CII - Rahul Bajaj Centre of Excellence on Skills

𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡! Indian Institute of Management Kashipur, in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry, DICCI, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India, and the National SC-ST Hub (NSSH), has introduced a focused 𝑩𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 to support entrepreneurs from 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 who are ready to elevate their business journey. This initiative brings together leading academic expertise and strong industry mentorship to offer founders the 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 needed for long-term business success. Sougata Roy Choudhury | Archana Sinha | Milind Kamble | DICCI | Ravi Kumar Narra #Entrepreneurship #InclusiveGrowth #BusinessAccelerator #MSME #StartupIndia #IndustryPartnership

𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂'𝒔 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆! Mr. Pranab Patil from JSW, Kamleshwar Plant, Nagpur, visited the CII Skill Training Centre, Chhindwara (MSTI), where he toured the sectoral labs and interacted with the students. On completion of the course run by JSW Foundation, certificates were distributed to students trained in: -- Cummins Inc. - LHP Genset Repair & Maintenance -- Voltas Limited - A TATA Enterprise - Multi-Cuisine Cook -- SPCL Infotech Services Pvt. Ltd. - Civil Foreman Supervisor -- Bajaj Auto Ltd - Two Wheeler Technician. The visit highlighted the strong industry collaboration in 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒋𝒐𝒃-𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔. #SkillDevelopment #JSWFoundation #CII #SkillIndia #YouthEmpowerment #Chhindwara #CII #CIISkills #CertificateDistribution #Empowering #SkilledWorkforce

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚–𝐔𝐊 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 Confederation of Indian Industry has exchanged an MoU with City & Guilds to strengthen 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂–𝑼𝑲 collaboration in global skill development. This collaboration marks a major step towards building a 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆, 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆-𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆. Sougata Roy Choudhury | Kirstie Donnelly, MBE | Mandy Smith | Alan Howard | Anand Patil #IndiaUKCollaboration #GlobalSkills #SkillDevelopment #FutureReadyWorkforce #CII #CIISkills #CityAndGuilds #WorkforceDevelopment #InternationalPartnership #SkillsForSuccess #EmploymentOpportunities

𝑩𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 2 𝑨𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒕! 🚨 Don't miss your chance to become a 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐈 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫. The highly anticipated second intake for this pivotal Industry 4.0 program starts soon. 👉To future-proof your career, register now or scan the QR code. 🔗https://lnkd.in/dqs257UH Confederation of Indian Industry | International Centre for Industrial Transformation (INCIT) Kriti Luthra Ranjana Raveesh SAMRAT MAZUMDAR #Batch2Alert #CertifiedSIRIAssessor #Industry4_0 #LeadershipDevelopment #EnrollNow #CareerGrowth #ProfessionalCertification #FutureOfWork #SkillUp #InnovationLeadership

“𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂; 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅,”  said Dr. Arvind Virmani, Member, NITI Aayog, Govt. of India, at the 𝐂𝐈𝐈 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐛𝐬 & 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤: 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢, noting that jobs and skills go hand in hand. He called for 𝑯𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏–𝑨𝑰 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔, 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚–𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚, citing East Asia’s “learning by doing” model as a proven pathway to growth. Confederation of Indian Industry | NITI Aayog Official #FutureOfWork #SkillForIndia #HumanAI #IndustryTraining #Apprenticeships #Productivity #LearningByDoing #CIIConference #Jobs #GrowthEnablers

Nirmal Singh, CEO of Wheebox ETS, provided crucial data highlighting India's progress at the 𝑪𝑰𝑰 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑱𝒐𝒃𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌: 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝑬𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒔. "The latest 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 2026 confirms a significant positive trajectory for our nation. India's employability has risen from 54.81% 𝒊𝒏 2025 𝒕𝒐 56.35% 𝒊𝒏 2026. This strong increase is a clear signal of our accelerating transition toward a 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍-𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝑨𝑰-𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚. Furthermore, this growth solidifies India's role as a key contributor to the global talent pool." Confederation of Indian Industry | Wheebox ETS #IndiaSkillsReport2026 #FutureOfWork #SkillIndia #JobsAndSkills #AITalent #DigitalEconomy #GlobalTalent #CII

Speaking at the 𝑪𝑰𝑰 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑱𝒐𝒃𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌: 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝑬𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒔, “AI adoption is rapidly transforming recruitment and business operations, 44% 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐈, while another 37% 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 to adopt it soon.”, stated Mr. Devashish Sharma (देवाशीष शर्मा) Sharma, Co-Founder & Taggd, Member - National Committee for Skills and Livelihood, CII. India Decoding Jobs 2026 shows that tech and data roles remain in strong demand, 𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝑪𝑻𝑶𝒔, 𝑪𝑫𝑶𝒔, 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒄𝒚𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝑰/𝑴𝑳 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒔. Taggd | Confederation of Indian Industry #CIIConference #FutureOfWork #AIAdoption #JobMarketTrends #TechRoles #DigitalTransformation #Cybersecurity #AIandML #RecruitmentInnovation #GrowthEnablers

Speaking at the 𝑪𝑰𝑰 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑱𝒐𝒃𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌: 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝑬𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒔, Shri Suresh Prabhu, Former Minister for Civil Aviation Authority, Commerce & Industry, and Railways, lauded CII's efforts to bring together 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 for deliberations on issues of global importance. "𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂'𝒔 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒅𝒍𝒚. 𝑱𝒐𝒃𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔," 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅. #SureshPrabhu #CII #IndustryGovernmentCollaboration #GlobalImportance #JobLandscape #EmploymentOpportunities #EconomicGrowth #CivilAviation #CommerceAndIndustry #RailwaysInnovation

Speaking at the 𝑪𝑰𝑰 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑱𝒐𝒃𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌: 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝑬𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒔, Prof. Uma Kanjilal underscored the importance of aligning education with industry evolution. As the world of work transforms, initiatives like the CII– Indira Gandhi National Open University Career Edge Academy play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between academia and the workplace — 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 that meet the demands of tomorrow’s economy. #CII #FutureOfWork #NEP2020 #SkillDevelopment #Education #LifelongLearning #DigitalTransformation #IndustryAcademiaPartnership #Leadership

𝑮𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑫𝒂𝒚 𝑻𝒘𝒐 – 𝑪𝑰𝑰 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑱𝒐𝒃𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌: 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝑬𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒔 The CII conference continued the momentum with insightful deliberations on the 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺. The day brought together 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒚𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒂, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆-𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂’𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆. 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲: • The day featured thought-provoking sessions on 𝑨𝑰 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏-𝒕𝒐-𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, all of which emphasised the importance of continuous skill development and technological adaptation. • Discussions on 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆-𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔, showcasing collaborative models for employability and inclusive growth. • A Special Address by Ms. Vandana Gurnani, Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Governme, sharing perspectives on aligning education and employment with emerging industry needs and leveraging technology for workforce transformation. The day concluded with a strong reaffirmation of 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒂 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂’𝒔 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 agenda and prepare a resilient, globally competitive workforce for the future. Confederation of Indian Industry | NITI Aayog | NITI Aayog Official #CII #JobsAndFutureOfWork #SkillDevelopment #FutureReadyWorkforce #IndiaGrowthStory #CIIConference #FutureOfJobs #AI #Innovation