National Skill Development Corporation

IIT Mandi, NSDC tie up to offer two certification courses in emerging tech

Interested candidates will be selected after appearing for an eligibility test. An online screening test will be conducted on October 15 and 16. Students can register at https://bit.ly/CCEIITM

House panel moots spl projects to fill 29 mn skill gap in automotive sector

Calls for involving the industry to bridge the huge gap

Indian contingent for WorldSkills Competition gets a warm send-off

It is about time that we celebrate our Skill Champions, says Chandrasekhar

Govt to move benefits to apprentices' accounts via Skill Development Corp

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship announced that the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) will be a part of Direct Beneficiary Transfer (DBT) scheme.

Why govt's skill development initiative still struggles with placements?

In its first iteration, the government was able to enrol two million candidates, but it could certify 1.5 million and place only 0.3 million

Delhi govt launches new skill centre for free training to 800 students

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday inaugurated the eighth World Class Skill Centre at the ITI Campus in Jail Road here to offer full-time, free skill training courses to 800 students.

Microsoft, NSDC collaborate to empower women in India with digital skills

Microsoft said it has collaborated with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to impart digital skills to more than 100,000 underserved women in India over the next 10 months

Flipkart partners NSDC to train supply chain workforce of 20,000

The workforce is also being trained on necessary soft skills to interact with customers better through behavior-focused sessions

Letters: Tackle challenges first

The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) will face several challenges while trying to attain the target of training 400 million people of the country. Three major ones are as follows.The first challenge is to find the most effective way of procuring funds: Should the money be pooled in through corporate social responsibility funds, general tax revenue or earmarked tax?The second challenge is to cope with the diversity of skill required. As the skill requirement of different states and of districts within them varies, no one plan can be all-pervasive. To tackle this issue, portfolios have to be formulated accordingly.Reaching the aim of ensuring employment for 70 per cent of the total number of people trained by this campaign is another challenge. NSDC Chief Executive Officer Jayant Krishna says this figure is currently 50 per cent, as four million people out of a total of eight million have been trained till now.Only if these challenges are dealt with properly can Skill India