Employability News

Opinion

The gig economy can help ageing populations

Allowing people to work post-retirement could relieve the strain on social safety nets

4 min read21 Feb 2018
Industry

Employability of fresh graduates is rising, says survey

Among fresh engineers, employability is even higher, says the survey

2 min read8 Feb 2018
Industry

NSDC to review target of skilling 150 mn Indians by 2022, make it more ‘realistic’

NSDC managing director Manish Kumar says the agency is in talks with the government to set a new target

2 min read15 May 2017
Education

How AICTE wants engineering, B-Schools to improve students’ job readiness

From industry-prepared courses to mandatory shop floor training, AICTE is ready with a set of must haves for technical colleges to improve its students' employability

2 min read12 Apr 2017
Education

Re-imagining education and skilling

Estimates suggest that 80% of the people joining the workforce are unemployable; so, higher education in India requires a significant rethink

10 min read16 Dec 2016
Politics

Answering the skill call to land elusive jobs

College grads realize it's skills that can help them become independent and a degree isn't always the best way forward

6 min read14 Aug 2015
Companies

R. Chandrasekaran | IT firms need a paradigm shift in hiring

India needs to focus on skills-related training that is linked to employability

3 min read7 May 2014
Opinion

Making reforms meaningful

Making reforms meaningful

3 min read15 Apr 2009
Politics

10,000 vocational schools needed to meet manpower deficit

10,000 vocational schools needed to meet manpower deficit

1 min read25 Sep 2007

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