Skill Development Institutes

SPVs with anchor partners to be set up under ₹60,000 cr PM-SETU scheme

Special purpose vehicles with credible anchor industry partners will be set up under the Rs 60,000-crore PM-SETU scheme to manage clusters and ensure outcome-based training, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said. Under the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU), launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, new, demand-driven courses will be introduced in a bid to transform 1,000 government ITIs across India into modern, industry-aligned training institutions. Besides, existing courses will be revamped in collaboration with industries. The scheme will also help create pathways for long-term diplomas, short-term courses, and executive programmes. PM-SETU will follow a hub-and-spoke model, with 200 hub ITIs linked to 800 spoke ITIs. Each hub will be equipped with advanced infrastructure, innovation and incubation centres, production units, training of trainer facilities, and placement services, while the

Nearly a 3rd of ITIs scored above 8 in latest grading, showing improvement

Nearly 28% of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) scored above 8, marking a significant performance improvement in the latest MSDE grading for FY 2025-26

World Youth Skills Day 2024: Date, history, significance, theme and more

World Youth Skills Day is observed every year on July 15, and was recognised by the United Nations in 2014

New-age, standardised courses in skill ministry's first 100-day plan

The new-age courses being planned may prominently feature in the fields of sunrise sectors, such as green technologies, fitness, wellness, hospitality and healthcare

India plans to supply skilled workers to the world, partner with 30 nations

To this end, the government is setting up 30 Skill India International Centres (SIICs) across the country

BITSAT result 2022 declared on August 9; Here's how to check your scorecard

The announcement for the BITSAT result 2022 was posted on the official website on Tuesday. Candidates who appeared for the exam can check their scorecard on the website- bitsadmission.com

Ministry issues guidelines for reopening of higher educational institutions

Higher educational institutions as well as skill training centres can resume their classes from September 21, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday

Maersk to set up centre for maritime skill development in Tamil Nadu

Global shipping firm AP Moller Maersk on Friday said it will set up a Centre of Excellence for maritime skill development in Tamil Nadu. An MoU to this effect was signed between Maersk and Academy of Maritime Education and Training (AMET) University to jointly operate the facility. "Maersk...today laid the foundation stone of its planned AP Moller Maersk Centre of Excellence' facility at Thenpattinam (Tamil Nadu), to support skill development and training needs for Maersk cadets across job functions (deck, electrical and engine)," the company said in a statement. The Centre will be spread over 8 acres of land and will be a part of a larger 12 acre maritime campus set up by AMET, the company said. The Centre will be equipped with world class facilities like smart classrooms, workshops, and will house approximately 160 deck & engine cadets for Bachelor's programme in Nautical Science & Marine Engineering, it said. Additionally, electrical cadets will be taken in as per ...