The National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) of the Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has issued a draft for Establishment and Operation of Academic Bank of Credit in Vocational Education, Training and Skilling (VETS) on April 2 and invited comments/ inputs/ suggestions on the draft guidelines. These guidelines aim at detailing the various aspects of Academic …

Tata Power Skill Development Institute (TPSDI) and the Skill Council for Green Jobs (SCGJ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing skills in the renewable energy sector and empowering an increasing number of individuals to pursue careers in green jobs. Dr. Praveen Saxena, CEO, SCGJ and Himal Tewari, CHRO, Chief – Sustainability & CSR, Tata Power at …

Italy’s Istituto Marangoni has launched a structured training program in higher education focusing on the beauty and fragrances industry with a strong international scope. The training programme is the first in Italy to focus on Beauty & Fragrances with AFAM-validated courses. It aims to prepare future professionals sought after by companies in the industry, including roles such as Product Manager, …

The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),  Guwahati and Rooman Technologies to provide India’s first microcredit advanced certificate courses in new age skills to the youth. The partnership will offer the transfer of earned credits, …

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, on March 19 released new research showing that when artificial intelligence (AI) is fully harnessed, workers in India with AI skills and expertise could see salary hikes of over 54%, with workers in IT (65%), and research and development (62%) enjoying the highest pay increases. To better understand emerging AI usage trends and skilling …

Masai School, an online software courses platform, has launched Micro-Credit Program in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) in partnership with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and IIT Guwahati. The program introduces a credit-based curriculum covering critical domains such as Programming, Mathematics for Computer Science, Data Structures and Algorithms, Databases, System Design, and OS Networking. Talking about the partnership, Prateek Shukla, …