Page 4 - Skill Training

Five tech skills make up 78% of hiring demands across industries: Report

A Quess report finds upward hiring trends in India's IT hubs as well as Tier I & II cities as remote work options become available in Q1FY24

OYO to facilitate skill training for youths at its vacation home biz abroad

Hospitality tech platform OYO on Wednesday said it will facilitate on-the-job training across its vacation home business in countries such as Denmark to selected youth from Haryana in conjunction with Vishwakarma Skills University. OYO signed a memorandum of agreement (MoU) with Vishwakarma Skill University, Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam Limited (HKRNL) and the Foreign Cooperation Department of Haryana government, the company stated. "By facilitating partnerships between educational institutions, government agencies, and private sector companies like OYO, the state government is actively working to enhance its young population's employability and skill sets. "Today's MoU signing initiative not only will contribute to the economic development of the state but also foster international cooperation and cultural exchange through the movement of skilled workers," said Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. He said that the youth is a significant asset, and creating employment ...

Own ChatGPT skills? Companies may pay up to Rs 1.5 crore to hire you

A survey by ResumeBuilder stated that 91% of companies with job openings are looking for candidates who are skilled in ChatGPT

Edu min aims to provide skill training to 50% school students by 2030

The Ministry of Education aims to ensure that at least 50 per cent of school students get training in various skills by 2030 and G20 deliberations will help prepare a framework for formalising skilling in mainstream education, an official said on Friday. According to School Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar, deliberations at the third G20 Education Working Group meeting focused on formalising skill education in schooling system, foundation literacy and numeracy, tech-enabled learning, future of work and research collaborations. The meeting concluded here on Friday. "We aim that by 2030, at least 50 per cent of school students will be receiving skill education. During the meetings we deliberated how skilling can be formalised in school education. The new education policy also recommended that skill education be introduced in schools from class 6," Kumar told a press conference. A conference on deep technology and transforming logistics for coastal economies, a workshop on the future

Hyderabad, Delhi, Chennai hired maximum apprentices till March: Report

On a pan India level, 79 per cent of employers showed intent to hire more apprentices in the quarter ending March: TeamLease Apprenticeship Outlook Report

Skilling the smart way: Selecting the right online course for your career

Companies are looking for managers, communication specialists, creative thinkers, and data specialists

As layoffs continue, companies may tweak processes to determine appraisals

In the upcoming year, the salary hikes are less likely to be dependent upon seniority

Two-thirds of faculty posts lie vacant in 14,000 ITIs, govt data shows

Only 73,384 posts filled out of 205,635 sanctioned; Andhra tops with 86% posts lying vacant, followed by Rajasthan (84%) and Madhya Pradesh (82%)

NASSCOM Foundation starts Aspirational Districts Programme to skill 3.5 mn

NASSCOM Foundation launched the "Aspirational Districts Programme" intending to digitally enable and skill over 3.5 million people by March 2024

Centre curtails Chhattisgarh govt's fund to fight Maoists: Minister

The scheme also takes care of compensation to surrendered Maoists, community policing and security-related infrastructure for village defence committees

More US companies charging employees for job training if they quit

Nearly 10 per cent of American workers surveyed in 2020 were covered by a training repayment agreement, said the Cornell Survey Research Institute.

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao includes skilling girls on conventional livelihood

Smriti Irani, the minister for women and child development, emphasised the significance of convergence amongst various departments for delivering high-quality education to empower girls

18 states join National Career Service portal; What it does, who started it

Under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the NCS portal acts as a bridge between job seekers and employers. It also provides career counselling and training to the candidates

House panel moots spl projects to fill 29 mn skill gap in automotive sector

Calls for involving the industry to bridge the huge gap

Poor training, skills affect digital trust of Indian enterprises: Report

Only 24% respondents in India had complete understanding of digital trust, says global study

Delhi govt's worker training scheme: A wait for compensation, better wages

Mission Kushal Karmi, launched by Delhi govt in July, aims to train 200,000 workers in one year

Cloud related roles take up 10% of total jobs: Monster

The cloud market in India is expanding and expected to grow 26% by the end of 2022.

Continuous process of up-skilling employees, utmost need: Virtusa

Virtusa's "Thrive Academy" aims to fulfill this need by providing hands-on exposure and training, a comapny official said

Cabinet okays Rs 3,054 crore for continuing Apprenticeship Training Scheme

NATS is a well-established scheme of the Union government which has demonstrated to enhance the employability of students

IBM in talks with states to expand 'SkillBuild' initiative in India

IT company IBM on Wednesday said it is in talks with several states in India to expand its 'SkillsBuild' initiative