.
· To impart vocational
training
· The Academy will
train 5000 youth across the country through its various centers in the
first year of operation
ICICI Academy for Skills (ICICI Academy) recently
announced the launch of a center in Coimbatore to provide vocational training
to the youth from the economically weaker sections to help them earn a
sustainable livelihood.
The center will offer courses in four
disciplines - selling skills, electrical & home appliance repair,
refrigeration & AC repair and pumps & motor repair. ICICI Academy has
formalised the content of the courses for electrical & home appliance repair,
refrigeration & AC repair and pumps & motor repair with best-in-class
knowledge partners namely, Schneider Electric India Pvt. Ltd., Blue Star Ltd.
and Crompton Greaves, respectively.
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| M. S. Ramachandran, Director, ICICI Bank |
The Bank will use in-house expertise to
impart the training on selling skills. The center in Coimbatore is a
residential facility for those enrolled in electrical & home appliance
repair, refrigeration & AC repair and pumps & motor repair.
ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth (ICICI
Foundation) started the ICICI Academy in line with its plan to promote
inclusive growth. ICICI Academy aims to train 5,000 youth at nine
training centers across the country in the first year of operation. It
aims to train 15,000 youth across the country by the year 2016.
Announcing the launch, M. S. Ramachandran, Director,
ICICI Bank said: "The ICICI Group has a long standing tradition of
contributing to the nation’s growth through its business and CSR initiatives.
We have set up the ICICI Academy for Skills with an aim to equip the youth with
the required skill sets needed to earn a sustainable livelihood and participate
in the economic opportunities arising in the country. Through this initiative,
we are working towards realising the immense potential of India’s demographic
dividend."
Over the past five years, the ICICI Group and ICICI
Foundation’s CSR philosophy has been focusing on four key areas namely
education, primary healthcare, skill development for sustainable livelihoods
and financial inclusion, enabling people to participate in the economic opportunities
arising in India. These initiatives have impacted the lives of more than 10
million people across the country.
About ICICI Foundation:
It was founded by the ICICI Group in early 2008, with
a view to carry forward & build upon ICICI Group's legacy of promoting
inclusive growth.
ICICI Foundation seeks to promote inclusive growth in
India by contributing to the key enablers required for widespread participation
in economic opportunities in India. Through focused initiatives in the
identified areas including primary healthcare, elementary education, skill
development and sustainable livelihoods and financial inclusion, ICICI
Foundation is working towards building capabilities and developing innovative
models that can be replicated and scaled up in future.
The ICICI Academy operates under the aegis of ICICI
Foundation.
ICICI Foundation For Inclusive
Growth
ICICI Bank Towers, Bandra-Kurla
Complex
Bandra (E) Mumbai - 400 051.
For Press Queries:
Sujit Ganguli ICICI Group, Mumbai
email: ganguli.sujit@icicibank.com
Chinmay Sengupta
Chief Operating Officer
ICICI Foundation For Inclusive
Growth
Mumbai
email:
chinmay.sengupta@icicifoundation.org
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