Swarajya Mag 

With the AICTE putting the emphasis on overall social and communication skills for engineering students, the body has partnered with TCS iON to offer an online course to acquire basic professional skills, reports The Times of India.

The Financial Express 

There is need for skilling, reskilling and upskilling of persons to participate in the global knowledge economy driven by emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and data analytics. The skill development ecosystem is at a crossroads.

CNBC TV18

And, in tandem with this, there needs to be a focus on skilling, reskilling and training. Indias skills journey is way behind that of the countries we want to compete with. China, for example, is a manufacturing powerhouse, in part because of its vocational education and training (VET) that starts at the school level.

Geospatial World

The Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry is buzzing with digital engineering models across the entire project lifecycle. Digital engineering models emphasizes delivering a set of an integrated set of digital technologies, geometric models, data to craft design models in a digitized environment.

The Hindu Business Line

The International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-Hyderabad) and Bharat Dynamics (BDL) have set up an exclusive Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence in Missile Technology. The CoE will function as an AI Laboratory for the public sector entity, building an understanding of BDL’s products and business within the IIIT-H’s research groups.

VC Circle

By Kapil Khandelwal

Whats going right: Skill definitions, technology investments for skilling and upskilling. Longitudinal research studies on price controls and regulation to attract investments in healthcare innovation

CRN 

Channel partners are increasingly focusing on hiring and retaining talent with specific technical skills to grow in a highly competitive market. It is true that digital transformation is revolutionising every industry, business, customer and workforce. On account of this, the business environment is increasingly becoming competitive and businesses are expected to transform themselves in order to stay relevant and profitable for partners.

People Matters

In 2018, the National Association of Software and Services Companies launched the FutureSkills platform to help companies to skill their employees in new skills. The platform offers training in the internet of things (IoT), robotic process automation (RPA), virtual reality, big data analytics, cloud computing, and 3D printing, among others to participants from NASSCOM member companies. Now as NASSCOM plans to open up the platform for general use, it is in discussion with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to fund this part of the skilling service platform.

Deccan Chronicle

A recent report by the World Economic Forum has revealed that at least half of the Indian workforce will need re-skilling by 2022, to meet the talent demands of the future. Every worker will require an extra 100 days of learning, on an average, according to the report. Currently, there are more jobs in the informal economy than in the formal economy, which constitute 80 per cent and 20 per cent of our economy respectively. This is projected as one of the major challenges pertaining to employment skills in the country.

The Economic Times

Upskill at office – Constant change and disruption in the market is affecting your employer’s business and your career. Both can evolve to face the challenges by upgrading capabilities. Since most employers prefer to upskill their existing workforce rather than hire new employees, your office is the best place to start your learning journey. Choose from the compulsory and voluntary training options, including e-learning courses. In addition to formal courses, practical learning at office comes from finding a mentor and mentoring others.