Tag: Learning and Development
How Mukand Bajaj empowers its shop floor employees
Imagine a factory floor abuzz with activity, not just of machines, but of ideas. Where workers aren’t just following orders, but actively shaping the...
Diageo India to empower PwD with ‘Learning for Life’
Diageo India has formalised a collaboration with the Skill Council for People with Disabilities (SCPwD) as a part of its recent learning initiative. The...
Virtusa employees gain from master class on recruitment & advocacy
Virtusa, a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering and IT services and solutions, hosted an event for the benefit of its employees. The...
How is learning different for workers at grassroot level?
The approach to learning and development (L&D) is as diverse as the roles and responsibilities within an organisation. The fundamental distinction in L&D methodologies...
QwikSkills to hire 300 to deliver world-class skill training
By the end of this year, QwikSkills, the skill-development platform, is looking to expand its workforce by 300 trained people. The cloud certification and...
Infosys-Aramco tie-up to accelerate HR tech
Infosys and Aramco have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate the latter’s human resource (HR) technology.
This collaboration will see the two entities...
Abhijit Bhaduri to be part of talent, learning & insights team,...
Abhijit Bhaduri, who was once chief learning officer at Wipro from 2009 to 2016, has joined Microsoft’s talent, learning and insights team, at the...
Rohit Thakur, Paytm’s CHRO, quits
Paytm is seeking approval for its approaching IPO at a meeting, ahead of which it has witnessed major changes in its Board. Rohit Thakur,...
iD Fresh Food to hire 500+, ensure diversity
iD Fresh Food, the fresh food company, is working to expand its workforce in India and abroad. It hopes to ensure more gender diversity...
How Yokohama Off-Highway Tyres facilitates L&D for first-time managers
Learning never ends and in the human resources industry it only begins after one becomes a manager. A year amidst the pandemic, however, slowed...
How Max Life drives a ‘growth mindset’
While most companies have undergone changes and restructuring in the last year, more of learning and skilling has helped keep the employees technically sound...
NHRDN organises ‘Re-imagining L&D’ Summit
The sixth National Learning & Development Summit platformed sessions in which industry and human resource experts from different sectors, such as IT, F&B, banking, and...
Competency-based learning helps bridge the skill gap
The industry is evolving very fast, and our education system is dated. This has created a serious skill gap in the existing workforce across...
Make L&D invisible to create a better learning culture
One of the primary demands of a changing world is to continuous learning. If you have to stay relevant, you just have to keep...
Why lean learning is important for agile organisations
Toyota Production System (TPS) is a classic success story in manufacturing process, which enabled the Japanese automobile Company to eliminate seven kinds of wastes...
Five ways to ensure that employees learn continuously
With technology evolving faster than ever and job roles becoming more niche, career paths are just not linear anymore. Employees look forward to learning...
How can you promote a culture of digital readiness in your...
Culture eats strategy for breakfast, proclaimed Peter Drucker, the late management guru, many years ago. The aphorism holds true even today, as companies across...
IndiGo’s training academy awarded for best L&D practices
Ifly, IndiGo’s learning academy, has won awards yet again for its learning and development practices. The academy has been lauded for its significant contribution...
Amazon will invest $700 million on training
Amazon, the e-commerce company, plans to spend $700 million on retraining a third of its workforce in the US in new skills required to...
Why employees are wary of learning and development programmes
If you search for ‘learning and development’ on Google, you will see hundreds of articles emphasising the importance of training and development in the...
How to turn your managers into great leaders
While travelling for work, a delayed flight had forced me to wait at the airport. Rather than wasting time playing Candy Crush on my...
Domino’s initiates new learning programme for its US supervisors
When people think of Domino’s Pizza, they think about getting pizza in less than 30 minutes. Known for using technology and introducing concepts, such...
How does Capgemini do it better than others?
Last few years have witnessed a sea change in the way employees are cared for in their organisations. Amongst the companies that have taken...
Key markers in skills training for policy makers – Part II
The Indian workforce is highly stratified and segmented. A strong vetting system of key indicators of skills training is tremendously valuable for policymakers when...
Yes Bank partners Coursera for a future-ready workforce
Upon completion of the programme, employees will receive sharable e-course certificates from leading global institutes.
Skillsoft and Shine partner to enhance learning
Skillsoft’s high-quality learning content will help Shine Learning users close the skills gap in the rapidly evolving job market.