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In this dynamic world, a single advantage will tip the balance to your benefit. Organizations around the world are also heavily investing in specialised courses aimed at improving technical and academic skills. These initiatives are a welcome change because they enable students and working employees to actively analyze business paradigm and to expand their job opportunities. These courses are relevant and help you keep up with the latest technology and regulations of the industry. Read this blog to know the top Skill Development courses in India as well as free courses online that you must explore!

Hard skills, or the tools that an employee is able to use to complete tasks, are incredibly important for the workplace. They are skills like knowledge of computer software, data analysis, video production, and social media marketing, among many others. The skills that companies are looking for are skills you should take the time to learn on your own through classes, training, and trial-and-error learning. See the graphic below for a list of the most in-demand hard skills employers are looking for right now:

We all know hard skills are important to every job. Each position has different hard skills that employees need to have (e.g. technical, software, and hardware knowledge for an IT professional, spatial awareness, design, and carpentry skills for a contractor). But at the end of the day, what are the skills every employee needs to have? Soft skills. 

But, what are soft skills? They’re the skills you’d like to see in the people you work with, like good communication, flexibility, and adaptability. A person could have all the necessary hard skills and more, but without soft skills, they’ll never succeed in a workplace.

PMKVY is a Skill Certification Scheme that aims to encourage the youth population of the country to take up training which is Industry- Relevant and builds them in Skill Development. The scheme was launched with an intention to provide secure livelihoods for the individuals participating in the training. PMKVY will also certify the previous learning experiences or skills of the individuals under the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

To integrate efforts of various departments of the State and Central Government organizations engaged in providing skill development training and make available employment oriented and placement linked training in vocational skills to 45 lakh youth in the age group of 14 to 35 years by 2016-17, and even at a greater pace thereafter, by partnering with government and private training providers, while ensuring equitable access to the most disadvantaged, including women; and strive for placement of preferably at least 70% of the trained youth in gainful wage and self-employment to enable them to contribute to the economic development of the State.