National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), the nodal agency under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India, and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on June 20 announced the launch of project NIPUN- National Initiative for Promoting upskilling of Construction Workers. The project aims to train more than one lakh construction workers through fresh skilling and …

LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, will be investing $500,000 (INR3.88 crore) in a three-year, regional partnership with UN Women – the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality – to advance women’s economic empowerment. The project will launch a pilot in Maharashtra, India to cultivate the digital, soft and employability skills of 2,000 women and present them with a …

By Navin Bhatia In the year 2008, India decided to skill 50 cr youth by 2022. For this the skill mission under the chairmanship of the then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was created. Prime Minister Singh ensured all Chief Ministers, Chief Secretaries, Secretaries /JS of all ministries across all states & all District Magistrates across India are made aware …

Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India (SGEI) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC) to upskill the GI Technician in Endoscopy area. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Technician Training (GETT) is India’s first on the job training course for GI technicians. As part of the MoA, SGEI will provide training and skill enhancement for participants through a certification program …

The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and WhatsApp on June 24 announced an alliance to launch the Digital Skill Champions Program that aims to train India’s youth on digital skills, in order to make them employment ready. Through this program, school and university students would be coached to imbibe digital and online skills that would culminate with WhatsApp and NSDC awarding ‘Digital …

Start-up Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC) of IIT Kanpur, one of the oldest technology business incubators with many successes under its belt, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Training and Employment, Uttar Pradesh to train principals of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across Uttar Pradesh on new-age innovation technologies. The program aims at fostering capacity building …