The Wadhwani Foundation has partnered with Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU) to launch Wadhwani Ignite Bootcamp: RIDE 2025—a credited course for students of all courses in the university. The initiative will train over 7,500 second-year undergraduate students, spanning 30 departments across 12 schools at MIT-WPU. The goal: to create more than 1500 student-led ventures – a bold …
From grassroots training to global placement, India’s youth skilling initiatives are redefining future-readiness As the world commemorates World Youth Skills Day 2025, India stands at a pivotal moment—armed with the world’s largest youth population and facing a future dominated by artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and green innovation. This year’s theme, “Youth Empowerment through AI and Digital Skills,” couldn’t be more …
Great Learning, a leading global edtech company, has unveiled its fourth annual ‘Upskilling Trends Report 2025–26’, based on a survey of over 1,000 professionals across India. The report highlights a significant rebound in job confidence, with 73% of professionals expressing confidence in retaining their jobs this year—an 11 percentage point increase from the previous year. Confidence is notably higher among …
Allied healthcare skill-based training and higher-education platform Emversity, on April 24 announced the successful close of a $5 million Pre-Series A round. The round was led by Z47 and Lightspeed, with participation from Alteria Capital and Innoven Capital. Under the ‘Emversity School of Allied Health Sciences’, students train for roles such as nurses, therapists, caregivers, OT technicians, lab technicians, paramedics …
Each CoE will act as a hub institution, supporting a network of 150 additional women’s colleges across six states, primarily located in Tier-II and Tier-III towns. The programme includes a 240-hour AI curriculum, offering certification, internships, apprenticeships, fellowships, and job opportunities, alongside pathways to innovation-led entrepreneurship. In total, 20,000 women will be trained and empowered to enter the AI-driven workforce. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and Microsoft have signed …
“Divyang Shakti – Training of Trainers in Sports for Special Kids” program., an initiative, under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) SANKALP Scheme and led by the Sports, Physical Education, Fitness, and Leisure Skills Council (SPEFL-SC), is designed to empower educators across 18 Indian states with specialized skills to engage children with special needs through sports. Recently a …
