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L&T’s A.M. Naik appointed NSDC chairman
L&T's A.M. Naik comes in place of S. Ramadorai, who had resigned as NSDC chairman in November 2016 citing personal reasons
1 min read28 Nov 2018Peerless Skill Academy Kolkata to offer healthcare and hospitality courses
The courses are likely to benefit students of Kolkata and nearby areas by giving them opportunities to get training at the group's hotel and hospital during the course
1 min read11 Oct 2018Government may set up a regulator to oversee skill education
The multiplicity of agencies and lack of oversight is pushing the government to come in with a regulator akin to the All India Council for Technical Education, govt officials say
2 min read9 Aug 2018Centre may set up body to regulate for-profit skills training sector
Skill training programmes run under both NSDC and industrial training institutes (ITIs) will likely be brought under a statutory body
2 min read25 Jan 2018NSDC may lose power to implement skills schemes
The skills ministry will instead give National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) powers to identify organizations willing to invest in skilling people
3 min read30 Aug 2017Care24 to train over 10,000 attendants for handling chronic illnesses
Healthcare startup Care24 to train over 10,000 attendants for specialised treatments such as cancer, neurological disorders, and orthopaedic and cardiac conditions
1 min read17 Aug 2017Govt abandons goal of training 500 million people in new skills by 2022
Skill development ministry, led by Rajiv Pratap Rudy, has refused to spell out a new number that the government and its ministries will chase
3 min read8 Jun 2017Many of NSDC’s initial loans have turned bad: Skills minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Skill development minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy on the skill ecosystem, and the government's inability to ensure a salary premium for skilled manpower
2 min read26 May 2017NSDC 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 2017Serious conflict of interest in NSDC’s functioning, says govt panel
In its report, the panel said the NSDC has not been able to discharge its responsibilities for setting up sector skill councils
2 min read26 Apr 2017Popular Topics
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