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Cabinet nod to merger of skill development bodies

The merged entity to bring in credibility to skills sector, increase private investments

2 min read11 Oct 2018
Education

Cabinet merges NSDA, NCVT to improve monitoring, assessment of skills sector

The merged entity will be called the National Council for Vocational Education and Training

1 min read10 Oct 2018
Politics

500,000 trafficking survivors to get vocational training

The three-month course will evaluate the educational levels of those rescued from slavery, and build their confidence, according to Justice and Care, the Indian anti-trafficking charity that will run the programme

1 min read9 Mar 2018
Education

Govt issues fresh affiliation norms for ITIs

Govt introduces new affiliation norms for ITIs across the country to reinvigorate their ecosystem towards ensuring strict compliance to curb the mushrooming of unauthorised institutes

2 min read10 Feb 2018
Opinion

School education in an uncertain world

The most effective approach will be for school education to focus on developing the basic and fundamental capacities of students

4 min read7 Dec 2017
News

Singapore to open skill development centre in Assam

Singapore foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan will visit Guwahati and witness signing of an MoU to launch a skill development centre under Prime Minister's Skill India Initiative

1 min read1 Nov 2017
Education

Government de-affiliates 400 ITIs for lacking infrastructure and trainers

The government de-affiliated close to 400 industrial training institutes (ITIs) after quality inspections found that institutes lack the requisite infrastructure and trainers for imparting vocational training

1 min read22 Oct 2017
Opinion

Lessons in education

The school must become the social institution to compensate for disadvantage if we want to build a just and equitable world

4 min read19 Jan 2017
Companies

Nalco to spend 5% of CSR money for skill development

Nalco to open its facilities, provide unused equipment and lend its expertise to promote skill development

1 min read19 Nov 2015
Industry

Apprenticeship, the German way

Sriram Gutta explains how apprenticeship is practised in Germany; and it can be adapted and improvised in India

3 min read4 Nov 2015
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