1.
SBI to
offer MOOCs on edX platform starting November
Learners do not require any
specific qualifications to apply for the courses. State Bank
of India (SBI) and non-profit education platform, edX, are collaborating to
develop the skill sets of interested learners to help their careers grow in
this fast-paced competitive world. As part of this partnership, SBI will offer
its Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on the edX platform with effect from
November 2020. At first three courses will be offered — Unleashing Creativity
at the Workplace, Relationship Marketing Strategy for Financial Services and
Conflict Resolution. Each of these courses will last for four to six weeks,
with students expected to spend two to three hours per week per course. No
specific qualification is necessary for interested learners to apply for these
courses. These courses have been curated and designed by experienced and
practising bankers with excellent academic credentials.
2.
Microsoft-NSDC tie-up
to offer digital skills to 1 lakh women
Over 70 hours of content on digital, employability, nano
entrepreneurship and communication skills will be provided, free of cost, to
underserved young women. Microsoft has joined hands with the National Skill
Development Corporation (NSDC) to skill over one lakh underserved women in
India over the next 10 months. This is part of the Microsoft – NSDC
collaboration to equip one lakh youth in India with digital skills. The aim is
to increase women’s workforce participation by providing underserved young
women from rural areas the skills to survive and grow in a digital economy.
Over 70 hours of course content will be available free of cost, on digital
literacy, enhancing employability, nano entrepreneurship, communication skills
and other subjects. The programme will curate a series of live training
sessions and digital skilling drives to help create opportunities for young
girls and women, particularly first-time job seekers and those who may have
lost their livelihood during the pandemic, to join the future workforce. These
live training sessions will be delivered online through the Microsoft Community
Training (MCT) platform. The trainees will be able to access the content
already available on the MCT platform and engage with peers.
3.
Punjab
youth to be trained for competitive exams
The training sessions will be held with the help of the District Bureau of Employment and Enterprises. The Punjab government has about one lakh vacancies to fill. Of the available positions, 50,000 will be filled in the ongoing financial year, while the rest will be filled next year. However, all the positions in Groups A, B and C will be filled on the basis of written tests, for which the state government plans to train its youth. The Government of Punjab is planning to tie up with training partners who will impart coaching to interested youth, to attempt various state and central-level competitive exams, including those of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), banks, Railway Recruitment Board and other departments. The Department of Employment Generation and Training has started hiring various training partners across districts. These training partners will screen candidates via tests, to evaluate their aptitude for an exam and coach them accordingly. Minimum qualification for a government job, however, is graduation.
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