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, …

MSDE has signed 19 MoUs with its various departments – one led by the Directorate General of Training (DGT), 3 MoUs signed by the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), 5 under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), one under PM Vishwakarma and 9 MoUs through the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). These collaborations with the …

Graduates from this initiative will be awarded a Remote Pilot Certificate (RPC) on medium class approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Government of India, allowing them to embark on a career as Certified Drone Pilots Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in collaboration with EduRade, a brand owned by RC HobbyTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd., and incubated at IIT Guwahati …

Novatr, an upskilling startup in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry in India, has announced strategic partnerships with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Autodesk to offer co-branded certificates upon successful completion of courses. Novatr sees certifying over 40,000 graduates through these partnerships, aligning with both entities’ broader mission to enhance employability and contribute to socio-economic growth. All three Novatr programs, including the updated Building …

India’s first Skill India Centre (SIC) in Sambalpur, Odisha was inaugurated by union education and skills minister, Dharmendra Pradhan on Feb 20. The Skill India Centre will equip a vast majority of the young populace with employable skills in demand-driven trades, creating industry-ready workforce, encouraging entrepreneurship and strengthening the skilling ecosystem. Speaking on the occasion, the minister stated that by …