What Job Creation Needs in India
With a new government at the helm, all eyes are turned towards making India the Skill Capital of the world and reaping benefits from the huge demographic dividend the country is blessed with. From Skill India to Digital India, a plethora of skilling initiatives were...
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Impact of Trigger Points on Inter-Ministerial Skills Development Efforts
This article is in continuation of the 4-part series that deconstructs the ILO-UNESCO report on ‘Taking A Whole of Government Approach to Skills Development’.[i] Read Part I of the series here. In this section, we examine seven potential triggers that can ease or...
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3X Increase in Apprenticeship Stipend
This is being suggested by NITI Aayog to ramp up the popularity of the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) both among candidates and reduce the financial burden on companies. The finance ministry has received a proposal to increase apprenticeship stipends...
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Making Skills Acquisition Relevant
Acquiring & Imparting skills- requiring an overhaul in K-12 education, vocational and technical education and on-the-job training- is part of a three-component framework which the Skilling India: No Time to Lose- NCAER 2018[i] report proposes to boost the...
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Tackling Informality in the Workforce with TVET
‘The high incidence of informality in all its forms has multiple adverse consequences for workers, enterprises, and societies and is, in particular, a major challenge for the realization of decent work for all and sustainable and inclusive development.’ Rafael Diez de...
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Part IV – National Initiatives to Promote Quality Apprenticeships in G20 Countries
Read Parts I, II and III for a sequential appraisal of inter-related themes of this ILO report. A quick recap of Part I, II and III of ILO's report In this concluding section of our series on the above named ILO report[i], we examine the remaining two activity themes...
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Role of Quality Assurance in TVET
Quality assurance in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is an indisputable pillar of a robust apprenticeship and skills based ecosystem. However, quality assurance being an involved process requiring close thoughtful attention to every stage of the...
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Part I – ILO report – National Initiatives to Promote Quality Apprenticeships in G20 Countries
Even with rising education levels many countries continue to grapple with a dual employment problem of how to skill youth and how to ensure those skills match industry demand for jobs. The jobs-skills mismatch has turned the spotlight on governments adapting their...
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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 of digital transformation? Digitisation can be loosely defined as the large scale proliferation and...
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Key markers in skills training for policy makers – Part II
The Indian workforce is highly stratified and segmented. A strong vetting system of key indicators of skills training is tremendously valuable for policymakers when formulating effective training programmes catered to specific population needs. In Part 1 of this...
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The Indian workforce is highly stratified and segmented. A strong vetting system of key indicators of skills training is tremendously valuable for policymakers when formulating effective training programmes catered to specific population needs. Part 1 of this essay...
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What’s in it for businesses to engage with apprenticeships?
The Indian apprenticeship landscape has been marred by low participation rate owing to a host of reasons- not least, reluctance on industry to engage apprentices. This is our clarion call to encourage you to consider starting an apprenticeship programme and make skill...
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Getting an Apprenticeship Program Off the Ground – A Toolkit for Employers – Part I
You have figured out the advantages of an apprenticeship programme for your organisation. How do you go about starting one? What options, assistance and benefits does the government provide? The types of apprentices, what they entail and the ministries responsible for...
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Building An Appetite for Skill-Based Employment in Restaurant and Food sector
Referring to the growing importance of India’s F&B and restaurant sector Saloni Nangia, President, Technopak, a leading consultancy firm has said, “As an industry, eating out and calling in is a large industry and is much bigger than the FMCG sector. It’s growing...
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Recognising the Value of Vocational Training and Skills Based Education in CSR Agendas
CSR funding in India is projected to cross the Rs. 50,000 crore mark by March 2019 of which education and skills development projects are likely to benefit from Rs. 15,000 crores. We examine the changes in CSR spend on the basis of findings of the India CSR Outlook...
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