Generative AI is reshaping work, demanding new skills in prompting, ethical judgment, and digital fluency. As AI becomes integral to business, leaders must drive structured, enterprise-wide training that blends technical capability with human strengths—ensuring employees don’t just use AI, but collaborate with it effectively and responsibly.
Titled ‘Building a Resilient Workforce: Strategies to Ignite Employee and Business Growth’, the discussion brought together industry leaders who shared strategic insights on navigating disruption and driving sustainable performance.
The 6th Edition of The Economic Times Future Skills Conference moves to Mumbai with the theme “Evolution of AI-Powered Learning.” Featuring 50+ speakers and 1000+ attendees, it will explore how AI is reshaping learning, closing skills gaps, and driving workforce transformation. A must-attend for leaders redefining the future of work and learning.
"Designed to train 100,000 individuals annually, the centre will feature 14,000 seats, smart classrooms, incubator hubs, client experience spaces, design thinking centres, along with residential accommodations and wellbeing facilities," according to a release.
E-commerce logistics solutions provider Ecom Express on Wednesday said it has launched 'Pragati', a learning and development programme designed to upskill delivery center managers (DCMs) across its last-mile operations.
LTIMindtree has linked annual pay hikes of middle and senior-level managers to a mandatory clearance of a competency test.
India Inc companies like Wipro, Genpact, and Ericsson are investing heavily in AI-ready workforce initiatives, creating personalised training programmes and partnerships with universities. These efforts have resulted in substantial employee upskilling, particularly in AI, with a notable impact on employee retention and readiness for future workplace demands.
Women professionals in India are increasingly enrolling in edtech platforms like Coursera, upGrad, and Simplilearn to upskill and stay competitive in a tech-disrupted job market. Driven by the need for career advancement, many are pursuing courses in AI, data analytics, and soft skills, leading to significant growth in female enrolments across these platforms.
India is at a crucial point where its demographic advantage could transform into either economic growth or widespread unemployment, as highlighted by the Economic Survey 2024-25. Aligning education with skill-based learning and industry participation is essential to prepare a job-ready workforce and achieve the NEP-2020 targets.
If the Kumbh Mela teaches us anything, it’s that with the right planning, even the most chaotic situations can be managed—whether it’s millions of pilgrims or just your office during appraisal season. From workforce planning to crisis management, HR can take a holy dip in these learnings and come out feeling enlightened (or at least better prepared).
Organisations like HUL, PwC India, Mahindra Group, Capgemini and Infosys are upskilling employees in GenAI, data analytics, AI, cloud computing, and cybersecurity, identifying and training individuals for advanced leadership, curating learning platforms with AI-driven recommendations, and rolling out cohort-based training in collaboration with institutes.
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