Can Skilling Combat India's Unemployment Issue?
3 years, 5 months ago

Can Skilling Combat India's Unemployment Issue?

News 18  

The second wave of COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdowns led to 10 million Indians losing their jobs, according to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy. Many are turning to the skill training sector to find answers for job losses like enrolling in online courses to upskill and reskill. The pandemic caused unprecedented disruption in the provision of education and skill training as teachers and learners struggled to make the shift to virtual modes of instruction. Lack of digital literacy, devices, and internet services, presented insurmountable barriers for many in accessing skill training, and going forward, there is a need to find ways to reduce the cost of telecommunications and digital infrastructure and to make it more accessible to those who need it the most. As such, going forward, blended learning should be embraced to optimise the strengths of all modes of instruction including harnessing a mix of face-to-face and remote training, along with online and offline instruction.

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World Bank urges coordinated action on skills and employment for India’s $5 trillion economy goal
1 month 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
2 months, 1 week 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 …

Economic survey flags syncing skilling with learning to boost job prospects
5 months ago

Economic survey flags syncing skilling with learning to boost job prospects

The Hindu  

The Economic Survey of India 2023-24 released on July 22 stresses that implementing the New Education Policy to achieve learning outcomes and syncing that with skilling outcomes will boost the job prospects of India’s youth. V Anantha Nageswaran, the chief economic advisor, said at the press meet marking the release of the economic survey that only 51% of India’s graduates …

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 …

Combating Unemployment through Evolving Tech Skill Sets - News18
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Combating Unemployment through Evolving Tech Skill Sets - News18

News 18  

Amidst rapidly evolving technologies to stay globally competitive, the labour-intensive manufacturing sector has a significant opportunity to address the complex issue of unemployment in the country. We must bring our skill development infrastructure up to global standards by creating National Occupation Standards and Qualification Packs that meet international requirements for various job roles. Revisit the skill gap The labour force …

What skills India: How skilling in India is evolving, the transformative journey
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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 …

Indian students must be taught that doing is the new learning
1 year, 6 months ago

Indian students must be taught that doing is the new learning

The Hindu  

Every year, news of suicides of students triggers breaking headlines in India, a billion plus nation where parents have always wanted their children to be the best and brightest. In 2022, an estimated 7.7 lakh Indian students went abroad to study — the highest in six years — and many faced severe challenges in finding jobs later. India’s education system …

From Pandemic Necessity to Future Revolution: Why Online Education is Here to Stay
1 year, 8 months ago

From Pandemic Necessity to Future Revolution: Why Online Education is Here to Stay

News 18  

Even before the advent and unfortunate spread of Covid-19, online education was slowly spreading roots in India. The sheer scale and speed of the spread has helped to speed up its implementation across the country, and we are left with the question: Is online education the new norm going forward? Online education is already the norm in several countries across …

Unemployment crisis in India is an invisible epidemic
2 years, 5 months ago

Unemployment crisis in India is an invisible epidemic

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 24, 2022 18:00 IST Shalini Ghosh runs a fairly popular boutique chain selling ethnic garments and gift items from West Bengal. Going by the CMIE statistics, one State that has witnessed a high level of unemployment among graduates is Bihar, with 34.2 per cent of its graduate workforce without a job. Speaking to Frontline, Jawhar Sircar, a …

Why India is in need of skill training programme
2 years, 11 months ago

Why India is in need of skill training programme

India Today  

Over the years, learners and professionals have taken little interest in advancing their skill-set. Skill India Mission The Skills India Mission was a very ambitious skilling mission project that was launched in 2015. Perks of skilling EdTech companies co-create courses with prominent enterprises, providing placement opportunities to learners. There are many non-IT professionals who opt for switching gears and take …

Utilizing education technology to enhance India's employability and bridge the skill gap
3 years, 9 months ago

Utilizing education technology to enhance India's employability and bridge the skill gap

India Today  

The overwhelming nature of technology has disrupted the businesses processes over the years, especially for the working class. The resistance towards upgrading skills has put the employable population under distress, however, the growing demand of skilled professionals has influenced the people to learn new approaches and skills leading to tremendous trailblazing opportunities across the world. Moreover, as per the 2019-2020 …

Delhi education revolution 2.0: After schools, AAP shifts focus to building capacity for skills training
4 years, 1 month 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, 4 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 …

Covid-19: 50000 unemployed youth to be upskilled by Telangana govt
4 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19: 50000 unemployed youth to be upskilled by Telangana govt

India Today  

Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge, a non-profit organization created by the Government of Telangana to bring synergy among government institutions, industry, and academia, has partnered with Coursera, an online learning platform, to train 50,000 unemployed youth during the Covid-19 crisis. On the eve of World Youth Skills Day, through this partnership TASK is making 3,800 courses on Coursera available …

Seven myths about online education
4 years, 6 months ago

Seven myths about online education

The Hindu  

COVID-19 has turned the world upside down. Many institutions and teachers have taken efforts to incorporate online education and are trying to use tech tools to such as Learning Management Systems and web conferencing platforms such as Udemy, Educadium, CourseCraft, and Skillshare, and are trying out different means of reaching out to their students who are quarantined in their own …

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