'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...
31 Oct, 2025, 12.37 PM IST
TeamLease EdTech, IIT Patna and NSDC ink MOU to strengthen graduate employabilityThe partnership will facilitate a new set of Work-linked Degree Programs that would signal high-quality academics, skill-building and emplo...
27 Dec, 2023, 12.49 PM IST
Industry linkage cell opened in Bengaluru, to provide skilled youth to industriesThe ILC aims to improve the overall quality and relevance of the skill ecosystem, State’s IT/BT & Skill Development Minister CN Ashwath Nar...
25 Nov, 2021, 09.00 PM IST
Retailers Association of India partners with IGNOU for offering employment-oriented academic programme"We believe that employment in the retail sector will increase by as much as 25 per cent in the next five years. This tie-up is very useful...
04 Mar, 2021, 04.04 PM IST
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...
28 Oct, 2020, 10.14 AM IST
Applications invited for 11 posts at skill regulatorThe new body is expected to regulate the functioning of entities engaged in vocational education and training, long-term and short-term, an...
10 Sep, 2019, 10.56 PM IST
Skills development ministry invites applications for 11 posts at NCVETThe NCVET is expected to regulate the functioning of entities engaged in vocational education and training, both long-term and short-term.
10 Sep, 2019, 01.00 PM IST
With eyes on skilling, ministry invites applications for NCVETGovernment is of the view that this institutional reform will improve quality as well as enhance market relevance of skill development prog...
09 Aug, 2019, 04.23 PM IST
Process to set up regulator for skill development bodies beginsA senior government official told ET that the committee is expected to advertise soon for the top posts of the council, which is being set ...
15 Jun, 2019, 12.10 AM IST
10,000 youths offered jobs in Rozgar Melas, government tells LSUnder the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna, in 2015-16, out of 19.8 lakh candidates, about 8.64 lakh trained (44 per cent approximate) we...
15 Mar, 2017, 02.03 PM IST
Jamia Millia to introduce diploma courses in refrigeration, solar energyJamia Millia Islamia university is set to introduce diploma courses in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning and Solar Energy from the upcoming ...
07 Jul, 2015, 06.00 PM IST
Gogoi favours Gujatrat and Karnataka models to tackle joblessness in AssamGogoi said that Assam's unemployment problem has to be tackled by creating employment and making the youth employable in a variety of skill...
24 Aug, 2013, 12.28 PM IST
- Unemployment rate declined to 6.6% in 2009-10 from 8.3% in 2004-05
Government today said unemployment rate in the country has declined from 8.3 per cent in 2004-05 to 6.6 per cent in 2009-10 despite global ...
01 Mar, 2012, 02.09 PM IST
- Edserv bags MES training order from GOI
Chennai-based education and placement firm, Edserv, has bagged a deal from the Union Government to impart modular employable skills ( MES) ...
08 Oct, 2009, 08.21 PM IST
- India invites Aus to invest in skill development programme
India today invited Australian investments in its skill development programme which would see about 50 crore people being trained in the ne...
30 Sep, 2009, 11.28 PM IST
- Govt has taken measures for unorganised workers: Oscar
The government has taken several measures, including a health insurance scheme, for providing social security to unorganised sector workers...
01 May, 2008, 12.45 PM IST
- Government to launch Skill Development Mission: Montek Ahluwalia
Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, has said that the government plans to launch a Skill Development Mission t...
22 Nov, 2007, 04.30 PM IST