Skill India

KPMG India Skills Head on Consulting in the Age of AI

Narayanan Ramaswamy, National Leader - Education & Skill Development at KPMG India, shares transition from B-school to corporate tips, the skills global MBAs need, and how to stay ahead in an AI world

Skill ministry eyes 1990s-style reforms for vocational education

Skilling to be redefined, realigned with global standards under proposed policy

Skill ministry proposes 36% hike in stipend for apprentices under NAPS

MSDE suggests CPI-linked revisions and broader industry coverage under apprenticeship schemes to reduce dropouts and align training with emerging sector demands

PMKVY 4.0: Parl panel asks skill ministry to make placement figures public

The move will also ensure that there is a database of the employment generated under the central government's flagship skill development scheme

Five Centres of Excellence for skilling likely to be set up in NSTIs

The CoEs will also be empowered to operationalise higher national skill qualification framework (NSQF) level (level 5-level 8) courses which are not well represented in the skilling ecosystem

The employment paradox: Skilling schemes need more realistic streamlining

Last year, a study by TeamLease showed that India produces a staggering 1.5 million engineers every year, but only 45 per cent meet industry standards

Union Cabinet approves Rs 8,800 crore to boost Skill India Programme

The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the continuation and restructuring of central sector scheme 'Skill India Programme (SIP)' till 2026 with an overlay outlay of Rs 8,800 crore. This was informed by Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the continuation and restructuring of the central sector scheme 'Skill India Programme (SIP)' till 2026 with an overlay outlay of Rs 8,800 crore from the period 2022-23 to 2025-26, he said. The approval underscores the government's commitment to building a skilled, future-ready workforce by integrating demand-driven, technology-enabled, and industry-aligned training across the country, an official release said. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 (PMKVY 4.0), the Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (PM-NAPS), and the Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme -- the three key components -- are now combined under the composite Central Sector Scheme

H-1B ecosystem mainly benefits US firms more than Indian ones: Nasscom Prez

While India has always been recognized for its talent, we must now deepen our technology skillsets to drive growth

AI from India, for India and the World: Shaping future with emerging tech

India poised to lead AI era with skilling focus, policy support, and ethics

Skills shortage hampers India's clean energy goals and manufacturing plans

Modi's government has imposed 40 per cent tariffs on Chinese solar panels and 25 per cent on cells, allocating about $3 billion in production-linked incentives for local manufacturers as part

Govt plans to integrate Gati Shakti portal with e-Shram database

As of now, over 1,530 data layers from 44 central ministries have been uploaded on the portal

Skill ministry asks states to enrol ITI passouts under PM Internship Scheme

The government aims to skill 10 million youths in India's top companies in five years through the internship scheme

Germany raises visa quota for skilled Indians by 4.5 times to 90K

Scholz pushes early EU FTA; Modi says right time to join India growth story

India's main challenge is skills gap for young: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Sitharaman will head to Washington, DC, for the Annual Meetings of IMF and the World Bank, as well as the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings and other high-level discussions

We must raise the bar to impart lifelong learning in B-schools: Bijapurkar

Reflecting on her own experiences, Bijapurkar noted that her generation, which largely lacked formal economics training before the 1991 economic reforms, survived by continually learning

Trade unions divided over the new employment linked incentive schemes

Labour ministry said that the ELI schemes have been designed to encourage businesses to generate more employment as well as to provide meaningful and sustainable jobs for the youth of the country

Apprenticeship scheme needs structure and monitoring to succeed: Experts

Hema Bajaj, Ruhie Pande, Amit Das, and Suryanarayan G Iyer speak with Business Standard's Nivedita Mookerji on Budget 2024's apprenticeship programme at BSmart HR Conclave

Raising the skilling bar: Young India needs reimagined vocational education

Nation-building education is the govt's job. It should do it with the same might it used for the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Aadhaar linking, Covid vaccination drive, and financial inclusion initiative

Will finalise guidelines for upgrading ITI scheme by September-end: Tiwari

He explains the idea behind the scheme and the challenges ahead

New skilling scheme laudable, but needs clarity, say India Inc leaders

Officials of construction and engineering major, L&T, which has in the past complained about skilled labour shortage, said if India needs to grow, one of its positives has to be its population