Monthly Archives: July 2019
Are Industrial Training Institutes Up to The Job?
Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in India are a major pipeline for skills-based and vocational training. From 59 institutions in 1956, there are...
South Focus for CII for Jobs
To bridge the skills-jobs mismatch the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has announced strategic measures focusing on job creation by mapping skill...
CLUJ to Offer Skill Development Courses
Continuing with our coverage from Kashmir, the Cluster University of Jammu (CLUJ) is contemplating introducing short-term work-oriented skill-building courses for the new...
NSQF Skill Development at Government Degree College, Sopore
To tackle youth unemployment in Kashmir, which is over 50% in the age group of 15-17 years, and around 23% in the...
How Apprenticeships Bridge the Knowing-Doing Gap
Despite well-meaning intent why do a majority of skills training fail to produce the expected results? It is well documented that our...
Pratt & Whitney Complete 5000 Training Day
A division of United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney which started its India operations in 2015, has over 5000 student days of...
ITI Revamp a Priority
Re-hauling of 2,500 ITIs will be on top of the agenda for the newly formed regulator, the National Council for Vocational Education...
HR Professionals Anticipate Future Skills Shortage
Close to half of senior HR leadership are bracing themselves for a skills shortage in the country, states a survey by jobs...
Team India Glory at Global Skills Challenge
Team India bagged two silver and two bronze medals at the 2019 Global Skills Challenge held recently in Melbourne. The winning categories...
Making Indian Education Skills Based
Indian youth are increasingly dismissed by degrees as they grapple with an acute shortage of skills relevant to the workplace. Does the...
