National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in partnership with Britannia Marie Gold, have launched the second season of the annual Britannia Marie Gold My Startup’ to provide online certification and financial assistance to about 10,000 homemakers with entrepreneurial spirit. The first-ever skill development program customized for women with entrepreneurial aspirations will teach them basic communication skills, financial literacy along with information …

Dr Brig. SS Pabla, Pro Chancellor of BSDU, Jaipur has been appointed as the new Chairman of the All India Board for Vocational Education for three years w.e.f 3rd January 2020. A mechanical engineer with M.Tech and Ph.D from IIT Bombay, with large experience in multiple infrastructure projects, academics and academic administration, Dr. Pabla has served previously as vice chancellor to five …

IGNOU’s School of Vocational Education & Training (SOVET) has launched Diploma in Modern Office Practice (DMOP). The DMOP programme has combined conventional practices of Secretaries and Office Assistant’s job with computer aided management techniques. Secretaries and Office Assistants play an important and versatile role in the modern office environment. They are expected to have thorough Knowledge of office management and procedures …

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has signed two major agreements, referred to as Joint Declaration of Intent (JDoI), with Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany. One DoI is with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for Cooperation in the field of skill development and vocational education and training and the second is …

By Autar Nehru  It may sound familiar to the Google story straight out of the ‘Silicon valley’, but the difference here is that the crop of nano unicorns being germinated in Odisha will have many stories of successes as well as failures and expectedly a cascading effect. Teens and young adults in near future will have a set of novice …

The 12th edition of Global Skills Summit spread over two-day (Sep 19-20) and organized by FICCI in New Delhi proved a platform of storytelling by the proud medal winners at Worldskills Competition 2019 as they were rewarded and celebrated. The occasion also brought into focus some of the laudable initiatives in skills domain in the country as also food for …