National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has partnered with Britannia Industries Limited for a Women Entrepreneurship Program, under which aspirants and women entrepreneurs will be offered crucial skills, knowledge, and networking opportunities. The aim of the initiative launched on July 31 in New Delhi, is to reach approximately 25 lakh women across India to help them with skills and resources needed …

Union Skills Minister, Jayant Chaudhary on July 25 launched the revised Model Skill Loan Scheme aimed at providing access to skilling courses, including high-end courses which often come with high course fee, without any financial constraints. This will empower the youth of India to be future- ready workforce. The MSDE had initially launched the Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for Skill …

World Youth Skills Day, observed on July 15th, recognizes the importance of empowering young people with skills for employment, entrepreneurship, and sustainable development. The theme for World Youth Skills Day 2024 is Youth Skills for Peace and Development. It highlights the crucial role that young people play in peacebuilding and conflict resolution efforts. As the world faces a multitude of …

Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC) announced its collaboration with BYD to launch the annual BYD Innovate-a-thon competition during its ASDC Partners’ Forum on July 12, 2024, in New Delhi. This competition aims to unite students across disciplines in the Electric Vehicle Domain, fostering creativity, teamwork, innovation, sustainability, and excellence. At the ASDC Partners’ Forum, BYD officially launched this initiative with …

NIIT Foundation, in collaboration with Angel One has initiated a joint program aimed at providing training enhancing employability skills tailored to the industries’ needs. Central to their mission is the recognition that children/youth hailing from underprivileged communities often face limited access to essential resources, thereby leading to unequitable access to opportunities. Launched in 2022, the collaborative initiative provides free-of-cost online …

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in collaboration with the Australian Government hosted a comprehensive and a productive roundtable to discuss the learnings from the Australia-India Critical Agriculture Skills Pilot in New Delhi on June 19. Envisaged in March last year, the project came to fruition after an extensive process of consultation with experts, government organisations, research organisations, multilateral organisations, …