Accenture and NSDC to equip Indian Youths with Employment Skills
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE
An integrated, multi-year skills development programme created byAccenture(NYSE:ACN) and the National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC)will mobilize 3,300 Jammu & Kashmir youth and equip them with employment skills over the next five years, providing support ranging from identifying potential students through job placement.
The programme is part of the government of India’s Udaan initiative to address socio-economic development by helping young people acquire the necessary skills to work in corporate India.
The programme is part of the government of India’s Udaan initiative to address socio-economic development by helping young people acquire the necessary skills to work in corporate India.
Accenture is deeply committed to contributing to India’s quest to become a high-performance nation. This engagement is another extension of our effort to shore up India’s growth prospects. We are working closely with NSDC on this important mission and are committed to the programme’s success, said Nilaya Varma, Managing Director of Accenture’s Health & Public Service business in India.
“Our association with Accenture is a perfect fit since Accenture has developed similar training curriculum for various clients in the past and is well equipped to create the same for this project. We hope to benefit from Accenture’s wealth of experience in consulting research,” said Dilip Chenoy, CEO, National Skills Development Corporation.
Accenture will provide management consulting services to create training that blends traditional, classroom-based instruction with “on-the-job” training. Students will be selected from across Jammu & Kashmir and trained for positions in the business process outsourcing industry.........See More
“Our association with Accenture is a perfect fit since Accenture has developed similar training curriculum for various clients in the past and is well equipped to create the same for this project. We hope to benefit from Accenture’s wealth of experience in consulting research,” said Dilip Chenoy, CEO, National Skills Development Corporation.
Accenture will provide management consulting services to create training that blends traditional, classroom-based instruction with “on-the-job” training. Students will be selected from across Jammu & Kashmir and trained for positions in the business process outsourcing industry.........See More