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skills
Commodities Tea Board launches certified tea tasting courses to boost skills and quality in India's tea industry
The Tea Board of India has launched certified tea tasting courses at its Kurseong research and development centre to build a professionally trained workforce for the tea industry. The programme, approved by NCVET and aligned with national education and skill frameworks, offers courses of 60 and 210 hours, with the inaugural batch underway at the Darjeeling Tea Research and Development Centre.
Manufacturing Apprenticeships Blend Age-Old Skills with Modern Technology Training
The Heritage Skills Academy's level three apprenticeship combines 3D printing and CAD with traditional engineering skills. Government data shows a nearly quarter decline in lower-level apprenticeships as higher-level programmes gain traction.
Commodities Scotland Awards £1.7M for Offshore Wind Skills Training Pipeline
The Scottish Government has awarded almost £1.7 million ($2.25 million) to three projects to boost training and skills for the offshore wind sector, including a regional skills hub, expanded engineering construction programmes, and new courses at North East Scotland College. The funding, part of the Offshore Wind Skills Programme, is expected to attract similar private investment and support an estimated 49,000 jobs in Scotland's offshore wind industry.
SkillsVote Framework Governs Agent Skills Lifecycle from Collection to Evolution
SkillsVote is a lifecycle-governance framework for Agent Skills that addresses redundancy, quality, and environment sensitivity in open skill ecosystems. It profiles a million-scale open source corpus, decomposes trajectories into skill-linked subtasks, and admits only successful reusable discoveries to evidence-gated updates. Experiments on Terminal-Bench 2.0 and SWE-Bench Pro show performance improvements on challenging agentic coding benchmarks.
Technology AI Reshapes Workforce Skills: PwC Study Shows Human Skills in Greater Demand
A PwC study based on more than one billion job ads across six continents reveals that AI automation is driving faster job and wage growth, while also increasing demand for human skills such as judgment, leadership, and adaptability. Heavy AI adopters have seen a 163% productivity boost since 2018.
Business Skilled Blue-Collar Talent Demand Surges 500% for Robotics as AI Drives 'Labour Flip'
Randstad analysis of 50M+ job postings reveals demand for skilled blue-collar roles in India surged dramatically, with robotics technicians up over 500%. The 'labour flip' is narrowing pay gaps between blue-collar and entry-level white-collar jobs.
Logistics Shipmanagement Sector Faces New Wave of Consolidation
The shipmanagement sector is experiencing a shift from scale-driven consolidation to a focus on technology and expertise. Industry leaders highlight the need for smarter operations to manage regulatory and technical complexities. This change impacts global shipping lanes and requires strategic adjustments.