The life of a long-term unemployed is one of constant worry. MICHAEL LUO reports:- In her well-thumbed, leather-bound Bible, Terri Sadler recently highlighted in bright pink a passage in the Gospel of Matthew. In it, Jesus urges his followers not to “worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.” But Sadler’s tightening throat and [...]

In order to improve the employability of engineering and management graduates in the construction industry, the Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC), a body established by the Planning Commission and the construction industry has launched a set of three training programmes. CIDC has tied up IKRAM, Malaysia‘s training institute and Asian Concrete Construction Institute, to facilitate [...]

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles Management (SVPISTM) to offer three new programmes in the domain of textile and apparel management.IGNU ………. These collaborative programmes are MBA in textile and apparel management, certificate programme in apparel marketing and merchandising [...]

The job market for grads this year is better than in 2009, says STEVEN GREENHOUSE …………. This spring’s college graduates face better job prospects than the dismal environment encountered by last year’s grads. But that doesn’t mean the job market is thriving. Average starting salaries are down, and employers plan to make only 5 per [...]

Cultural executives are facing salary cuts as arts budgets become smaller, say ROBIN POGREBIN and KATE TAYLOR For years chief executives at many major cultural organisations in New York City enjoyed salary growth that was buoyed by a booming economy and rivalled that seen in corporate America. Compensation increases of 25 per cent to 50 [...]

The youth have been hit the hardest by the downturn, says FLOYD NORRIS …………. The global recession has caused unemployment rates to rise almost everywhere, and for almost every group. But it was particularly hard on young people, whose unemployment rates rose much faster than those of adults. Just how badly young people were affected [...]

Most Americans want to continue working past traditional retirement age, says SARAH KERSHAW HOMEWORK HELPER Gina Cassinelli, a former Hewlett-Packard marketing executive, now runs after-school programs in Redwood City, Calif. In the backroom of a neighbourhood restaurant, a small group of men and women in their 50s gathered recently to mark a milestone. “I feel [...]

Maitreyi College is the only college in Delhi University to offer a postgraduate The programme was started as a short-term course under UGC’s ‘Innovative Programme – Teaching and Research in Interdisciplinary and Emerging Areas.’ The diploma programme has been approved by the Executive Council of DU. This year the forms would be available from May [...]

National Aptitude Test (NAT), promoted by SRDE’s Association of Higher EducationDelhi office, the association said in a press release. Institutions (SAHEI), is scheduled for May 23, 2010. The annual test has been conducted since 2005. The forms will be available at select branches of Syndicate bank till May 3 and the last date for submission [...]

To engage young scholars from schools and colleges during their summer vacations, the Mathematical Sciences Foundation (MSF) is inviting applications for its programme — ‘Inviting All Young Minds,’ (IAYM). The month-long summer project for students from across the country will involve applications of mathematics and provide opportunities to exhibit creativity. Students are made to work [...]