First Centre of Excellence for Skill Development in Power Sector- Highlights

Skill India recently established the Centre of Excellence for skill development in power sector. The centre is an outcome of collaboration between Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of National Education and Youth (Government of France) and Schneider Electric. The Centre has been established in the campus of National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurugram, ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: centre of excellence • NAtional Skill Development Council • Skill India • Skill India Mission • Skill India Portal

NSTIs of Skill Development to be used as Quarantine Centres for COVID-19

On March 29, 2020, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has decided to convert National skill Training Institutes (NSTI) into quarantine isolation facilities. Highlights Along with Quarantine Centres, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is to provide 1 lakh personnel trained in healthcare skills to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. These ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Corona virus • COVID-19 • Health care • Ministry of Skill Development • SANKALP • SANKALP Project • SANKALP Scheme • Skill India • Skill India Mission

Skill India gets its first Batch of IES officers to ISDS cadre

The first batch of newest central government services, ‘Indian Skill Development Services’ (ISDS) commenced their training program at Administrative Training Institute (ATI), Mysuru, Karnataka. This is the first batch which is joining ISDS cadre from Indian Engineering Service (IES) Examination conducted by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission). Key Highlights As this is the 1st batch ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019

Topics: Indian Engineering Service • Indian Skill Development Services • newest central government services • Skill India Mission • Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship • Union Public Service Commission

15 July: World Youth Skills Day

The World Youth Skills Day is observed every year on 15 July across the world. UNESCO’s theme for WYSD 2019 is- Learning to learn for life and work. The day 15 July 2019 also marks 4th anniversary of National Skill Development Mission also known as Skill India Mission which was launched on 15 July in ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: National Skill Development Mission • Skill India Mission • UNESCO • United Nations General Assembly • World Youth Skills Day

Explained: Samarth Scheme

Recently, a meeting of stakeholders on Samarth Scheme (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector) under Skill India Mission was held in New Delhi to familiarize the stakeholders about scheme and its guidelines. The meeting was chaired by Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani.  It was attended by the senior officials of Textiles Ministry, ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

Topics: Government Schemes • National • Samarth Scheme • Skill India Mission • Smriti Irani r • Textiles Sector