January 21, 2021 2:27 pm
eSkillIndia and California State University Long Beach will initially add courses from sectors such as healthcare, management, information technology, finance, employability skills etc. There will be a special focus on courses for upskilling of trainers.
November 06, 2020 1:45 pm
The partnership focuses on building capacity and certifying 200 college faculties by University of Mumbai. Each of these trained faculties will further engage with 500 aspiring youth by conducting workshops on career guidance in colleges affiliated with the varsity.
October 30, 2020 12:02 pm
Over 70 hours of content on digital, employability, nano entrepreneurship and communication skills will be provided free of cost to underserved young women. The initiative is aimed at bringing more young women into the future workforce
November 21, 2019 4:41 pm
To implement the skill training programmes, a total of Rs 5,034.44 crore has been disbursed under the NSDC, while for CSCM component Rs 808.96 crore has been disbursed to state governments.
July 15, 2019 8:54 pm
Global education-to-employment platform betterU, in partnership with NSDC, will work to integrate NSDC's current solutions and technologies and will also collaborate with its partners to strengthen current systems.
November 24, 2015 1:09 am
The exit of National Skill Development Corporation CEO, and the circumstances leading to it, has led to a trust deficit in India Inc.
October 10, 2015 2:19 am
The resignation follows a tussle between the skill development ministry and NSDC on who will hold the pilot position on Centre's skill development agenda.
May 24, 2015 3:40 am
Staff crunch shackles the sector that is set to add four lakh jobs by 2022.
May 23, 2015 12:53 am
Rigorous evaluations are needed to ensure vocational training results in desirable outcomes in terms of jobs and wages.
April 30, 2015 1:53 am
The exemption is expected to help more funds come in for skill development as the government looks to train nearly 11 crore workers by 2020.