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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) ...

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 ...

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 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...

Biggest skill competition India concluded IndiaSkills 2018, the Country’s biggest skill competition, concluded here today, with the winners being awarded by dignitaries. Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Anantkumar Hegde and Shri Subhash Ghai, Chairman of Media and Entertainment Skills Council and India Film Director gave away the awards in 46 trades to participants from across the country. IndiaSkills 2018 was the second edition of the nationwide competition organized by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India to identify, recognize, promote and reward the best talents in various skills. 23 states actively participated in organizing the competitions at the state and regional levels in which over 50 thousand participants took part. 450 participants took part in the 3-day national level competition organized in New Delhi. Besides 46 competition trades, there were 10 demonstration trades also. Some of...