MSDE Ministry, IBM unveil Free Digital Learning Platform to reach job seekers
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- Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in partnership with IBM has unveiled Free Digital Learning Platform ‘Skills Build Reignite’ to reach more job seekers and provide new resources to business owners in India.
- Directorate General of Training, DGT, under the aegis of MSDE has also announced a 10-week duration Skills Build Innovation Camp for students, providing hands on project experience, enhanced learning and increased employability.
Source: AIR
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Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is a Ministry of Government of India set up on 9 November 2014 to coordinate all skill development efforts across the country.
- Industrial training, apprenticeship and other skill development responsibilities were transferred from the Ministry of Labour and Employment to this newly-made Ministry on 16 April 2015.
- It aims to remove the disconnect between demand and supply of skilled manpower, to build the new skills and innovative thinking not only for existing jobs but also for jobs that are to be created.
- Officeholder: Mahendra Nath Pandey (Minister)
- Founder: Government of India
- Founded: 9 November 2014, India
- Jurisdiction: India
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Annual budget: 3,400 crores INR (2018-19 est., US$480 million)
International Business Machines
- International Business Machines Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, with operations in over 170 countries.
- CEO: Arvind Krishna
- Founder: Charles Ranlett Flint
- Founded: 16 June 1911, Endicott, New York, United States
- Headquarters: Armonk, New York, United States