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2019 Year in review: Skills competitions – Growing popularity and potential

Sahitya Karra by Sahitya Karra
December 24, 2019
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Skills Competitions provide a platform for skilled and talented Indian youngsters to showcase their abilities at regional and national level competitions. The popularity and potential of skills competitions are growing. The skills competitions at various levels are inspiring young people, teachers, and parents. They also help in creating awareness about vocational skills that can lead to global opportunities. India has taken several towards the aim of making India the next skill capital of the world. 

As we approach the year-end, let us look at how much have we achieved in the year 2019 and what we look forward to in the year 2020.

Registration for IndiaSkills competition closes on 31st December 2019: Click here to register now! https://worldskillsindia.co.in/worldskill/world/

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Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Minister for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, urged nations to leverage India’s demographic dividend for strengthening their respective economies at the Ministers’ Summit held during WorldSkills Competition 2019. He proposed India as the next skilling hub at the summit. Read more

Meet the Indian team that won medals and medallions at WorldSkills Kazan 2019

Team India created history by the best ever finish in WorldSkills Kazan 2019. The 48-member Indian team won one Gold, one Silver and two Bronze medals besides 15 Medallion of Excellence and made India proud. Read more

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Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Hon’ble Union Minister, MSDE, launched 14 Authorized World Skills India Training Centers (AWSITC) across 9 cities in India, for the Media and Entertainment sector. Cities include Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Mumbai, Pune, Shillong and Trivandrum. Read more

IT sector to create 2.5 lakh jobs: Highlights from first-ever “World Skills India – International Cloud Computing Challenge, 2019” being held in Delhi

World Skills India, under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and World Skills International, for the first time in India, has organized International Cloud Computing Challenge, 2019 from 1st – 6th July 2019 at NASSCOM Campus, Delhi. Read more

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