courses upskilling candidates as per the industry needs. Online courses by government “Courses have been developed in the …

National Skill Dev Corp NSDC joins hands with BYJU's to train and upskill teachers
4 years ago

National Skill Dev Corp NSDC joins hands with BYJU's to train and upskill teachers

India Today  

As part of the Skill India Mission, the National Skill Development Corporation has joined hands with major edtech company BYJU’s to support the teacher training and upskilling. Additionally, BYJU’S will share its digital educational content as free licences with the NSDC ecosystem to equip teachers and students for a quality learning experience. What the CEOs had to say Commenting on …

Opinion | Reimagining India’s digital transformation in vital sectors
4 years, 1 month ago

Opinion | Reimagining India’s digital transformation in vital sectors

Live Mint  

India has been on a digital-first trajectory for a few years, spurred on by its goal of becoming a trillion-dollar digital economy by 2025. Digital transformation across key sectors like manufacturing, education, healthcare, as well as government services and labor markets has the potential for each sector to create $10-$150 billion incremental economic value by 2025. Their efforts are well …

IT eyes 20-fold jump in demand for digital skills
4 years, 2 months ago

IT eyes 20-fold jump in demand for digital skills

Live Mint  

Industry body Nasscom will equip more than 4 million professionals with digital skills over the next five years to fill the demand-supply gap across IT services. This can be met by diversifying digital skills across academia, said Sangeeta Gupta, senior vice-president and chief strategy officer, Nasscom, and Amit Aggarwal, vice president and chief executive, IT-ITeS sector skills council, Nasscom, in …

Microsoft to help 25 million people worldwide acquire new digital skills needed for the COVID-19 economy
4 years, 5 months ago

Microsoft to help 25 million people worldwide acquire new digital skills needed for the COVID-19 economy

The Hindu  

Microsoft on Tuesday announced a new global skills initiative aimed at bringing more digital skills to 25 million people worldwide by the end of this year. Expanded access to digital skills is an important step in accelerating economic recovery, especially for the people hardest hit by job losses, said the company in a webcast. “COVID-19 has created both a public …

Microsoft launches initiative to help 25 million people acquire digital skills
4 years, 5 months ago

Microsoft launches initiative to help 25 million people acquire digital skills

Live Mint  

Microsoft Corp on Tuesday announced a new global skills initiative aimed at bringing more digital skills to 25 million people worldwide by the end of the year. The announcement comes in response to the global economic crisis caused by the covid-19 pandemic and will bring together every part of the company, combining existing and new resources from LinkedIn, GitHub and …

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