In this week’s Newsbytes from NSN, we’re diving into the latest highlights focusing on job openings at Tata STRIVE, skill india program, IndiaSkills 2024 hospitality competitions, and more. We’ll also explore exclusive insights from the forefront of skill development, covering everything from groundbreaking initiatives to emerging trends in technology, NEP 2020, and more.
Here we go with this week’s edition of our weekly newsbytes,
Top highlights in skill education in India
- The Centre relaunches ‘Skill India’ program to train 1.45 lakh youth in the north-eastern region in future-ready skills with industry-backed job opportunities.
- Apprenticeship enrollment in India under NAPS increased by 26.08% this year. Maharashtra leads, followed by Tamil Nadu. NAPS, launched in 2016, continues as NAPS 2.
- In the Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Yojana, over 95% of women have surpassed men in opting for skills training, with tailoring being their preferred trade.
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Job Openings at Tata STRIVE
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Updates from the MSDE, NSDC, NCVET
- MSDE has partnered with Mahindra and Mahindra for two pilots under the Drone Didi Yojna and aims to train 15,000 women in drone-operated agricultural tasks, creating new tech-based livelihoods.
Stakeholder collaboration – Industry, Academia and Government
- Honda India has launched an initiative ‘Stree Sarthee’ to empower women and improve road safety through female cab driver training at IDTR Karnal.
- UCB organized a day-long training for 200 agri-entrepreneurs at Barun High School in Gazipur district under the ‘Bhoroshar Notun Janala’ agricultural support scheme.
- The one-week skill development program on “Various Agricultural Technologies for Livelihood Security” concluded at the College of Agriculture (COA), Central Agricultural University (CAU), Imphal.
- Starting from the upcoming academic session starting July-August 2024, ITIs are set to introduce heritage skills and advanced tech courses like AI and Internet of Things to bridge the skill gap.
- TeamLease Degree Apprenticeship (TLDA) has partnered with Genpact to employ 5,000+ graduate apprentices through the Ministry of Education’s program.
Skilling and Upskilling in Emerging Technologies
- According to a report from Xpheno, India has less than 2,000 skilled senior AI engineers to match the industry needs in building AI core products.
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