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Union Budget 2015-16: ‘Enterprising’ on Education

The union budget proposals for the financial year beginning this April, which was presented in the Parliament on February 28 by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, contains some definite good news for education & skills sectors. When, how and to what extent these key announcements materialize, is something all of us have to look forward to in coming months after the …

A Peep into China’s Vocational Education System: Lessons for India

Last year, the Institute of Applied Manpower Research (IAMR)  of the erstwhile Planning Commission published a research paper, ‘China’s skill development & training; Lessons for India.” We are reproducing its  abridged summary while wondering why Govt didn’t take any lessons till date from this evidence For the past two decades, the Chinese economy has been growing by over 10 per …

News Updates Feb 2015 Issue

QCI to focus on Manufacturing and Services The Quality Council of India (QCI) on February 8 said it would focus on manufacturing and services sectors and infuse improved quality standards and target 10 lakh small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the next three to five years. QCI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with American Society for Quality (ASQ), a …

India Skills Plus

Skills Innovation Initiative Committee receives 129 innovative proposals, TOP 5 RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING To encourage innovation in the field of skill development and entrepreneurship, the National Skill Development Agency, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has initiated a process for inviting ideas, evaluating them, and providing an opportunity for selected innovations to be applied across …

Skill Development Talk, All ‘Rhetoric’– Success Mantra Elusive

The Prime Minister, Narendera Modi leaves no opportunity or platform without talking about his pet ‘skilled India’ slogan and when read with his equally catchy ‘Make in India’ catchphrase, an impression has gone out that Skills education has finally arrived to catch the imagination of youth. However, there is much ground to be covered before skills education becomes bankable in …

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Pearson Voice of Teacher Survey 2014 findings out In India, 50% of the students entering any class lack the required skills; Teachers (94%) consider skill and personality development as the most critical benchmark for measuring learner success. Teachers (92%) feel that the Indian education system is highly focused on ‘exam-oriented learning’ than ‘holistic learning.’ In driving the desired ‘learner outcomes’, …

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