The much anticipated skill development scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) will be unrevealed on May 09. Specifically the Scheme aims to encourage standardization in the certification process and initiate a process of creating a registry of skills. It will also enable and mobilize a large number of Indian youth to take up skill training and become employable and …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
