UK to pump in 50 million pounds for skilling projects in India over 5 years

The United Kingdom government is investing nearly 50 million pounds over five years towards skilling initiatives in India. It will also launch the third phase of the UK India Education and Research Initiative next year with the support of the British Council.

The skilling initiatives will cover government departments like science and technology, human resource development, the foreign and Commonwealth office and more. In addition, the British Council is aligning itself with Digital In ..

The UK is working towards developing new programmes around faculty, exchanges, programmes keeping leadership in mind, said Rob Lynes, the British Council’s India director. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India and Skill India have opened up opportunities for further collaborations, he added. Read More…