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Skill ministry launches IndiaSkills 2023-24, to target 2.5 mn participants

India Skills is the precursor to the WorldSkills competition, as the participants who excel in India Skills at national level will participate in global event next year, scheduled to be held in Paris

Employment creation in India has reached new heights, says PM Modi

The Prime Minister was referring to the Annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) which was conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) and its results released earlier this week

'Centre keen on recruit-train-deploy model for skilling scheme PMKVY 4.0'

Inviting training partners and India Inc to collaborate with the government on the Prime Minister's Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0, a top official on Wednesday said the Centre is keen on having a Recruit-Train-Deploy model for its flagship skilling scheme. Secretary in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Atul Kumar Tiwari also called upon the industry to assist in designing some courses. "We would also like the training partners and industries to come together and work with us on the Prime Minister's Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 in which we would like to have the RTD model. We would like industries also to come forward and help us in terms of designing some courses for them and funding some part of that so that they can skill people for their workforce," Tiwari said. He was addressing the Global Skills Summit organised by Ficci. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech this year announced that the fourth phase of the PMKVY 4.0 will be launched in orde

Centre launches Skill India Digital platform, to benefit 260 mn students

The SID platform is a comprehensive digital platform aimed at synergizing and transforming the skills, education, employment, and entrepreneurship ecosystem in India

Why is India running short of skilled workers?

30 SIICs to create industry-ready workforce: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The minister also highlighted how technology in India has served as a unifier, being inclusive in connecting the people with the government and its welfare measures

NEP 2020 formed to integrate skills, industry, jobs: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is drafted to integrate skill development, industry connect and employability, promoting holistic education. She was addressing the 34th convocation of Goa University at the Raj Bhavan near here in the presence of Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and others. Murmu said in order to provide quality education, necessary measures are being introduced under the NEP 2020. The NEP 2020 is formed to integrate skill development, industry connect and employability, promoting holistic education, she said. Highlighting the need for promoting artificial intelligence and data science, Murmu said young students of today will create a developed India during "sankalp kaal" (era of resolution). She presented degrees to students who completed graduation and post-graduation from the Goa University. President Murmu is on a three-day visit to Goa from Tuesday.

QwikSkills plans to hire 300 trained professionals by end of 2023

Skill development player QwikSkills on Wednesday said it is planning to hire 300 skilled professionals by the end of 2023. "By adding 300 proficient professionals to our ranks, we are augmenting our operational capabilities and reinforcing our commitment to delivering world-class skill training. Our goal is clear - to empower individuals with the most relevant skills, equipping them to thrive in an ever-evolving world," QwikSkills CEO Varun Mahajan said in a statement. At present, the company has 110 employees.

India plans to supply skilled workers to the world, partner with 30 nations

To this end, the government is setting up 30 Skill India International Centres (SIICs) across the country

TN govt collaborates with Tata to provide Industry 4.0 skilling to youth

The Tamil Nadu government has collaborated with Tata Technologies to transform 71 government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) into Industry 4.0 technology centres and on Thursday chief minister M K Stalin inaugurated 22 upgraded technology centres at an function at Oragadam in Kancheepuram district. This initiative will enable the poor and rural students besides youth in the state to get training at low cost and become capable of meeting the expectations of the industries, the CM said in his address at the inaugural function which was attended by state ministers, senior officials and Tata Sons Group chairman N Chandrasekaran. It has been planned to upgrade the ITIs at a cost of Rs 2,877.43 crore and in the first phase 22 technology centres were upgraded at a cost of Rs 762.30 crore. Tamil Nadu is in the forefront in several sectors like automobile, electronic components, ICT, and related industries, Fintech, e-vehicles, leather and footwear manufacturing besides banking, financ

PM National Apprenticeship Mela to be organised in 200 districts on May 8

Apprenticeship is considered the most sustainable model of skill development and it has been getting a big boost under the Skill India Mission

