COAI along with Centum Learning initiates Outreach Programme to mobilize priviledged youth

COAI and Centum Learning have announced the pilot launch of a massive Outreach Programme to mobilize under priviledged youth for skills training. The initiative would help implement “Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana” (PMKVY), a flagship outcome-based skill development scheme under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, which plans to skill over 2.4million people across the country.

Today, one of the biggest hurdles facing skills training is reaching out, educating and motivating youth in the remote areas of the country. COAI and Centum Learning’s outreach programme, aim to address this challenge. Initially, the pilot project in Bihar would cover a subscriber base of over 1.5 crore people. Following this implementation, it will be rolled out nationwide by COAI member telcos to cover nearly 400 million subscribers after the formal launch of the scheme in July... See more