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Quote of the day by Johann Wolfgang Goethe: 'Love grants in a moment what toil can hardly achieve in an age'; lessons on power of love from Germany's greatest writerGerman literary icon Johann Wolfgang von Goethe believed love could achieve more in a moment than years of toil. His 1790 drama Torquato Ta...
'Next wave of hiring in India will be defined not by degrees, but by demonstrable job readiness'Indian workplaces are prioritizing practical skills over degrees. Companies are partnering with educational institutions and finishing scho...
Skills Ministry notifies changes to Apprenticeship Act; paves way for higher stipendIn a notification issued recently, the ministry of skills development and entrepreneurship enhanced stipend to Rs 12,300 from Rs 6,800 per ...
MSDE propose 36% increase in apprenticeship stipend; linking it to inflationThe proposals, when notified, would increase the stipend to Rs 6800-Rs 12,300 as against the existing Rs 5,000 to Rs 9,000 and lead to bien...
Apprenticeship training sees twenty-fold jump in five yearsUnder the Apprenticeship Act, the government did away with criminal provisions, making it easier and attractive for employers or establishm...
Six ways in which employers benefit from apprenticeshipsTraining and hiring apprentices will help address issues such as employability and skill shortage and enable the youth to begin their profe...
Skills Ministry looks to widen the scope of apprenticeshipsCurrently, apprentices are allowed largely in the manufacturing sector. The definition of establishment needs to be changed to include any ...
Skill development ministry to move an amendment to Apprenticeship Act, 1961 in monsoon sessionFurther, the government plans to open up apprenticeship opportunities for students while pursuing education while allowing employers to sen...
Government to revise definition of 'establishments' to enhance apprenticeship opportunitiesThe ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship will finalise the changes to the Apprenticeship Act in two weeks time after which it...
Government notifies changes in Apprenticeship RulesMinimum stipends have been doubled to between Rs 5,000 and Rs 9,000 per month.
Skilling push: Norms revised to boost trainee hiringThe government believes apprenticeship is one of the most sustainable models globally for skill training as it allows the youth to earn whi...
Labour Ministry sets stage for rollout of Apprenticeship rulesLabour ministry has sought public comments on draft rules required to implement the recently amended Apprentices Act, 1961.
Apprenticeship Amendment Bill gets Rajya Sabha nodKey changes include dropping the clause that mandates imprisonment of company directors that fail to implement provisions of Apprenticeship...
Modi's vision for labour reforms move a step forward as Cabinet approves amendments to three lawsThese amendments are continuation of a series of measures taken by the Narendra Modi government to improve ease of doing business.
Sensible proposals on labour reform: Apprenticeship Act calls for changeArbitrary rules on how many apprentices and in what ratio to the workforce, etc, hamper skill acquisition by young people rather than prote...
Government aims at benifiting workers, to amend 3 labour lawsThe ministry is finalising changes to the Child Labour Act of 1986, the Minimum Wage Act of 1948 and the Apprenticeship Act of 1961.
- Apprentice Act to be freed from jail terms, compulsory hiring
Keeping with its intent to skill India's increasingly young workforce, the Narendra Modi government is overhauling the moribund 53-year-old...
Prime Minister’s skill advisor S Ramadorai to draft new law on apprenticeshipAbout 500 new trades and vocations were to be brought under the scheme, including skills for services sectors like IT-enabled services.
- Labour ministry dilutes changes to Apprenticeship Act after opposition from other ministries
Against the earlier proposal that cos would have to absorb at least 50% of apprentices they hire, they will now have to promise only some p...
- Taking the time to craft equality of opportunity
Three things that the government can do, keeping politico-economic realities in mind, to address the employability crisis.