Developing Skills

India's electronics sector threatened by 10 million skill shortage: Report

The electronics value chain is advancing rapidly, but bridging skill gaps is crucial to unlocking its full potential, a report has stated

Top 5 in-demand skills every professional should master in the year 2025

The AI era is booming and companies are looking for professionals who have these below mentioned skills. Check the top 5 in-demand skills to master in 2025

Are campuses ready to cater to tech industry's demand on specialised talent

Recent findings highlight that most colleges are taking steps to prepare for an AI-driven future. But many campuses lack qualified faculty for effective course delivery

Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, turns nail artist for daughter, video goes viral

Mark Zuckerberg shared a touching video on Instagram where he could be seen painting his daughter's nails while using Meta's Quest 3S headset, proudly showcasing his "dad skills"

Game for skill: Budget 2024 draws road map for industry-ready workforce

Internship opportunities, easy skilling loans, new centrally sponsored scheme, ITI upgradation announced

World Youth Skills Day 2024: Date, history, significance, theme and more

World Youth Skills Day is observed every year on July 15, and was recognised by the United Nations in 2014

AI skills shaping job market; Indeed reveals most in-demand AI jobs list

AI is creating millions of jobs across the world and the demand for AI workers tripled between 2015 and 2019. Here are the top in-demand AI jobs

Mere 29% entry-level professionals confident about retaining jobs: Study

Upskilling had the highest importance among professionals with over 17 years of experience, with 92 per cent of such respondents attesting to the same

Management education is a key area for a developing country: XIME chairman

Prof J Philip, founder and chairman of Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (XIME), talks about the evolution of management education in India and the trends in the sector

IndiaSkills 2023-24 to kick off on Wed; 900 participants to take part

The national level skilling competition is the precursor to the WorldSkills competition, as participants who excel at national level will get to participate at the world stage in September in Paris

Skill-imparting companies train youth for evolving job market demands

According to data by Institute for Human Development, unemployment rate for graduates and those having higher qualifications has been declining

Skill development crucial in setting up efficient logistics: DPIIT

Capacity building and skill development play a crucial role in establishing efficient and cost-effective logistics and infrastructure systems, an official statement said on Monday. Speaking at a workshop in Vadodara, Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Rajesh Kumar Singh highlighted on integrating logistics and infrastructure development courses into the curriculum of Central Training Institutes (CTIs), State Administrative Training Institutes (ATIs). It would help officers to better prepare to tackle the complexities of infrastructure development, enhance logistical efficiencies, and contribute significantly to India's economic growth and development agenda. As part of efforts to strengthen India's logistics and infrastructure sectors, the DPIIT, in collaboration with Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) in Vadodara, Gujarat, organised the workshop. The workshop was organised with the objective of integrating the principles of PM GatiShakt

'Huge opportunities to enhance Australia, India collab in skills training'

There are huge opportunities to further enhance collaboration between India and Australia in the skills training area in sectors such as digital technology, renewable energy and infrastructure, High Commissioner of Australia to India Philip Green said on Monday. He said Australia's skill training is globally competitive and its training courses are developed in consultation with the industry. "We would like to be a bigger part of India's journey as it goes to fill its skills demand which is so massive over the next decade," Green said here at the Australia-India Skills Partnership Summit. India is the fifth largest economy in the world and is growing at 8 per cent per annum and that makes it the fastest growing large economy on the planet. "Every country in the world will be interested in India at this moment," he said, adding that the economies of the two countries are highly complementary. "We have many of the skills and attributes, metals and minerals and energy that India woul

India becoming hub for technology workforce of GCCs: Sarah Pearse

Insurance giant Marsh McLennan is expanding its team in the country, say senior executive of the group

As work-from-office resumes, TCS employees get less time to upgrade skills

Average learning hours fell from 121 in Financial Year 2021-22 (FY22) to 82 in FY23, according to TCS' annual report

Key RSS meet begins; to focus on social harmony, developing self-reliance

A key annual meeting of the RSS leadership will begin here on Sunday and the deliberations will focus on how to create an atmosphere of social harmony, motivate people to perform their duties and make them self-reliant. The three-day meeting will also review the progress of the organisation's expansion plan for the centenary of its foundation in 2025, head of media relations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sunil Ambekar earlier said. He said the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha will be attended by more than 1,400 office-bearers, including RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale. From the BJP, president J P Nadda and general secretary (organisation) B L Santhosh will attend the meeting, he said. A select number of office-bearers of 34 RSS-linked organisations including Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) will also attend it, he added. The Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha is the highest decision-making body of the RSS, the ideological fountainhead of the .

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao includes skilling girls on conventional livelihood

Smriti Irani, the minister for women and child development, emphasised the significance of convergence amongst various departments for delivering high-quality education to empower girls

India's Techade powered by Jai Anusandhan

The strategic thrust for Jai Anusandhaan has to be hi-tech research and innovation with entrepreneurial approaches to leapfrog

WEF 2022: Why a global skills passport can lead us towards a trust economy

As jobs and workers reshuffle, within countries and across them, both employers and jobseekers benefit when they can perfectly match skills to roles

Which IT skills are likely to land you lucrative job offers?

People with skills in AI, cloud etc have been quitting jobs since 2021, giving employers a tough time. Take a look at the skills that are in demand amid the competition between IT firms and start-ups