New-age skills essential for youth
A report by Quest Alliance, produced in collaboration with Tandem Research and supported by Cisco as part of the Future Right Skills Network, says skill-building with specific reference to the platform economy has significant potential to revive India’s growth in a post-COVID world.
Speaking at the web release of the Report, titled Skilling for the Future of Work – An Outlook for Youth in the Platform Economy, Aakash Sethi, CEO, Quest Alliance, said: “Over the last decade of our work with Industrial Training Institutes (ITI)s, we have found that mere proficiency in trade or industry skills will no longer suffice in the 21st century workplace – more so in a post-COVID world. Given the immense capacity of the platform economy to create jobs in the near-future, our research points to specific skills that can empower ITI graduates to access and navigate these opportunities.”
Projections made before the economic downturn in India and subsequently, the COVID-19 pandemic – estimated that the e-commerce sector has the potential to create 1 million jobs by 2023 and be worth $ 200 billion by 2026.
New research in Carbon Nanotube Composites
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras Researchers work in the field of Carbon Nanotube Composites have yielded promising results that can contribute greatly in reducing the vibration during car rides.
Polymer composites – materials formed by combining polymers with various additives – have been used for a long time in recorded history for various purposes. Many polymers, loaded with various types of reinforcing fillers, are the mainstay of daily use articles, from automobile parts to construction components.
Professor Prathap Haridoss, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras, along with his co-scientists and research students at the institute, are working towards developing and testing interesting polymer composites.
The results have been recently published the international journal Nanoscale Advances. The paper was co-authored by Dr Anand Joy, Dr Susy Varughese, Dr Anand K Kanjarla, Dr S. Sankaran and Prof. Prathap Haridoss.
Management Practice and Leadership course
The Vedica scholar programme for women has announced that its Management Practice and Leadership Programme will commence from September 1, 2020.
In light of the ongoing pandemic, the batch will commence in September with an online induction model followed by a hybrid model from October till December, and in-person classes January 2021 onwards. Vedica has issued detailed COVID guidelines to ensure safety of students on campus and hostel. An innovative approach, showcasing its commitment towards ensuring the authenticity of the educational experience to each student has been envisioned.
Students will also go through a digital management course to prepare for the new generation of workforces. The induction is aimed to prime students to make most of their 18-months at Vedica.