Efforts To Bridge Skill Gap
Coursera announces the launch of Coursera for Governments and non-profits, a unique effort by a leading technology company to close current and emerging skills gaps in the global workforce. THe initial partners include Governments and non-profits in Egypt, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Singapore and the US.
“The skills gap can no longer be ignored as a major force driving world events,” Millions of people lack the skills needed for new and better jobs, and increasing automation will only widen the gap. Governments and nonprofits focused on workforce development are eager to work with us and our university partners to deliver skills education to populations at unprecedented scale,” Rick levin, CEO of Coursera said.
It can be used by organisations focused on workforce development to curate online learning programmes aligned to their labour market needs which range from digital manufacturing and business English to programming for everybody and data science, from schools like Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, etc. Government organisations can then instantly make university courses and certificates aligned to high-demand skills available to their constituents.
Skills on Wheels by tpsdi
Tata Power, recently inaugurated Tata Power Skill Development Institute’s (TPSDI) Skills on Wheels, a mobile concept to make skill trainings more accessible to people. Through this mobile training and assessment center, TPSDI will provide Recognition of Prior learning (RPl), Motor Rewinding, Solar Skills; training and accreditation to neighborhood electricians, etc.
The objective is to provide trainings to neighborhood electricians by making training opportunities more accessible to them. It is essentially a 16X8X8.6 feet mobile container designed to seat 12 trainees at a time. At one end of the container is the neighborhood electrician’s simulator for testing, which contains multiple electrical points commonly found in typical Indian homes. This is connected to an electrical motor, can be configured to create multiple faults intended to be rectified by the trainees. The container also has a variety of tools used in household electrical work and common household circuits.
Speaking on the occasion, Anil Sardana, MD & CEO, Tata Power, said: “We appreciate TPSDI’s efforts in taking forward Prime Minister’s vision of Skill India Mission. The TPSDI will next expand its footprints beyond its four training hubs through a model which will include more mobile spokes centres. We aspire to make TPSDI one of the best in class technical training set ups in the country.”
Young Engineer and Scientist’s Award Announced
Honda Motor India Pvt ltd (HMI) presented the 10th Edition of the Young Engineer and Scientist’s (YES) Award for 2016 to 14 students from India’s premium science and technology institutes, the IITs, across India.
The award was instituted by Honda Foundation in India in the year 2007. In India it is facilitated by Honda Motor India to nurture young students who have excelled in the area of science and technology and aspire for higher academic achievement.
With this programme, the foundation hopes to promote dissemination of eco-technology among the young generations. It also provides platform for Japanese and Indian students to interact and exchange ideas related to science, technology and industry.
The award is being given every year to bright students of the IITs after a rigorous evaluation by a panel of senior Honda executives and prominent Indian scientists.
The chief guest HE Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Japan, presented the award to the students in recognition of their outstanding all-round performance in academics.