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Celebrates Graduates & Specially Abled Trainees    The Jewellery Occupational Skilling Hub (JOSH), an initiative by the Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI), held a convocation ceremony at the Mega Common Facility Centre (CFC) in SEEPZ, Mumbai. The event marked the graduation of 115 candidates from the 7th regular batch and the 1st batch of Specially Abled Persons (SAP/PwD).   The trained candidates specialised in various job roles, including Filing & Assembly, Basic Metal Setting, Polishing & Cleaning, Jewellery CAD Designing, Diamond Assorting, Wax Setting, SAP – Filing & Assembly, SAP – Basic Metal Setting, and SAP – Polishing & Cleaning. The event was graced by the chief guest, the newly appointed Development Commissioner, SEEPZ-SEZ, Dnyaneshwar B. Patil, IAS, who was joined by Joint Development Commissioner C.P.S. Chauhan, IRS, SEEPZ-SEZ; Deputy Development Commissioner, Dr. Prasad Varwantkar, IRS, SEEPZ-SEZ along with other dignitaries includ

Skilling workforce at par with global standards   Recently, Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI) inaugurated the Jewellery Occupational Skilling Hub (JOSH) in the hands of Shyam Jagannathan, Zonal DC-SEEPZ-SEZ, C P S Chauhan, Jt DC-SEEPZ SEZ in the presence of gem and jewellery stake holders and industry fraternity.   Always GJSCI has an eye on to create an organized training and development ecosystem in the gems and jewellery industry to produce skilled workforce at par with global quality standards. They endeavour to identify skill development needs in the Gem and Jewellery sector in India. GJSCI always attempt to determine skills and competency standards and develop curriculum as per world Industry standards by creating National Occupational Standards (NOS) for every job role prevailing in the Gem & Jewellery industry.   At the occasion Sanjay Kothari, Chairman-GJSCI said, “GJSCI has started training for setting, filing and polishing in a batch of 25 for each p

WorldSkills Shanghai 2022 will Take place 12-17 October 2022   The dates for the 46th WorldSkills Competition, previously scheduled for September 2021 in Shanghai, China, have now been scheduled for 12–17 October 2022. WorldSkills International announced last November the postponement of the championship by one year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. To ensure that the decision to change the date will not impact participants, the WorldSkills General Assembly unanimously approved a onetime change in the age eligibility criteria for the Competition. If a Competitor was age eligible for the WorldSkills Competition 2021, then they will also be eligible for 2022.   It was also agreed that the WorldSkills Conference, which runs parallel to the Competition bringing together leaders in education, government, business, and industry from around the globe, will take place on 13–14 October.   “The new event dates have been decided taking into account the continued unprecedented restrictions brought

  Aiming to keep in pace with the changing digital technology!   Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) write to the States to Expand New Age Skills;  In an endeavor to skill and up skill the youth in relevant new age skills, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has urged the Indian states to further expand the new age courses across their respective training centers.     The aim is to keep in pace with the changing digital technology age towards building ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ by meeting the local demand for skilled workforce in the State and also to increase the footprints of Indian workers in national and international markets.   Directorate General of Training (DGT), the apex organization of MSDE for development and co-ordination of the vocational training across the country, will be providing all possible technical support to the States for formulation of new proposals and training of instructors/trainers for such new-age courses.  T

India and Australia further  Strengthens on Skilling Agenda!   Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and High Commission of Australia holds meeting for Cooperation in Vocational Education and Training. In an endeavor to support Vocational Education and Training (VET) in India and Australia, the Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey and Mr. Barry O’Farrell, Australian High Commissioner, today participated in a virtual meeting to operationalize & implement Cooperation in VET to promote development of occupational standards in priority industry sectors. This was in line with the joint participation of the Prime Minister of India and the Prime Minister of Australia in the India-Australia Leaders' Virtual Summit held on 4thJune, 2020.  Earlier, on this occasion, a Joint Statement for Comprehensive Strategic Partnership document between both the countries was announced including the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

Change in Skill Development Programmes Post Covid-19!   Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) are imparting on-line skilling through ‘e-SkillIndia’ platform in the midst of Covid-19 lockdown.   Further, Ministry of Home Affairs has permitted the conduct of skill training programmes in physical form from September 21, 2020 onwards.  Accordingly, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) has been issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) for restarting the training.   Under PMKVY, as on 17.03.2020, 42.02 lakh and 33.66 lakh candidates have been trained and certified, respectively, under Short Term Training (STT) courses.  Out of these certified candidates, 17.54 lakh candidates have been provided with placement.  Also, 49.12 lakh candidates who already have the informal skills but are not formally certified have been oriented under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) component of the scheme. MSDE

