Skills Gaps
House panel moots spl projects to fill 29 mn skill gap in automotive sector
Calls for involving the industry to bridge the huge gap
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India's Techade powered by Jai Anusandhan
The strategic thrust for Jai Anusandhaan has to be hi-tech research and innovation with entrepreneurial approaches to leapfrog
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'My mission is to bridge skilling gap in workforce,' says Eruditus CEO
The start-up, which closed $650 million funding at $3.2 billion valuation from Softbank and Accel, operates in the re-skilling space
 "'My mission is to bridge skilling gap in workforce,' says Eruditus CEO")
79% professionals plan to upskill in 2022: Upskilling Outlook in India rpt
As jobs in newer domains soared high in 2021, more than 70% of people chose to upskill to grab new opportunities
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Asian Development Bank to provide $112 million to set up skill university
Courses offered would include agricultural and food technology, manufacturing and construction, mobility, management and finance, tourism, hospitality and healthcare
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About 70% professionals say skill gaps impeding productivity at work: Study
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.
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Indians need to improve both soft and technical skills, shows data
India's overall rank in the report was 67 globally, with 38% proficiency
 "Indians need to improve both soft and technical skills, shows data")
'Deep learning among top in-demand skills of 2020 in India'
Deep learning and data engineering are top nanodegree programmes, says a new report
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Shelf-life of skills now only 2-3 years, says NASSCOM Chairman
Machines and algorithms in the workplace are expected to create 133 million new roles, a joint statement quoted him as saying
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Asia Pacific to face labour shortage of 12.3 mn workers by 2020: Study
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
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Organisations to experience disruptions due to skills gaps: Gartner
IT operations organisations are being forced to redefine their roles and value propositions from those of technology providers
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