Tag: Skill India
Skills Development Ministry to train youth and place them abroad
Indian youth will now be provided country-specific training programmes by the Skills Development Ministry to help them get jobs outside India. The initiative has...
Impact of trigger points on inter-ministerial skills development efforts
Well-intentioned efforts in developing countries often fail to achieve skilling goals due to ‘capability traps’, defined as ‘a dynamic in which governments constantly adopt...
Skill vouchers to make formal skill training accessible to youth
The Government plans to issue skill vouchers or skill wallets in a bid to incentivise the youth of India to undergo skill training as...
Skill India Mission struggles to meet target, two senior executives quit
Chief operation officer (COO) Jayant Krishna and chief programming officer (CPO) Vishal Sharma of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) have quit, at a...
IBM India–NITI Aayog collaborate to skill students in new-age technology
IBM has collaborated with NITI Aayog to offer an internship programme to top- performing students selected by the Atal Innovation Mission.
More than 40 high...
NSDC & deAsra Foundation to launch Entrepreneurship Support Programme
NSDC partners with deAsra Foundation to build capacity and strengthen the entrepreneurship support system for training providers.
Skill India empowers over 35 lakh women
The skill training and development initiatives are aimed at providing better livelihood, security and financial independence.
Skill India and Arvind Mills partner to train 20,000 youth by...
The training will target all youth in the age group of 18 to 35 years.
Skill India and Airbnb sign MoU to skill people in hospitality...
The MoU will empower micro-entrepreneurs from rural and undeserved areas to join the alternative accommodation sector and earn some livelihood by sharing their homes.
Skill India partners with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India...
The partnership aims to ensure compliance and transparency in the role of company secretaries in the corporate sector.
TSSC partners with Udacity India for skill development in the country
The MoU aims to provide better skilled professionals to meet India’s employment demands.
Now, Toyota to introduce Monozukuri and Kaizen Genchi Genbutsu practices to...
The Japanese government in association with Toyota Kirloskar will train 30,000 Indian engineers to enhance manufacturing skills.
PharmEasy to double its employee base in six months
The company plans to expand its talent pool to 500 from a current strength of 200, which is further expected to grow ten times over the next two years.
LEARN- ENGAGE- TRANSFORM
What do tech professionals expect from L&D programmes today?
Technology professionals have the luxury of being in demand in today’s world. All thanks to the fast- paced technological change happening across sectors. To...
Employee Benefits & Engagement
Persons with disabilities are more productive and engaged at work
Every year, the International Day for People with Disability is observed the world over, on the third day of December. According to the United...
How should companies control layoff anxiety
Pick up the newspaper and there is bound to be at least one story about some organisation downsizing or slashing jobs in order to...
Do humble leaders play a part in employee engagement?
Studies have shown that most employees leave jobs because they are not happy with their bosses or with the leadership of the company. Employees...
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How to make cross-functional teams successful
Working professionals have different perspectives about assigning a project to a cross-functional team. But what is it that leads to such varying opinions? A...
Persons with disabilities are more productive and engaged at work
Every year, the International Day for People with Disability is observed the world over, on the third day of December. According to the United...
Uttar Pradesh Police issues strict directions to rank up women’s safety
In a recent development, the state police department of Uttar Pradesh has issued strict directions to commercial establishments to provide pick and drop facility...
Vistara CCO defends employee on social media
Setting an example to all leaders, Sanjiv Kapoor, the chief commercial officer of Vistara Airlines, defended his employee against a customer’s complaint.
Recently, a flyer...
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“Archaic HR processes force millennials to switch jobs often,” Niti Khosla, lead people analytics...
Friendly and jolly Niti Khosla, lead-people analytics and business impact, Novartis International, is a true HR leader with the ability to understand people and...
“Traditional organisations use ‘startups’ as proxy to build an agile organisation,” Rahul Garg, founder,...
Moglix offers a variety of products from safety and electronics to office tools. The Company aims to make an impact worth $100 billion dollars...
“A true leader is not dependent on title or designation,” Dwarakanath
It was a Friday afternoon, when the HRKatha team got the opportunity to meet a man who is not just a recognised leader but...
