SKILLS DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY

Ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship to kick-start training in 600 districts

A senior government official told ET that four states including Himachal Pradesh, Chattisgarh and West Bengal, however have not granted per...

Flipkart in partnership with Logistics Skill Sector Council and KSDC to set up Centre of Excellence

The centre aims to bring the spotlight on the importance of skill development for the sector and complement its growth in the coming years.

Cabinet approves MoC to facilitate movement of skilled workers from India to Japan

These Indian workers would be granted a new status of residence of "specified skilled worker" by the government of Japan. “The idea is to e...

Checking of driver’s skills, papers is govt’s responsibility: Ola, Uber tells ministry

The commission is limited to 20% of the total fare and surge prices at 1.5 times the base fare. State governments will use these guidelines...

Govt mapping requirements for health workers in other countries to become the global skill capital

India has already discussed the qualification requirement for health workers in UK, a sub-working group will be set up between India and Ge...

Skill Ministry set to offer new job role: The multitasker

Having looked through lakhs of blue-collar job postings and job-seeker profiles over the last six months, the Ministry of Skill Development...

Ministry of skills development joins hands with Microsoft and NASSCOM for digital learning content at ITIs

Nearly 1,20,000 students in around 3000 ITIs across India can be benefited by this digitized e-learning module via the Bharatskills portal,...

India well-positioned to provide globally-skilled workforce: MEA official

Addressing the 9th Global Summit on Skill Development, MEA Secretary (CPV & OIA) Sanjay Bhattacharyya said India stands ready to improve th...

ASEEM logs 50,000 new blue collar job postings in October

Around 550,000 total verified job vacancies are currently available for skilled workers; retail, auto, apparel, logistics, leather, telecom...

IBM, MeitY collaborate to build future-ready skills, enhance employability

IBM will curate and provide content from its key skilling programs - SkillsBuild and STEM for Girls - to be used for the training services.

Government begins skill training of 3 lakh migrant workers in 116 districts

In collaboration with district magistrates, the ministry is rolling out the programme across these districts for skill training within 125 ...

Ministry of skill development seeks suggestion to amend Apprenticeship Act

The Apprentices Act, 1961 was enacted with the objective of regulating the program of training of apprentices in the industry by utilizing ...

Skills development ministry launches guidelines for awarding bodies and assessment under NCVET

“The success of India’s skilling system will depend on how effectively we implement these guidelines,” MSDE secretary and NCVET chairman Pr...

India draws up plan to formalise apprenticeship training of 400 million unorganised workers

“Skills development ministry is in the initial stages of discussion and is expected to firm up a plan in coming months,” a senior governmen...

Govt to focus on skilling in areas like telemedicine: Skill Development minister RK Singh

Further, another 1, 31,241 trainees have availed online training facilities through BharatSkill Mobile App. Similarly, National Instruction...

Funds spent by the skills development ministry on flagship skilling programme drops by over 13%

In a separate reply, the minister also clarified that the government is not considering increasing the stipend payable to apprentices.

Govt to come up with dedicated training modules for shipping and maritime sector

The ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship has signed an MoU with the minsitry of shipping for creating a robust framework to a...