Upskilling: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

Latest Upskilling HR Trends, workforce insights, and expert analysis. Stay updated with the latest news on Upskilling.

Updated on: Mar 2022

Survey & Report

employees believe COVID- impacted reskilling, upskilling strategies

Mar 31, 2022

How Thomas Cook Talks About Upskilling at Performance Review

Not only at Thomas Cook but the world of work is changing. The pandemic has changed the way we work ...

Performance Appraisal

Mar 4, 2022

How Thomas Cook Talks About Upskilling at Performance Review

TCS offers job-ready courses to students of the University of Kashmir

Indias largest IT major, Tata Consultancy Services TCS has announced its partnership with t...

Industry

Feb 27, 2022

TCS offers job-ready courses to students of the University of Kashmir

Infosys BPM to hire people in Costa Rica by

Infosys BPM, the business process management arm ofnbspInfosys, a global leader in next-generation...

Hiring

Feb 16, 2022

Infosys BPM to hire people in Costa Rica by

Survey & Report

Demand for digital skills surges as companies go for upskilling: Report

As industries across sectors are upskilling to bridge the emerging skill gap, a report has revealed that the demand for digital skills such as Java, Cloud, and Platform technologies has seen a surge since last quarter The demand for talent with digital skills such as testing, platform technologies, Java, Cloud Infra, and Data Analytics, among […]

Dec 18, 2021

Jobs

Govt of India launches DigiSaksham to enhance employability of youth

Minister for Labour and Employment, Shri Bhupender Yadav has launched DigiSaksham – a digital skills programme to enhance the employability of youth by imparting digital skills that are required in an increasingly technology driven era. This joint initiative with Microsoft India is an extension of the Government’s ongoing programs to support the youth from rural […]

Oct 1, 2021

Learning & Development

Do You Want to Remain Professionally Relevant in the Digital World?

Do You Want to Remain Professionally Relevant in the Digital World? There was a time when graduating from a reputable academic institution meant a warm welcome to a safe professional journey with a steady climb up the corporate ladder and ending in a respectable retirement from a grateful organization. However, as analog initiatives have increasingly […]

May 13, 2021

Jobs

PwC aims to hire 10,000 Black and Latinx students by 2026

PwC plans to hire 10,000 Black and Latinx college students over the next five years. The initiative is part of the accounting and consulting firm’s goal of reaching 35% Black and Latinx representation among its interns, entry-level hires, and experienced hires. PwC is seeking to build a workforce that more closely represents the diversity within higher education, […]

Apr 30, 2021

Human Resources

Cadila Global President HR on Reskilling & Upskilling Challenges in this year

In conversation with Sameer Nagarajan, Global President Human Resources, Cadila Pharmaceuticals on Skilling, Reskilling, and Upskilling Sameer is a senior HR professional with over 33 years of experience in leading the HR function while partnering businesses to growth and profitability. Prior to Cadila, he was working with Dabur International Limited as Executive Vice President, Human […]

Apr 26, 2021

Jobs

Microsoft targets 50,000 jobs with LinkedIn ‘re-skilling’ effort

Microsoft targets 50,000 jobs with LinkedIn ‘re-skilling’ effort Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday that it aims to place 50,000 people in jobs that require technology skills as part of a broader push being undertaken with its professional networking website LinkedIn to help workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic move into new fields. The jobs will be in what Microsoft calls […]

Mar 31, 2021

Jobs

PwC collaborates with UNICEF and YuWaah! to upskill 300 Mn people in India

PwC India announces collaboration with UNICEF and YuWaah! to help bridge digital gap and help upskill 300 million young people in India over the next 10 years PwC India announced the launch of a strategic collaboration with UNICEF and YuWaah (Generation Unlimited in India) to help bridge the digital gap and help upskill 300 million young people […]

Dec 9, 2020

Jobs

Upskilling – A Win-Win Situation, says Dilipkumar Khandelwal, MD, Deutsche Bank

Upskilling – A Win-Win Situation: Dilipkumar Khandelwal, MD, Deutsche Bank Only learning organisations have what it takes to survive in the long run. The knowledge gained through an academic degree needs to be supplemented by relevant industry knowledge and skills over the course of our careers; hence, corporations are increasingly investing in upskilling their employees. […]

Dec 5, 2020

Jobs

Cognizant 2020 Fit For Growth plan: 7,000 mid, senior-level employees laid off

Cognizant 2020 Fit For Growth plan: 7,000 mid, senior-level employees laid off In October 2019, the Teaneck-based IT services firm Cognizant had announced the “2020 Fit for Growth” plan. As a part of the plan, it would lay off 12,000 mid to senior level employees, of which 5,000 will be reskilled and redeployed. The rest […]

Nov 15, 2020

Jobs

Shelf-life of skills now only 2-3 years: NASSCOM Chairman

Shelf-life of skills now only 2-3 years said, NASSCOM Chairman, and COO of Infosys, U B Pravin Rao Chairman of IT-BPM industry body NASSCOM, U B Pravin Rao, said on Sunday that the shelf-life of skills is now only two to three years as he stressed the need for continuous, lifelong learning. As corporates are […]

Aug 10, 2020

Jobs

Capgemini to hire 25K and reskill 50K employees in India

Capgemini to hire 25,000 people in 2020 and reskill 50,000 employees in next 6 Months IT major, Capgemini is on track to meet its target of hiring 25,000 to 30,000 employees in India by 2020 and plans to reskill about 50,000 employees over the next six months. The company has onboarded till now 9,500 people […]

Aug 7, 2020

New HR Trends

Rethink, Renew & Relaunch HR in the New Abnormal!

Rethink, Renew & Relaunch HR in the New Abnormal! “There is no going back, and there will be a new normal!” was the thought that echoed in the Board room as we got together immediately after we heard about Covid-19 cases, and how it was impacting everyone globally. Our immediate concern was the well-being of […]

Jul 27, 2020