NEW DELHI: The National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015, which was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, envisages launch of a national campaign within three months to create awareness and a positive pro-skilling Continue reading
Wadhwani Foundations Skills Development Network Trust and Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Sign MoU for Training and Employment of 25,00,000 PwDs by 2022
Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) [Ministry of Social justice & Empowerment (MSJE)] and Wadhwani Foundations Skills Development Network Trust recently announced a strategic partnership with a vision to provide training Continue reading
Government plans to scale up skill development program post SEC census
NEW DELHI: Jolted by the high number of landless casual labourers struggling with poverty, the government’s social intervention schemes are set to get a reality check, especially in skill development and housing. Continue reading
Skill Upgradation and Export-oriented Programme to be Held for Fashion Designers
KOCHI: Federation of Indian Women Entrepreneurs (FIWE) Cochin Chapter and CoSpace for Art and Fashion Startups, Kochi, are jointly conducting an Enhanced Skill Upgradation program for fashion designers in Garment Design/Development specifically aimed at the export market under the auspices of Senior Experten Continue reading
Swiss apprenticeship model makes inroads in India
Switzerland’s ambassador to India, Linus von Castelmur, is flying the flag for the Swiss apprenticeship model in India. By highlighting the link between vocational education and innovation, he hopes to make apprenticeships an important component of India-Swiss bilateral cooperation.
Following on from a pilot project that saw several thousand people trained using the Swiss vocational education training (VET) model, Swiss companies Continue reading
Make in India – a jugalbandi of IT & manufacturing skills
Anand Mahindra, one of India’s most well-known entrepreneurs, has defined his vision for the ambitious ‘Make in India’ initiative as a “jugalbandi” between the country’s IT and manufacturing prowess.
Anand Mahindra, one of India’s most well-known entrepreneurs, has defined his vision for the ambitious ‘Make in India’ initiative as a “jugalbandi” between Continue reading
‘Skill Universities Bill in Monsoon Session’
HYDERABAD: Like conventional universities, soon the country will have skill universities to impart training in vocational programmes like plumbing and electric work among others. Continue reading
PM Modi to launch National Skill Mission on July 15
New Delhi: Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would launch the National Skill Mission at Vigyan Bhavan on July 15 at Vigyan Bhavan. Continue reading
24 New NPTEL Online Certification Courses
24 New courses starting from 1st July 2015 – Enroll Today!
NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning) is a joint initiative of the IITs and IISc. Through this initiative, we offer online courses and certification in various topics. Continue reading
Nasscom partners with Symantec to build skilled cyber security professionals in India
NASSCOM and Symantec have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for ‘Building Cyber Security Skills’ — an initiative to develop skilled and certified professionals. Continue reading