Comments and quotes from experts, industry and academia July 15th is celebrated as World Youth Skills Day to recognize the importance of empowering young individuals with essential skills for employment, entrepreneurship, and holistic development. World Youth Skills Day highlights the urgency to invest in youth skill development. Today’s global landscape is driven by rapid digital transformation, changing consumer behavior, and evolving economic structures. In this digital era, technological literacy is no longer a …

Randstad, the HR services company, has announced it is supporting UNICEF’s Passport to Earning (P2E) program in India with the goal of training 20,000 young people with the skills they need to enter the labor market. This project aims to upskill this talent pool via a series of skilling modules, during which they will receive training in digital productivity tools and methods, presentation skills, best practices …

A new study published recently says using a low-cost app called START (Screening Tools for Autism Risk using Technology), could open the door to help millions of children with autism spectrum conditions to get earlier screening quickly and inexpensively, leading to life-changing support.  Researchers from India, the UK and US tested the app with 131 two- to seven-year-olds living in …

On the eve of World Youth Skills Day, MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar flaged off first batch of Namda Art products for export to the UK The Namda craft of Kashmir is being successfully revived under a Skill India’s Pilot Project as part of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), with nearly 2,200 candidates from across six districts of the state, …

In a first, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the Centurion University of Technology and Management (CUTM)— a Centre of Excellence (COE) of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MoSDE) based out of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, have signed an MoU for institutional collaboration through sharing experiences, best practices, and knowledge with the key objective to promote and strengthen academic and …

ApplyBoard, an international student recruitment has announced winners of its inaugural International Alumni of Impact program. Launched in 2023, the International Alumni of Impact program celebrates the remarkable achievements and contributions of former international students who have graduated from Canadian higher education institutions and have made a significant positive impact in their communities, fields, and across the world. Among the …