In September last year EdCast had raised USD six million in venture funding to help further its concept of multi-versities, that is, a knowledge cloud platform that facilities inter-university collaboration. Speaking about the investments, Continue reading
Badal rues lack of skilled labour at Niti Aayog meet
Shillong: The chief minister of Punjab and chairman of the Niti Aayog sub-group on skill development, Parkash Singh Badal, on Monday said unemployment Continue reading
India to provide skill training to 109 million new entrants
Shillong, May 11 (PTI) India has to provide skill training to 109 million new entrants into the job markets and 460 million people to upscale their skills by 2020, Continue reading
Skill certification could soon be requirement for job in armed forces
New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said a framework could be developed to incentivize skill certification as a requirement for employment in armed forces as well as for jobs by defence contractors. Continue reading
Film industry promises to be part of PM’s Skill India; Javed Akhtar, Aamir Khan to pitch in
NEW DELHI: Skill India, a programme that promises to revolutionise India’s employment scene, has found support from the film industry. Veteran actors and film makers have Continue reading
Centre’s new project will link MGNREGA with skill development programmes
Project ‘LIFE-MGNREGA’ aims to promote self reliance and improving the skill base of the MGNREGA workers.
With an aim to promote self reliance and improve the skill base of MGNREGA workers, the government has formulated a new project linking the flagship rural Continue reading
‘India needs around 76 mn skilled workforce in real estate sector by 2022’
India will need around 76.5 million strong workforce in it’s booming building, construction and real estate sector. Out of the 24 sectors studied by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), this sector will have the maximum incremental human resource requirement from 2013-2022. Continue reading
Report: Training necessary to match demand for skilled workers
Jobs training is now more important than in any point in history, thanks to increasing demand for skilled workers in the region. Continue reading
Government invites industry to adopt up to 2,500 ITIs to get skilled workforce
NEW DELHI: The government is fasttracking the adoption of state-run industrial training institutes (ITIs) by corporate India and could let industry include financial aid to sector skill councils while calculating Continue reading
After Rajan, now Jayant Sinha bats for full rupee convertibility
Minister of state for finance Jayant Sinha on Wednesday batted for full capital account convertibility of the rupee. Continue reading