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Future-Ready Skills in India: Are Universities and Professors Keeping Up?

India Employer Forum August 13, 2025

As India sets its sights on becoming a global hub for skilled professionals, an urgent question persists—are our universities preparing students for the realities of the rapidly evolving job market? As emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, quantum computing, and climate tech reshape global industries, the capacity of higher education to equip students with relevant, […]

Stackable Credentials and the Modern Vocational Education in India

India Employer Forum August 12, 2025

The vocational education landscape in India is undergoing a significant transformation, marked by the emergence of short-term, credential-based learning pathways that lead to meaningful employment opportunities. The traditional model of vocational education has been restructured in terms of curriculum structure, accessibility, duration, and quality of training, aligning more effectively with the skill requirements of today’s […]

Apprenticeship In India 2025: Latest Trends and Insights

India Employer Forum August 11, 2025

Apprenticeship programs serve as a vital tool, bridging the gap between academics and industry-specific skill requirements. In 2025, India’s apprenticeship landscape is undergoing a major transformation, reshaping how organizations across sectors design and implement these programs. Key drivers of this shift include rising demand for apprentices in sunrise sectors, the emergence of new apprenticeship hubs, […]

Monthly Compliance Roundup July 2025

India Employer Forum August 8, 2025

The regulatory compliance landscape in India is highly dynamic, with an average of ~42 updates per day. In 2024 alone, there were as many as 9,331 updates w.r.t compliance requirements. These regulatory changes are notified on over 2,000 union, state, and local government websites in the form of notifications, directions, circulars, advisories, orders, amendments, and […]

Rethinking Labour Productivity in the Age of Disruption

India Employer Forum August 7, 2025

India’s workforce stands at a pivotal crossroads. While the country continues to harness the potential of its young and growing talent pool, persistent challenges like declining employee engagement, high attrition, and widespread burnout are quietly eroding productivity. These issues go beyond surface-level HR concerns; they point to deeper structural inefficiencies in workplace culture, role design, […]

Festive Season Hiring In India: Trends, Demands and Benefits

India Employer Forum August 6, 2025

The festive seasons in India generate significant employment opportunities across various sectors, offering both short-term and long-term job roles. The growing prevalence of gig work, the adoption of virtual interviews, and the launch of exclusive e-commerce mega sales events have collectively contributed to the surge in festive hiring. A notable increase in demand for diverse […]

India’s New Space Age: Innovation, Industry, and the Next Frontier

India Employer Forum August 5, 2025

India’s space program began in the 1960s with modest sounding rockets launched from Thumba. The successful launch of Aryabhata in 1975 was a foundational moment, soon followed by SLV-3, INSAT, and IRS satellite systems. In 2008, India launched Chandrayaan-1, marking its first mission to the Moon, and in 2013, it became the first Asian nation […]

Beyond Compliance: Why Third-Party Inspection and Certification Are Critical for India’s Regulatory Future

India Employer Forum August 4, 2025

Third-party inspection and certification services hold significant importance in maintaining quality, safety, and adherence to regulatory norms across various sectors in India. Whether in manufacturing, infrastructure, food, pharmaceuticals, or renewable energy, these independent services help avoid conflicts of interest and strengthen credibility in compliance activities. In industries involving public safety and complex regulations, third-party certification […]

City Watch: Exploring the Employment Landscape in Indore

India Employer Forum August 1, 2025

The current business landscape is witnessing a significant transformation in Tier 2 cities, positioning them as emerging hubs for both employers and job seekers. Indore, named as the cleanest city in India for 7 consecutive years, is also the financial capital of Madhya Pradesh. This city is now joining the ranks of other rapidly growing […]

The Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS) Pilot 2: Driving India’s Employability Forward

India Employer Forum July 31, 2025

India holds the potential to benefit from its demographic dividend, marked by a large youth population. However, the persistent gap between academic learning and industry-ready skills is a source of concern as it is putting into question the overall employability of this demographic. To address this skill gap, the Government of India launched the Prime […]

Unconscious Bias in the Workplace: The Invisible Barrier

India Employer Forum July 30, 2025

By Meghna Makkar, POSH Expert and Purpose Life Coach Have you realised that we often operate under a bias? By bias, I mean a preference for one thing over another, and often in ways that are unfair and not based on facts. We make our choices all the while – who we talk to, who […]

Five Years of NEP 2020: A Blueprint Stuck at the Drawing Board

India Employer Forum July 29, 2025

In July 2020, India launched one of its most ambitious and long-overdue educational policy reforms: the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Framed after extensive consultation and touted as a 21st-century blueprint for “holistic, flexible, multidisciplinary” learning, the policy was a long-awaited response to the systemic inertia plaguing Indian education. With promises of transforming everything from […]

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