Skills Gaps

Calls for involving the industry to bridge the huge gap

The strategic thrust for Jai Anusandhaan has to be hi-tech research and innovation with entrepreneurial approaches to leapfrog

The start-up, which closed $650 million funding at $3.2 billion valuation from Softbank and Accel, operates in the re-skilling space

As jobs in newer domains soared high in 2021, more than 70% of people chose to upskill to grab new opportunities

Courses offered would include agricultural and food technology, manufacturing and construction, mobility, management and finance, tourism, hospitality and healthcare

About 70 per cent of employees feel there is a gap between the skills they have and the skills they actually need to best perform their job, according to a study by job site SCIKEY Market Network.

India's overall rank in the report was 67 globally, with 38% proficiency

Deep learning and data engineering are top nanodegree programmes, says a new report

Machines and algorithms in the workplace are expected to create 133 million new roles, a joint statement quoted him as saying

Globally, an average of 42 per cent of the core skills required to perform a job will change between 2018 and 2022, the report finds

IT operations organisations are being forced to redefine their roles and value propositions from those of technology providers