ASEEM digital platform to bridge  Gap of skilled force across sectors: MSDE ASEEM: https://smis.nsdcindia.org/ In an endeavour to improve the information flow and bridge the demand-supply gap in the skilled workforce market, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) launched ‘Aatmanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping (ASEEM)’ portal to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities. Apart from recruiting a skilled workforce that spurs business competitiveness and economic growth, the Artificial Intelligence-based platform has been envisioned to strengthen their career pathways by handholding them through their journeys to attain industry-relevant skills and explore emerging job opportunities especially in the post COVID era. Envisaging the rapidly changing nature of work and how it impacts the workforce is crucial in restructuring the skilling ecosystem with the new normal settling post-pandemic. Besides identifying majo

Skill development The backbone of Atmnirbhar Bharat Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey, Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), said that skilling, up-skilling and re-skilling of the India’s workforce will play a crucial role in the success of the Government’s vision of Atmnirbhar Bharat announced by the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. The government is soon to get approval on the next phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) which will have increased focus on demand driven skill development, digital technology and skills pertaining to Industry 4.0.   The current part of the flagship skill training scheme (PMKVY 2016-2020) is about to conclude and has so far trained close to 73lakh youth in the country, Minister said in an ASSOCHAM webinar. “We need to focus on employment in current scenario and that’s why we will be focusing upon demand-based skilling in the next phase of PMKVY, where we have added certain aspects like - stre

Skill Development Programmes 2020 to benefit 10mn youth The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implements the PMKV Yojana (2016 - 2020) to encourage and promote skill development for the youth throughout the country. The scheme aims to benefit 10 million youth over the period of four years (2016- 2020). The benefits under the scheme can be availed by any anyone fulfilling the criteria specified in guidelines. In addition, a Special Project is being implemented at 40 locations in 13 states namely Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal by Muthoot Fincorp Pvt Ltd. 80% of the trained candidates will be placed with Muthoot itself (Captive Placement). As per the details available so far 1679 candidates have been trained and 569 placed under project. The three Corporations under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment also implement Ski

MSDE keen on a creation of Workforce for handling AI Skills Technology advances with transformative changes such as globalization and disruptive business models shall have important implications in the world of work and associated skills in near future. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) have taken keen interest in aligning the learning methodologies as per new emerging skills and job requirement. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) established its Future of Work initiative after a preliminary study to identify the potential and risks of automation within the STT ecosystem that NSDC has enabled. NSDC is continually facilitating the development of cross-functional Qualification Packs and National Occupational Standards in association with IT-ITeS Sector Skill Council (NASSCOM) across nine emerging technologies influencing the Future of Work in India, namely Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, Cloud Computing,

Do attend opening and closing ceremonies at Kazan WorldSkills Kazan 2019 invites skills supporters to attend the opening and closing ceremonies at Kazan. Tickets for ceremonies to be held at the Kazan Arena Stadium are available for purchase here. The programme of ceremonies is kept secret. It is known that Igor Krutoy's team headed by Alexey Sechenov, Production Director, and three-time Television Broadcasting (TEFI) prize winner. Performances will be dealt with the future issues and responsibility of young people for the future. The newest scenic technologies and effects will be used in the programme. Distinctive stage scenery will contribute to a successful scenario implementation. Award ceremony will become the key part of the event. About 130 competitors will be awarded. On the sidelines of the ceremony, the WorldSkills Flag Relay will take place. The Flag will be handed over to the next host city – Shanghai. The ticket price rubles vary on choice will be

A platform for jewellery designers To connect and collaborate with Key players! The one-day event to be held on 26th June, 2019 at Hotel Sahara Star! The Gem & Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI), in conjunction with Women’s Jewelry Association (WJA) – India Chapter, announced that it will organise ‘Design Connect’, a one-day event for jewellery designers to help connect and collaborate with manufacturers and retailers, at Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai, on 26th June, 2019. The event will begin with a panel discussion on the importance of design for delivering growth and margins for jewellers, one-on-one mentoring sessions for designers to seek guidance, and interview desks – providing exciting opportunities for designers, manufacturers and retailers to collaborate and grow the industry. Design Connect is supported by GIA (Gemological Institute of America), Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC

A M Naik appointed as Chairman of NSDC Shri A M Naik has been appointed as Chairman of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Currently Shri Naik is the Group Chairman of India's biggest engineering and construction conglomerate-Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T). He is one of the most respected management professionals in the country. His years of successful stewardship have resulted in building L&T as one of the strongest global businesses.   Making the announcement, the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said that Shri Naik epitomizes core values of a successful leader - strength, innovation, ingenuity, knowledge and foresight- values that are imperative to the success of any development initiative in today's economy. His standing in the community of industrial leaders will strongly enhance the industry connect. Hi