HR Learning: 2 Nov, 2020

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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.

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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.

 

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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.