Skill India

Indian workers with digital skills contributing $508 bn to country's GDP

Workers in India, who use advanced digital skills like cloud architecture or software development, are contributing an estimated $507.9 billion (Rs 10.9 trillion) to the country's annual GDP

Digital university to reduce cost of higher, skill education in India: Govt

India is setting up a digital university which will bring down the cost of higher and skill education in the country drastically, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. The Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship shared that multiple entry and exit points are being created in the education system to provide mobility across the general and skill education streams to youth. "We are setting up Digital University which will drastically reduce the cost of higher education and skill education and increase accessibility to a wide variety of education and skill programmes," Pradhan said in a virtual address to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit here on Monday. The SCO is a permanent inter-governmental international organisation comprising eight members -- China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan -- strengthening bilateral relations and regional security. "We are now creating multiple entry and exit points

91% Indian students feel professional certification will help them in jobs

Ninety-one per cent Indian students believe that a professional certification will help them succeed in their job while 96 per cent felt it will help them get a employment after graduation, according to a new survey. The study conducted by online learning platform Coursera also found that employers in India place a higher value on professional certificates when making hiring decisions than their counterparts in Australia, the UK, Germany and France. Nearly 5,000 students and employers across 11 countries -- Australia, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the UAE, the UK and the US -- were surveyed as part of the study. "Ninety-six per cent of surveyed Indian students (versus 90 per cent of students worldwide) believe that earning a professional certificate will help them stand out to employers and get a job after graduation," the survey report stated. It added that 92 per cent of surveyed employers in India -- compared to 88 per cent globally -- believe that

Whole premise of the Budget is around skilling: Atul Kumar Tiwari

'PMKVY is an agile, market driven scheme as it provides short term training and recognises prior learning as well'

India needs 30 million digitally skilled professionals by 2026: Report

India will need 30 million digitally skilled professionals by 2026, and about 50 per cent of the current workforce would require to re-skill themselves in areas of emerging technologies, report said.

Digi tool automation can fuel $1.4 trn of revenue, profit $282 bn: Infosys

Digital tools automation, talent diversity, and improving skill-sets among employees can drive up to USD 1.4 trillion in revenue and USD 282 billion in profit for companies, according to a latest study by IT major Infosys. The study titled 'Future of Work 2023' underscores how modern workplaces will see more hybrid working and digital engagement, enabling firms to build more diverse and creative teams. The survey revealed that shifting to a flexible, diverse, and digital work model is correlated with 7.7 percentage points higher profit growth, and 6.7 percentage points higher revenue growth. "According to the report, up to USD 1.4 trillion in revenue and USD 282 billion in new profit could be generated through digital tools automation, diversifying talent pool, and improving skills development among employees," according to Infosys statement, outlining the findings of the report. Retention of employees is critical, the study said, adding that the companies that increased their staf

Budget 2023 promises to train students, teachers for the job market

FM announced establishment of 30 Skill India International Centres across different states, launch of a unified Skill India Digital platform for enabling demand driven formal skilling

Health and employment: Union Budget's skilling push for job-ready youth

STEPPING UP: PMKVY 4.0, Unified Skill India Platform and stipend for apprentices

Urban Company ties up with NSDC to train and certify new employees

The company will train and upskill "thousands" of unskilled workers and provide digital certificates

Govt policy to make India skill supply hub for global value chains: Pradhan

The government is formulating a policy to make India the skill supply hub for global value chains, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Tuesday. The Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship also said that the mapping of global skill-set requirements will be undertaken to identify the skilled manpower needs of various nations. He said that identifying skillset requirements will serve as an important element when the Department of Commerce negotiates trade deals with various nations on India's behalf. A virtual Global Skills Summit was organised on Tuesday in association with four central government departments along with ambassadors to ten nations, including Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, Tanzania, UAE and UK in line with this proposed initiative. "India can the skilled manpower needs of the world. We have to make the country a skills supply hub for global value chains. A policy is being framed towards this objective.

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

Calls for involving the industry to bridge the huge gap

Skill India partners with Samsung to upskill youth in future technologies

There is no deficit of talent in New India but a rise in demand for Skilled Indians globally, says Chandrasekhar

13.2 million candidates trained, oriented till Nov 21 under PMKVY

As many as 1.32 crore candidates were trained and oriented across the country as on November 21 this year under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Under Skill India Mission, the skill development ministry is implementing PMKVY with an objective to impart short duration skill development training and certification to youth including rural poor and unemployed youth, and to make them employable for better livelihood across the country. Under the scheme, there is provision to provide facilities to target groups such as conveyance cost, boarding and lodging, transportation, post placement support, reward money, etc. in the country covering rural areas. "Under PMKVY, as on November 21, 2021, around 1.32 crore candidates (0.67 crore trained in short term training and 0.65 crore oriented in recognition of prior learning) trained / oriented across the country," Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar sa

Skill, re-skill, up-skill to stay relevant: PM Modi tells India's youth

Coronavirus pandemic has changed the workplace, says Modi on fifth anniversary of Skill India Mission

Govt approves Rs 436 crore to skill 412,000 professionals in new technology

Last year, Nasscom and the government, in a joint initiative announced the Future Skills portal for member companies in the IT-ITeS industry to reskill across nine emerging technologies

AIGF launches second edition of PRO SERIES

The second edition of 'PRO SERIES' has been launched by the All India Gaming Federation, the industry body for online skill gaming in India.The main aim is to bring recognition and create awareness about online Skill Gaming in India.The AIGF kick-started the second edition by hosting a knowledge session with international poker operator - Pokerstarsin Mumbai and highlighted topics like developments in the poker industry, the legal landscape of Poker in India, the importance of self-regulation, responsible gaming and Poker is growing in the Indian & international market.Roland Landers, the CEO of AIGF said that 'PRO SERIES' aims to bring awareness as there is a lack of understanding around online skill gaming in India."Though the industry is witnessing robust growth for the business and in terms of player adoption there still exists a lack of understanding around online skill gaming in India hence it is important to create awareness amongst relevant stakeholders. 'PRO SERIES' ...

India must invest in education, skills to be among top 3 economies: Experts

White paper says the number of universities, which stands at 950, needs to grow to over 1,200 by 2025

Delhi ITI second-round counselling result 2019 to be out today, check steps

Delhi ITI is conducting four rounds of counselling for Delhi ITI admission 2019. After the publication of each allotment list, candidates can reshuffle the ITI choices on online admission portal

Coming soon: Skill vouchers from Modi govt to incentivise India's youth

The vouchers can be used to pay for skill training at any of the approved skill providers

Cabinet reshuffle: With two ministers, PM Modi gets serious about Skill India

The BJP is eyeing around 133 million first-time voters for the 2019 polls