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AMHSSC Aims to Train 2 million employees by 2022 and more news
Skill Building for Chandigarh Youth
Chandigarh police have embarked on a skill development programme approved by the Skill Ministry to train over 500 children from...
Training the Trainer – Often Overlooked?
With much being written and spoken about a severe skills shortage in the country it is easy to overlook the role of vocational trainers...
Apprenticeships and the Digital Economy
As the skills training momentum gathers speed, what with renewed government focus on workforce capacity building, how can apprenticeships stay relevant in the age...
Why Do We Need Skill Development Indicators?
Skill development has come into the fore in recent years with renewed gusto in the face of a severe skills shortage and low employability...
Reform in education for skilling, roadmap on 21st century skilling and more
Reform Needed in Education
As the nation embarks on an ambitious skill development mission policymaker also need to plan for jobs that do not exist...
Skilling construction workers; Train the trainers
Haryana ITIs to Skill Construction Workers
All ITIs in Haryana will soon offer courses to generate skilled artisans in construction-related work such as bricklaying, wood...
Engineering Graduates Score Higher on Employability Than MBA
These are the findings of the India Skills Report 2019 prepared by Wheebox, People Strong and CII in partnership with the United Nations Development...
Odisha On a Skill Building Mission
Declaring Odisha as having “one of the most progressive startup policies”, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is aiming to place the state in the...
Study Finds 70% Youth Not Aware of Skilling Programmes
The newly released “Young India and Work” study by the Observer Research Foundation and World Economic Forum has found that an alarming percentage of...
Skilling Farmers Vital for Economy
Skilling farmers is vital for the economy
This was the message delivered by G. Raghuram, Director of Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru, at a convocation...