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Microsoft, NIELIT team up to train youth in cybersecurity skills for jobs

Tech titan Microsoft and National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) on Wednesday announced a collaboration to increase access to skills for jobs through Cyber Shikshaa and Ready4Cybersecurity programmes. Nearly 3,500 learners will undergo training and receive internship or employment opportunities for in-demand cybersecurity jobs. NIELIT and Microsoft will deploy Cyber Shikshaa and Ready4Cybersecurity programmes in 30 training centres of NIELIT in Tier 2 and Tier 3 towns, with a special focus on Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and states in the North-East region of India. NIELIT and Microsoft have collaborated to train youth in cybersecurity skills for jobs, a release said, adding these programmes would be scaled in subsequent years to integrate cybersecurity training programmes in all the training centres of NIELIT. The global cybersecurity skills gap and the lack of diversity in the workforce are among the urgent issues facing the digital economy. Studies sh

The jobs & technology trade-off

Do we need to curb technology that replaces jobs? The jury is out

Most fired tech workers landing new jobs in three months, says report

Nearly four in 10 previously laid off tech workers found jobs less than a month after they began searching, the survey found

Consumer sentiments depressed in December

Like the labour market stress is concentrated in urban India, consumer sentiments have also soured essentially in urban India

Mixed bag of job opportunities await aspirants in 2023; skills in spotlight

A mixed bag of opportunities is likely to greet job aspirants in the New Year as telecom and services-oriented sectors are anticipated to accelerate hiring after recent gloomy months of pink slips in the technology segment amid global economic turmoil. Short-term opportunities will be on the rise and companies will focus on building a work-life integrated culture, nurturing niche talent, enhancing skills and providing flexible work arrangements, experts opined. Experts also said one of the major recruitment trends of 2023 is expected to be companies looking to boost internal mobility of talent. After 2022, especially the second half, resonated with reports of mass layoffs and hiring freeze amid the pandemic-related business disruptions, experts said it is not going to be all gloom and doom in 2023. According to staffing firms and job portals, it will be a mixed bag for the Indian job market next year. Amid subdued tech hiring, some of the non-tech hiring, especially in telecom and

Over 1,000,000 e-Shram registrations on NCS portal for jobs: Govt

Over 10 lakh e-Shram registrants have registered on the National Career Service (NCS) portal and are getting jobs accordingly, an official statement said on Friday. The portal of the Ministry of Labour and Employment was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 20, 2015. "So far, more than 10 lakh e-Shram registrants have registered on NCS portal and eShram workers are getting decent jobs through NCS," according to a presentation at the Meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Members of Parliament for the Ministry of Labour and Employment. The portal is also integrated with 27 states and many private portals like Monster India, Naukri.com, Freshersworld, Merajob etc, the ministry said. The government has also approved 370 Model Career Centres for providing various career related services at the district level, it added. The government launched the e-SHRAM portal in August 2021 with the objective to create a national database of unorganised sector ...

Fresh formal job creation fell for third straight month, show EPFO numbers

New EPFO subscribers dipped by a sharp 26% in October, from the level a month ago

YouTube creators contributed Rs 10,000 cr to India's GDP in 2021: Study

Video sharing platform supported more than 750,000 full-time equivalent jobs in the country

Ficci releases roadmap to achieve 600 mn jobs, 6x rise in income by 2047

The roadmap also focuses on doubling female participation in the labour force to 45-50%, cut carbon emissions by 80-100%, and provide access to clean water for all

White-collar workers turn to gig jobs in search of better work-life balance

The demand for the white-collar gig workforce in the previous quarter has gone up seven times as compared to the same period last year

McDonald's to hire 5,000 people, double stores in Northern, Eastern India

Quick service restaurant McDonald's India (North and East) on Monday said it will hire around 5,000 people as it looks to double its outlets to cross 300 restaurants in the region over the next three year, its top official said on Monday. It rolled out its largest restaurant in India at Guwahati, spread across 6,700 sq ft with a capacity to feed 220 people at a time, on Monday as part of its expansion exercise. Speaking to PTI, McDonald's India (North and East) Managing Director Rajeev Ranjan said the company is on a rapid growth path and looking to expand its network across the states under it. "All issues and problems are behind us and we are focussed on growing our business," he said while replying to a query if the legal matters with the erstwhile McDonald's partner has been settled. In 2020, the US fast food chain selected MMG Group Chairman Sanjeev Agrawal as its new partner to operate outlets in north and east India following buyout of 50 per cent stake from the estranged ..

Layoff fallout: Outplacement firms have their hands full with flood of CVs

Tough trade-off: Companies want job guarantee for people they've laid off, but on a bargain

Are states with high levels of poverty spending less on MGNREGS?

Experts said an institutionalised system of social audits will clear lots of doubt

We are committed to India; review process is normal: Amazon India's Tiwary

In an interview with Peerzada Abrar, Tiwary said India has become the innovation hub for the company for the rest of the world. Edited excerpts

Rajasthan govt implements new rural tourism scheme, promises jobs

Agriculture tourism units will be set up on farm land on areas ranging from 2,000 square metres to two hectares (one hectare is roughly 10,000 square metres)

With jobs no longer secure, career cushioning is taking centre stage

Professionals and students striving to make themselves future-ready, future-proof

Fintech giant Plaid lays off 260 employees; offers 16 weeks of base pay

Fintech company Plaid is laying off 260 employees, or about 20 per cent of its workforce globally, amid the global macroeconomic conditions

Assam Cabinet clears recruitment for 10,000 positions: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Recruitment for about 10,000 government posts was sanctioned by the Assam cabinet on Wednesday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. It also cleared reservation in top positions in the government for retired officers of the armed forces to improve work culture, he said. Briefing reporters after chairing a cabinet meeting at the Gandhi Mandap here, Sarma said the decision on the recruitment was in line with fulfilling the promise of providing one lakh government jobs in the state. "The cabinet has today approved the third Assam Forest Battalion, with an intake of 1,100 personnel and based in Lakhimpur. Another 1,700 vacant posts in the Forest Department will also be filled up," he said. Around 6,000-7,000 appointments in the Education Department, including regular and contractual, have been cleared, and the advertisements for these will be out by December 31, he said. The Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) will also soon advertise for around 700 posts, he added. "We have .

Global Captive Centres to add 364k jobs in next 12 months: Report

Global Captive Centres (GCCs) are looking to ramp up their workforce and add close to 3.64 lakh jobs within next 12 months amid a spurt in service demand from key global markets, says a report. According to NLB Services' India Captivating Report, the GCC sector will scale up from the current USD 35.9 billion to USD 60-85 billion by 2026. A spurt in service demand from key global markets (34 per cent) is the key reason driving the demand for talent. From a sub-sector perspective, IT Software & Consulting with 33 per cent of the respondents keen on ramping up the talent pool topped the chart. The next were BFSI (21 per cent) and Internet & Telecom (16 per cent). Among cities, Bengaluru leads in terms of job creation. "India currently accounts for around 45 per cent of the global GCCs in operations and this share is expected to grow further," NLB Services CEO Sachin Alug said. Alug further noted that the sector is expected to see a 10.8 per cent CAGR (compound annual growth rate)

No hiring downturn at IITs as international firms pitch job offers

Consulting, finance, core and international trading companies take the lead in chasing talent