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More people want to switch jobs now than in 'Great Resignation': PwC survey

According to the consultancy's '2024 Hopes and Fears' survey, 28 per cent of workers said they are 'extremely or very likely' to change their employers

Centre plans to hold training for states on labour code sensitisation

The workshop aims to prepare states for the nationwide rollout of the labour codes, ensuring readiness and preempting legal challenges in the process

Skill ministry to train 150K women under PMKVY in first 100 days

Along with skilling, MSDE will concentrate on promoting apprenticeship in the country, with around half a million new apprentices being engaged

Need to put more capital in hands of private sector: EY India chairperson

Memani talked of stepping up manufacturing and skilling

IndiaSkills competition expects to send 58 entrants to Lyon for world event

Biannual WorldSkills Competition is considered the Olympics of international skilling events

PM Vishwakarma: At 68%, women beneficiaries outshine men in skill training

The initiative has provided training to 350,000 individuals so far, of which 240,000 (68.76%) are women, and 110,000 (31.3%) are men

The case of apprentices: Why apprenticeship has not taken off in India

A recent report by the ILO on the employment situation in India says the country remains poised to reap its demographic dividend for at least another decade

National Career Service: How to look for jobs, learn new skills on portal

NCS links jobseekers, employers, counsellors and training providers, through Aadhaar-based authentication.

Hire apprentices: Govt sends notices to nearly 180,000 companies

Firms will have to fulfil their obligation under the Apprenticeship Act by recruiting requisite apprentices

'NITI for States' digital platform to foster Centre-state synthesis

B V R Subrahmanyam underscored the fundamental role the organisation can play in guiding states towards fulfilling their developmental objectives in consonance with the central government's growth

Meta doubling down on WhatsApp Business in India, says MD Devanathan

The company also enabled payment options within the chats from different platforms apart from its own. These platforms include UPI apps, debit and credit cards, among others

India needs new cotton seed varieties for better productivity: House panel

The panel asked the textiles ministry to do a comprehensive study on how to increase cotton production

LogiMAT ties up with Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya to boost skill development

Logistics and warehousing exhibition platform LogiMAT India on Friday said it partnered with Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya to foster knowledge transfer, skill development and innovation to help create one crore jobs in the sector by 2027. Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, a central university at Vadodra in Gujarat, provides transport and logistics skill training. The logistics industry in India is one of the largest employment sectors, providing livelihoods to over 22 million people, and the sector is estimated to add 1 crore jobs by 2027, LogiMAT said in a statement. The collaboration between LogiMAT India and Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya aims to foster a robust exchange of knowledge, promote skill development initiatives, and foster innovation, it said. LogiMAT also said an exhibition, LogiMAT India 2024, will be held at the India Expo Mart, Greater Noida in the national capital region from February 28 to March 1. Being organised by Messe Stuttgart India, the LogiMAT India 2024 is expec

Nearly 45% CXOs see FY25 GDP growth hitting 6-6.5%: Deloitte survey

Meanwhile, 37 per cent business leaders expect the growth to remain below 6 per cent, as they cite rising inflation rates, supply chain challenges, and global headwinds as major challenges

Skill Development case: SC to deliver verdict on Naidu's plea on Jan 16

The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver on January 16 its verdict on former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu's plea challenging the high court order refusing to quash the FIR against him in the Skill Development Corporation scam case. Naidu was arrested on September 9 last year for allegedly misappropriating funds from the Skill Development Corporation when he was the chief minister in 2015, causing a purported loss of Rs 371 crore to the state exchequer. Naidu has denied the allegations. The Andhra Pradesh High Court had on November 20 last year granted him regular bail in the case. An apex court bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi had on October 17 last year reserved its verdict on Naidu's plea challenging the September 22, 2023 high court order refusing to quash the FIR against him in the case. During the hearing on the plea before the apex court, the counsel appearing for the state had argued that Naidu's petition for ...

Tata Tech to provide skill development training for Telangana students

Tata Technologies has come forward to provide job-oriented industrial skill development training for students in Telangana at a proposed cost between Rs 1,500 crore and Rs 2,000 crore, the state government said on Saturday. Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, who held a meeting with representatives of Tata Technologies here, discussed how to provide modern technology and train the youth to get more employment opportunities, a release from CMO said. The chief minister felt the need for introduction of modern courses in all government ITI (industrial training institute) colleges. Tata Technologies will provide required machinery, equipment and software for the establishment of 4.0 Skilling Centers (Industry 4.0 technology centres) along with maintenance in the state, it said. Revanth Reddy agreed with Tata Technologies' readiness to provide training in 4.0 industry based training courses like industrial automation, Robotics manufacturing, advanced CNC machine technicians, EV .

IIT-P, TeamLease Edtech, and NSDC join hands to improve employability

Under the collaboration, the institutions will provide the option of Work-linked Hybrid Degree Programs to every student who aspires to graduate from IIT Patna

Indians enrolled in a GenAI course every 3 minutes in 2023: Report

Based on data from over 22.2 million registered learners in India, the study highlighted a huge surge in interest for GenAI content across the country

Airblack raises Rs 33 crore led by Micheal & Susan Dell Foundation

Since starting three years back, over 35,000 students in 300 cities have enrolled in Airblack courses

Upskilling improves professionals' appraisal more than two-fold: Report

Women who upskilled found it easier to return to work after a break, says upGrad