Tag: vocationaltraining
The Earnings Gap; Skills Matter; Not Degrees
The Yawning Earnings Gap
A whopping 86 percent of India’s working age
population are stuck at skill Levels 1 and...
Making Skills Acquisition Relevant
Acquiring & Imparting
skills- requiring an
overhaul in K-12 education, vocational and technical education and on-the-job
training- is part of a three-component framework which the...
Why Upgrade Informal Apprenticeships
Whichever way one looks, the numbers on the spread of
informality in the Indian economy are alarming- a whopping 95% of the
workforce. According...
Germany GIZ to Collaborate with ITI; Skill India Mission Targets Women
German development agency GIZ recently visited an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Aurangabad to explore possible avenues of cooperation around lending its...
Making Apprenticeships Right for SMEs
The
Indian SME sector is the lynchpin of the country’s economy employing around 40%
of the total workforce, next only to agriculture. With SME...
India Inc’s skill shortage crisis has a solution
Giving apprenticeships a prodigious shot in the arm, two industry experts expound on the remarkable qualities of apprenticeships in enabling a largely...
Apprenticeships and the Vocational Route – Addressing India’s Skills Challenges
Lack of employable skills among youth seems to be quite the eco-political hot potato. An eminent panel from industry and government at...
Getting Apprenticeship Recruitment Right
“When done properly, apprenticeships are an excellent way to reach out to a wide talent pool and allow employers to grow their...
Skill Vouchers for Youth; NSDC’s new MOU; 12 new Skills Centres...
Skill Vouchers for Youth
In a move to encourage youth to take up more vocational skills-based training,...
Unlocking Apprenticeships as a Work-Based Approach to Skilling
There exist different kinds of work-based models lasting from weeks to years to suit varying needs of employers, the intensity of skills...
