Construction workers in the North Eastern states are being trained to handle equipment used in the construction sector under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).
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4th Equipment India Award 2017 | Celebration of Excellence
It was 6.15 pm with 15 minutes to go for the mega event of the infrastructure equipment industry. Meanwhile, the Viceroy Hall at the heritage Claridges Hotel located in New Delhi's famed Lutyen's Zone was already filled to capacity.
Australia, India to partner in skill development, 4 lakh trainers and assessors to benefit
The Centre has stated that the Prime Ministers of Australia and India have made skill development a priority area of engagement in multiple sub-domains such as skill delivery, quality assessments and creation of transnational standards to ensure international mobility of IndiaÂ’s workforce.
Primero Skills launches RPL under PMKVY in partnership with Bhushan Steel
Primero Skills would be conducting recognition of prior learning (RPL) of 3,000 people in the steel sector in eastern India under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) being executed by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC).
New Delhi Municipal Council to launch large-scale skill development drive
New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), currently engaged in transforming NDMC area into a Smart City with global benchmarks, has embarked on a large scale skill development drive for enhancing employment opportunities and increasing productivity as mandated under the Smart City Mission Guidelines.
HPC-led Skill Development Institute partners with NSDC under Skill India
Under the government´s Skill India mission, oil PSUs have initiated skill development initiatives for unemployed youth. Oil PSU members, viz., HPCL, IOCL, BPCL, ONGC, OIL, GAIL, EIL and Balmer Lawrie have come together to set up a Skill Development Institute in Visakhapatnam (SDI-Vskp).
Infrastructure | A Travesty of Partnerships
We need to improve our infrastructure, and if someone asked, by when, the obvious answer will be yesterday! According to a study by S&P Global Ratings, the country´s poor infrastructure is the biggest hurdle to the government´s ´Make in India´ programme, and they went on to add that the infrastructure deficit is costing the nation up to 5 per cent of our GDP.
Skilling construction in India
The Skill India initiative is expected to take a while before some measurable outcomes would be evident. The issues are connected with skill building and span across sectors. There has been a long overdue need to undertake measures to bridge
Mission to skill
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has been making strides in addressing the acute shortage of skilled manpower, but there is still a long way to go.
There´s a need to create a pool of professionals
The focus should heavily be on skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling of labour resources. In order to grow and make campaigns like ´Make in India´ a success, the industry needs access to talent that is ´job ready´-talent that needs minimal or no training when recruited for a particular role.