The Apparel, Made-ups & Home Furnishing Sector Skill Council (AMHSSC) marked a significant milestone on Oct 9 with the inauguration of its first Center of Excellence (COE) in Kandivali, Mumbai. Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, inaugurated the center, which represents a breakthrough in India’s efforts to establish industry-driven skill development and workforce training in the apparel …

The 15th FICCI Global Skills Summit spread over two days kickstarted in New Delhi on Sep 25 with papers and experts calling for more engagement of youth with skilling.  On occasion, the FICCI – EY Report “Future of Jobs in India 3.0” was unveiled. The publication reveals significant changes in the country’s employment landscape, with AI adoption, sustainability, and cross-cultural competency emerging …

Tata STRIVE, the skill development initiative of Tata Community Initiatives Trust (TCIT) and Airbus India Private Limited have extended their partnership in the areas of skill development and livelihood generation. As part of this joint initiative, a skill training centre called Airbus- Tata STRIVE Skills Training Centres are being established.  The partnership aims to provide a platform to the students …

The four Bronze Medals came for Patisserie and Confectionery, Industry 4.0 (Team Skill), Hotel Reception and Renewable Energy The WorldSkills Lyon 2024, the 47th edition of this world’s largest skills competition held biennially that gave  1,400 remarkable young people a platform to showcase their talents in 59 skill competitions, came to end on September 15. China led the tally with …

The initiative aiming to equip thousands of students from 240 schools across Tamil Nadu with essential road safety knowledge and skills through master trainers  Indian Institute of Technology Madras’ Center of Excellence for Road Safety (CoERS) is partnering with Ford to address the growing concern of road accidents involving young drivers. The initiative aims to train the young minds of the next …

MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDB) on Sep 10 announced the expansion of MongoDB for Academia in India, including a new partnership with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of Education. The AICTE partnership will be supported by SmartBridge’s SmartInternz learning platform to give more than 150,000 Indian students access to virtual internships and to gain the skills required to use MongoDB …