Given the strategic changes that occurred during the pandemic year, a study revealed that youth employability has reduced due to growing demand for technology but the employability of women has improved with digital revolution.
The youth employability stood at 45.9% consisting of highly employable resources, that is significantly lower than 46.2% in the previous year, according to the India Skills Report 2021 by talent management specialist Wheebox, in partnership with Taggd, CII, AICTE, AIU and UNDP.
The study found that software and hardware knowledge is becoming a growing demand in industries ranging from travel and tourism to energy and manufacturing.
This has fuelled a decline in employability among students for the second year…