Reduced skill gap among SMEs to promote inclusive growth

How to Create Jobs: Lessons From Switzerland Huffington Post (blog) The market-based approach has been a hallmark of our own nation for much of its history. Yet, we seem to have lost our way as of late. We now find ourselves at an important cross-roads regarding whether we will seek to deal with our jobs and debt ... See all stories on this topic »

QCSS Helps Keep Jobs in America TMC Net Despite the call center market spreading across the world, QCSS is expanding its business ventures. Many jobs from the states are now outsourced to countries like India. Twenty percent of the total telecom jobs being created are now in India. ... See all stories on this topic »

Top Indian technology firms TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Aegis and others in US are ... Economic Times The number of jobs that Indian IT and BPO companies are creating in the US are small compared to the numbers they hire back home, but the in the sluggish US jobs market, the goodwill they earn is significant. BPO firm Aegis for instance has around ... See all stories on this topic »

DWP IT workers start working to rule IDG News Service HP staff working in IT support at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have today begun industrial action in response to plans to offshore 200 jobs to India. HP staff working in IT support at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have today ... See all stories on this topic »

Market gifting discounts, grab handful: Societe Generale Moneycontrol.com The jobs growth has been tepid and unemployment still remains high. The overall markets may start falling with the big concern on growth. All of these factors are enough for Bernanke to step forward and say deflation is a concern and we are going to do ... See all stories on this topic »

Andy Reynolds/Wonderful Machine The Atlantic Middle-paying jobs in the US, in which some workers have been overpaid relative to the cost of labor overseas or technological substitution, "are being wiped out. And what will be left is a hard and a pure market," with the many paid less than before, ... See all stories on this topic » The Atlantic

'Reduced skill gap among SMEs to promote inclusive growth' SME Times While 12.8 million youth enter the job market every year, the annual current capacity for vocational training in India is just around 4.3 million. In fact, net enrollment in vocational courses in India is about 3.5 million per year compared to 90 ... See all stories on this topic » SME Times

Obama: Job creation 'not rocket science' UPI.com Obama listed increased competition from China, India and Brazil, healthcare costs, deficiencies in the education system and "a dysfunctional political system" as significant problems facing the country. However, he said "there are no challenges that ... See all stories on this topic »