Microsoft India announced a partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) to launch DigiSaksham – a collaborative digital skills training initiative to empower jobseekers in an increasingly tech driven economy. This joint initiative is an extension of the government’s ongoing engagement to upskill youth from rural and semi-urban areas. Through this initiative, Microsoft, […]
Category: Learning & Development
Time will tell what 2021 will hold for employers, teams and workers. Setting goals at the start of the year will offer a North Star for many employees. It will help to unite teams, at a time when many people remain working remotely. It will provide motivation to individuals and will keep careers developing, ready for the future.
Work from home is here to stay; and the stress on social distancing is more than before. However, business continuity is a must, and therefore, everything must go on. A crucial part of business continuity is efficient and effective talent management. As the current work set up has become Normal, talent management has transformed to […]
The launch of the Flagship Leadership Development Program – Masterful Management gave us an opportunity to rethink the way we have been approaching learning, breaking free from the limits imposed by outdated traditional systems, management thinking and organization culture. This program was a way to enhance the capability of our future leaders to face challenges with commitment, conviction, curiosity and clarity of thought.
Simplilearn, the world’s leading online Bootcamp for digital economy skills training, has launched their SkillUp initiative, a free learning platform to help individuals get started and chart their path to success in today’s competitive work environment. Through this, learners across the globe will have free access to over 1,000 hours of learning and tech skilling […]
Today the number of remote workers is greater than ever before and due to recent circumstances such as COVID-19, more employees are turning to virtual jobs. While many workers like the idea of working from home, it’s normal for people to feel detached and alienated from their colleagues. Have a morning routine Having a morning […]
As a step towards capacity building of all civil service officials, the Government of India has recently launched Mission Karmayogi- National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building
The EPFO gained 14.90 lakh net subscribers in September 2020, raising its user base by about 30.92 lakh in the first two quarters of the current financial year: says Labour Ministry data Net new enrolments with retirement fund body EPFO rose to 14.9 lakh in September from 8.8 lakh in August 2020, according to its […]
A mid-career transition is not always what it seems. Changing careers could be very risky, hence it is important to think through some crucial points. We all know someone who has faced the mid-career crisis. Some of us have also been there and it is not the best situation to be in. A mid-career crisis […]
French IT major Capgemini recently announced that it has partnered with e-learning platform Coursera to help upskill its 270,000 employees globally. The collaboration will help employees develop their skills in several areas including professional services, technology consulting, cloud adoption and sales productivity. The company in an official statement said, “Access to top-quality learning content is […]
Imagine you’re given a choice between two drivers for your daily office commute. One is trained and the other is not. Who would you choose? Obviously the trained one. But what if there is no upfront cost for the untrained driver? You still wouldn’t choose him? Yet there are many organizations that don’t engage in […]
EdTech or Educational Technology is the combined use of physical equipment, programming, and instructive theory to provide learning and encouraging education by improving the execution, creation, and usage of technological resources. It encompasses several domains including online training, computer based-education, and m-learning (learning through mobiles).
Forrester, a leading research and advisory firm based in the US, has launched a training program to help businesses develop their people to create better customer experiences. The program offers a unique blend of hands-on learning and self-paced lessons in a digital learning platform, taught by Forrester experts. The lessons leverages Forrester’s more than 20 […]
The role of a Chief Learning Officer is about – providing leadership to organisational capability building, in line with business expectations. The Chief Learning Officer should keep eyes on some of these, in order to add value to the business in an effective manner. The dimensions of these priorities will vary from one organisation to […]