Newsbytes on Skill Development and Vocational Training – 12012021

Skill development news from the government, industry and academia

Top headlines of the week

• Siemens Limited has launched the 8th edition of Siemens Scholarship Program for which the last date for receiving applications is 15th February 2021. Read more…
• PMKVY 3.0 to be more trainee- and learner-centric
• IISc and TalentSprint has announced PG level Deep Learning Specialization Program
• Flipkart partners Logistics Skill Sector Council (LSC) and KSDC
• Digital Language Labs by Kendriya Vidyalaya in 100 schools across India with an aim to enrich language learning in schools
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) which is the Cloud arm of Amazon is going to skill 29 million people in cloud computing by 2025
• Nippon Paints has partnered with Seekho India to train over 5000 youth as its “Virtual Sales Warrior”
• ASDC has launched its Electric Mobility Nanodegree Program in association with DIYguru for students and professionals of engineering and diploma background.
• More than 500 free online certification courses are now open on SWAYAM for students and professionals across India for the January to April 2021 semester. 
• Rajagiri Media has launched a new programme to enable entrepreneurial learning among children
• The demand for skilled professionals in cloud will increase in 2021.

PMKVY 3.0 to be more trainee- and learner-centric: PMKVY 3.0 will be implemented in a more decentralised structure with greater responsibilities and support from states/UTs and districts. The new scheme will be more trainee- and learner-centric. The scheme aims to benefit over 8 lakh candidates in FY21 with a budget of Rs 948.9 crore. 

Flipkart partners Logistics Skill Sector Council (LSC) and Karnataka Skill Development Centre (KSDC): As part of the partnership, Flipkart has launched an industry-first Centre of Excellence to build a skilled and trained workforce for the fast-growing e-commerce industry in India.

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Skill development news from the states

Top headlines of the week

• Andhra Pradesh– APSSDC has partnered with NTTF, Festo and NAL to skill the youth of Andhra Pradesh. Read more…
• Andhra Pradesh-The government of Andhra Pradesh has revised conventional UG program under NEP.
• Jammu and Kashmir– The Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) has collaborated with CIIIT for up-skilling engineering students.
• Jammu and Kashmir– The District Skill Committee Kathua has finalized a skill development plan for the district.
• Jammu and Kashmir– The government is going to Train 35,000 Youths For Entrepreneur Skill Development by 2024.
• Karnataka- India’s first toy cluster is going to come up in Bhanapur, a remote village in Karnataka.
• Madhya Pradesh– The unique Global Skill Park in Bhopal to provide skill training and employment to the youth.  The total cost of the project is Rs 1548 crores.
• Manipur-An Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Sekmai in Imphal was inaugurated.
• Uttar Pradesh-The government of UP is going to introduce entrepreneurship as a course in early classes.

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