85% Indians aim to upskill in 2023 versus 76% global counterparts: Report

More Indians consider upskilling key to future-proofing careers as compared to their global counterparts, said a report by edtech platform Great Learning, which also found 71 per cent Indian professionals surveyed confident of retaining their jobs versus 59 per cent, globally. The report throws light on the latest trends around the intent to upskill, motivation factors driving people to upskill, hurdles preventing others from upskilling, impact of offices opening up on upskilling, according to a release. The trends are derived from a combination of Great Learning's own learner behaviour as well as a dipstick among a sample of 3,000 working professionals across the globe. The report found that more professionals polled in India considered upskilling important to future-proof careers than their global counterparts. In India, 85 per cent professionals consider upskilling important to future-proof their careers, whereas the globally average is pegged at only 76 per cent. Nearly 84 per

Indian workers with digital skills contributing $508 bn to country's GDP

Workers in India, who use advanced digital skills like cloud architecture or software development, are contributing an estimated $507.9 billion (Rs 10.9 trillion) to the country's annual GDP

Digital university to reduce cost of higher, skill education in India: Govt

India is setting up a digital university which will bring down the cost of higher and skill education in the country drastically, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. The Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship shared that multiple entry and exit points are being created in the education system to provide mobility across the general and skill education streams to youth. "We are setting up Digital University which will drastically reduce the cost of higher education and skill education and increase accessibility to a wide variety of education and skill programmes," Pradhan said in a virtual address to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit here on Monday. The SCO is a permanent inter-governmental international organisation comprising eight members -- China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan -- strengthening bilateral relations and regional security. "We are now creating multiple entry and exit points

91% Indian students feel professional certification will help them in jobs

Ninety-one per cent Indian students believe that a professional certification will help them succeed in their job while 96 per cent felt it will help them get a employment after graduation, according to a new survey. The study conducted by online learning platform Coursera also found that employers in India place a higher value on professional certificates when making hiring decisions than their counterparts in Australia, the UK, Germany and France. Nearly 5,000 students and employers across 11 countries -- Australia, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the UAE, the UK and the US -- were surveyed as part of the study. "Ninety-six per cent of surveyed Indian students (versus 90 per cent of students worldwide) believe that earning a professional certificate will help them stand out to employers and get a job after graduation," the survey report stated. It added that 92 per cent of surveyed employers in India -- compared to 88 per cent globally -- believe that

Whole premise of the Budget is around skilling: Atul Kumar Tiwari

'PMKVY is an agile, market driven scheme as it provides short term training and recognises prior learning as well'

India needs 30 million digitally skilled professionals by 2026: Report

India will need 30 million digitally skilled professionals by 2026, and about 50 per cent of the current workforce would require to re-skill themselves in areas of emerging technologies, report said.

Digi tool automation can fuel $1.4 trn of revenue, profit $282 bn: Infosys

Digital tools automation, talent diversity, and improving skill-sets among employees can drive up to USD 1.4 trillion in revenue and USD 282 billion in profit for companies, according to a latest study by IT major Infosys. The study titled 'Future of Work 2023' underscores how modern workplaces will see more hybrid working and digital engagement, enabling firms to build more diverse and creative teams. The survey revealed that shifting to a flexible, diverse, and digital work model is correlated with 7.7 percentage points higher profit growth, and 6.7 percentage points higher revenue growth. "According to the report, up to USD 1.4 trillion in revenue and USD 282 billion in new profit could be generated through digital tools automation, diversifying talent pool, and improving skills development among employees," according to Infosys statement, outlining the findings of the report. Retention of employees is critical, the study said, adding that the companies that increased their staf

Budget 2023 promises to train students, teachers for the job market

FM announced establishment of 30 Skill India International Centres across different states, launch of a unified Skill India Digital platform for enabling demand driven formal skilling

Health and employment: Union Budget's skilling push for job-ready youth

STEPPING UP: PMKVY 4.0, Unified Skill India Platform and stipend for apprentices