• Building on the hiring momentum seen last year, 2019 is expected to see a 10-12% increase in hiring activity Mumbai, India, March 19, 2019 : With no headwinds to deal with – such as demonetization, GST implementation, and revised H1B regulations that affected the industry last year – companies…
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Gartner Says Workers Expect 15 Percent Compensation Increase When Switching Companies
• Compensation Remains Top Driver to Attract and Retain Talent in the U.S. With more jobs available than there are workers to fill them and low U.S. unemployment rates holding steady, organizations are facing increasing complexity around compensating new hires versus current employees, according to Gartner, Inc. The latest data…
Simplilearn Partners With National Skill Development Corporation to Upskill Learners in Digital Skills
Bangalore, India, March 15, 2019 : Simplilearn a leading digital skills training provider, today announced that the company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to upskill learners in digital skills. As a part of the MoU, 33 of Simplilearn’s courses will be accredited…
Women get a special focus under Skill India Mission
New Delhi, India, March 9, 2019 : Since its inception, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has undertaken several initiatives to achieve women empowerment through skill development. Increase of women participation in workforce can give further boost to our economy and Skill India mission is committed to facilitate this…
Gartner Predicts By 2023 Over Half of Government IT Workers Will Occupy Roles That Don’t Exist Today
• Most New Government Technology Solutions Will Be Delivered and Supported Using a XaaS Model by 2023 • Gartner, Inc. predicts that by 2023, 50 percent of the roles that government CIOs will oversee do not exist in government IT today. The recent Gartner CIO survey shows that the transition to digital government is gaining momentum.…
Union HRD Minister launches the Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills
• Union HRD Minister launches the Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS) for providing industry apprenticeship opportunities SHREYAS will help the youth to obtain gainful employment and contribute to country’s progress : Prakash Javadekar New Delhi, India, March 4, 2019 : The Minister for Human Resources…
Key role of States in giving ‘Udan’ scheme a boost, says Suresh Prabhu at ‘WINGS 2019’
• Bid to make air travel affordable and accessible to the common man New Delhi, India, March 1, 2019 : Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, advised state government to board the ‘Udan’ regional connectivity scheme to give a fillip to intra-regional and inter-regional air connectivity and…
VIT-Amaravati Campus organizes National Technology Festival “V-TAPP 2019”
• V-TAPP 2019 – VIT – AP’s National Technology Festival • V-TAPP 2019 to be held on 9-10 March, 2019 in VIT- AP Amaravati Campus • V-TAPP is VIT-AP’s carnival for igniting young minds towards technical advancements • This year, the events will range from Hack-a-thons, Make-a-thons, Idea-a-thons, Code-a-thons, workshops,…
IMA Student Leadership Conference in India Highlights Need for Human Skills
Bangalore, India, February 26, 2019 : IMA (Institute of Management Accountants), the association of accountants and financial professionals in business, recently concluded its first Student Leadership Conference (SLC) in Bangalore on February 2, 2019. More than 210 students and faculty members from 13 universities across India attended the event. “With ever-smarter processes and software, the traditional role of accountants is…
CGI Partners With NASSCOM to Build Capability in Digital Technologies Using FutureSkills
Bangalore, India, February 26, 2019 : CGI (CGI INFORMATION SYSTEMS & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS PVT LTD) is partnering with the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) to help its professionals build capability in digital technologies using FutureSkills, a leading IT skills portal powered by Edcast. NASSCOM provides access to FutureSkills platform exclusively to…