According to the Wheebox India Skills Report 2023 released last week, the percentage of employable women workforce has increased to 52.8%, compared to 47.2% for men. The report also points out that 89% of graduates were actively seeking for internship opportunities. The survey indicates that candidates from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Delhi had the highest employability. Amongst B.Tech, MBA and …

After the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) signed an MoU to upskill technical employees at the Department of Space (ISRO), the ISRO Technical Training Programme was established with this collaboration. Now the National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) under MSDE have initiated the ISRO Technical Training Programme in Bangalore, Mumbai, and Trivandrum …

Salesforce, (NYSE: CRM), a global leader in CRM has  announced collaborations with GiftAbled, an organization that empowers people with disabilities; Skillible,  an upskilling platform to help women start or restart their careers post a long break and the Pride Circle Foundation, a non-profit that works actively to uplift, and empower the LGBTQIA+ community in Indi These collaborations  aim to strengthen Salesforce India’s commitment …

Daiki Axis India, a company specializing in smaller STPs has signed an MoU with Sri Vishwakarma Skill University for imparting skill development courses in water conservation and wastewater recycling. The courses aim at skilling youths and potential workers to gain expertise in onsite wastewater treatment systems. The initiative was set in motion during the momentous inauguration of the Johkasou Onsite Sewage …

The M3M Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the M3M Group,  has joined hands with CII Foundation to train 3000 youth. The agreement was signed by Dr. Aishwarya Mahajan, President, M3M Foundation, and Sougata Roy Choudhury, Executive Director, CII on July 15. Under this MoU, a total of 3000 youth will be trained in the Gurugram district of Haryana and Dharamsala …

 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 …