Tag: National Skill Development Corporation

Quess and NSDC sign MoU to enhance skill development and employability

Quess Corp, India’s leading business services provider, announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), the apex skill development organization under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India. The MoU aims to enhance the employability of Indian youth by leveraging Quess’ and…

NSDC signs MoU with Pernod Ricard India Foundation for empowering tribal women in Jharkhand

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), working under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), has signed an MoU with Pernod Ricard India Foundation (PRIF), a CSR arm of the fast-growing multinational alcohol beverage company to develop a multi-skilling centre in the Gumla district of Jharkhand. The partnership is focused on empowering…

NSDC and Hero Vired enter into a strategic alliance to upskill the Indian youth

Edtech startup Hero Vired announced it has collaborated with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to offer internships, industry projects and financial support to professionals and higher education aspirants.  The collaboration aims at developing innovative training programs in emerging and relevant technologies such as drone deployment and game designing, among others. As the technology innovation partner,…

Hikvision India Partners with National Skill Development Corporation for Security Technology Training

Hikvision India has partnered with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to offer security technology training for India’s youth. The company will be providing security and video surveillance products and technology related training and certification programs Hikvision Certified Security Associate (HCSA) and Hikvision Certified Security Professional (HCSP) by collaborating with NSDC. According to a statement,…

Virohan raises $2.8 mn funding across seed and Series A rounds

Virohan, a healthcare vocational institute that provides progressive livelihoods to youth from low-income backgrounds, announced that it has raised $2.8 million across its seed and series A funding rounds. The seed funding round was led by Keiretsu Forum and Series A round was led by the elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization and by the…

NSDC, Microsoft collaborate to empower Indian youth with digital skills

With a vision to transform India into a skilled nation, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership aimed at providing digital skills to over 1 lakh youth in the country over the next 12 months.  Microsoft will collaborate with NSDC’s eSkill India portal to provide free access to learning resources…

National Skill Development Corporation and TCS partner to accelerate skill development

TCS iON, a strategic unit of Tata Consultancy Services, a global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, announced that it has partnered with the National Skill Development Corporation to provide its training partners access to the TCS iON Digital Glass Room, enabling them to move classroom vocational skills training to online mode for millions…

National Skill Development Corp and Salesforce partner to further skill development in India

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has announced its partnership with Salesforce, the global provider in customer relationship management (CRM), to enhance NSDC’s skill development and capacity building initiatives through Trailhead, Salesforce’s free online learning platform that empowers anyone to skill up and increase one’s job prospects in the digital economy. By 2022, more than 120…