Pranab for industry participation in skill development

Last Updated: Saturday, October 1, 2011, 00:05

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday sought greater cooperation from the private sector to expedite skill development to sustain high economic growth.

Skill development, credit flow keys to MSME growth: President

Last Updated: Friday, September 2, 2011, 16:49

Asserting that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have great potential, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil Friday stressed on the need for skill development and timely availability of credit for growth of the sector.

Prez wants varsities to promote skill development

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 17:31

President Pratibha Patil asked universities to promote skill development apart from providing education.

Sibal moots skill development course in agriculture in high schools

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 18:36

HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday mooted introducing a skill development course in agriculture at higher secondary level to equip the youth for employment.

Govt plans skill development scheme for rural youth

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 22:41

Government is considering an ambitious skill development programme to create job opportunities for those rural youths who belong to minority community and are below poverty line.

Youth trained under skill development prog get job in pvt sec

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 21:56

A poverty alleviation programme of the government has provided employment to over 2000 rural youths, who were living below the poverty line, in the organised private sector.

India to help in skill development of Afghanistan

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 18:42

Recognising capacity building as a key element in rebuilding of Afghanistan, India will help the war-torn country in skill development programme and employment generation initiatives under a pact signed today.

More than 2.4 lakh imparted skill development training: Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, August 20, 2009, 18:24

The government`s Skill Development Initiative to give vocational training to 10 lakh people in the next five years has taken off well and close to two and a half lakh people have been trained so far under the scheme.