Page 3 - Skill Development

Bringing skills and education closer

The placement of these two ministries with one minister is the first step towards improving the employability of India's workforce in a pandemic

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Andhra govt to establish of 30 skill development colleges, 1 university

The government has accorded administrative sanction to the State Skill Development Corporation for the establishment of one skill development university and 30 skill development colleges

Best of BS Opinion: The skills India needs, India's 'Lehman moment' & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

The skills India needs

Excessive centralisation of skilling programmes may hinder the ability of training institutions to effectively respond to Indian market requirements

Rajnath Sigh inaugurates skill development centre for fire safety training

Rajnath Singh said on Monday as he inaugurated a Skill Development Centre (SDC) for Fire Safety Training of DRDO that will provide quality training to fire personnel to prevent such losses

Courses for skill development of school students to be launched: Eco Survey

Vocational courses will be introduced phase-wise in schools for classes 9 to 12 to expose students to skill development avenues

Hyundai Motor to invest Rs 150 crore in new training centre near Chennai

The facility will serve as an incubation centre for skill enhancement and will focus on human-centric innovations and mobility solutions

Alstom to train young engineers at APSSDC training centre in Sricity

Under the Andhra Pradesh government's Skill AP initiative, this programme will upskill 30 diploma holders from across the state and make them industry-ready

Tamil Nadu govt ties up with Coursera to skill 50,000 youth

Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC) has partnered with the online learning platform Coursera to train 50,000 unemployed youth.

India has potential to 'capitalise' skilling opportunities, says PM Modi

PM Modi said skill is timeless, and it keeps getting better with time and it makes you different from others

Govt starts skill mapping to help workers get opportunities closer home

The skill mapping exercise shall become the basis of the Centre's intervention in districts through training and recognition of prior learning in order to re-skill and up-skill workers

The beauty industry gets a makeover while DIY grooming gains popularity

The limited availability of salon services across the country has led to an increase in demand for DIY grooming products.

Hero MotoCorp inaugurates first-ever training centre for women at Ambala

The Centre of Excellence for Women - at ITI Ambala in Haryana will build key skill-set amongst women

These IIT-IIM alumni teach tomorrow's techies coding to get them job-ready

Masai School offers an intensive web development programme with over 1,000 hours of hands-on coding and 100 hours of soft-skills training; deferred fee payment option for needy students

Rolls-Royce launches maritime skill development programme for women

Unnati is in line with the Ministry of Shipping's skill development program under Sagarmala project

Budget 2020: Govt proposes online degree programmes for weaker sections

Budget's online education proposal to boost edtech sector

Jharkhand Assembly polls: BJP's manifesto emphasises skill education

To boost higher literacy in the state, scholarships to support higher education were also promised in the manifesto

Maersk to set up centre for maritime skill development in Tamil Nadu

Global shipping firm AP Moller Maersk on Friday said it will set up a Centre of Excellence for maritime skill development in Tamil Nadu. An MoU to this effect was signed between Maersk and Academy of Maritime Education and Training (AMET) University to jointly operate the facility. "Maersk...today laid the foundation stone of its planned AP Moller Maersk Centre of Excellence' facility at Thenpattinam (Tamil Nadu), to support skill development and training needs for Maersk cadets across job functions (deck, electrical and engine)," the company said in a statement. The Centre will be spread over 8 acres of land and will be a part of a larger 12 acre maritime campus set up by AMET, the company said. The Centre will be equipped with world class facilities like smart classrooms, workshops, and will house approximately 160 deck & engine cadets for Bachelor's programme in Nautical Science & Marine Engineering, it said. Additionally, electrical cadets will be taken in as per ...

Centre to develop labour index of skilled manpower: Union Minister

UP and Bihar accounted for the largest number of migrant workforce in India