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 manifestos of Punjab parties should be seen as a positive sign. Foreign studies, India international skill centre and placement cell in every district of the states to facilitate the migration of youth through legal ways. The writer is co-founder and MD, Orane International, training partner with National Skill Development Corporation, Network Member, India International Skills Centres, an initiative of GoI.

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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 …

Modi govt committed to skilling youth: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
9 months, 4 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 …

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 …

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 …

Upskilling, jobs face challenges
1 year, 10 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 …

Union Budget 2023-24 Should Spur ‘Ready to Hire’ Skills - News18
1 year, 10 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 …

Being Lax About Skill Development Will Be Counterproductive - News18
2 years 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 …

Urgent Upskilling Needed as Women's Employment Plummets in Covid Times
2 years, 3 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 …

World Youth Skills Day 2021: Challenges with Skill Development Programmes Amid COVID-19
3 years, 5 months ago

World Youth Skills Day 2021: Challenges with Skill Development Programmes Amid COVID-19

News 18  

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed July 15 in 2014 as World Youth Skills Day to recognise the strategic significance of preparing young people for work environments, dignified labour, and entrepreneurship. Ever since, World Youth Skills Day activities have given a unique chance of interaction among young people, technical and vocational education and training institutions, businesses, employer and worker groups, …

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