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To
impart vocational training
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The
Academy will train 5,000 youth across the country in the first year of
operation
ICICI
Academy for Skills (ICICI Academy) today announced the launch of a
centre
in Chennai to provide vocational training to the youth from the economically
weaker
sections to help them earn a sustainable livelihood.
The
centre will offer courses on three disciplines- selling skills, office
administration
and
web designing- for graduates. ICICI Academy has formalised the content of the
courses
for office administration and web designing in consultation with best-in-class
knowledge
partners namely, Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd and NIIT Ltd, respectively. The
Bank
will use in-house expertise to impart the training on selling skills. Together
with
the
partners, ICICI Academy aims to provide world class content and training.
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 centres 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, Mr. N.S. Kannan, Executive Director, ICICI Bank said: "The
ICICI
Group
is carrying forward its long tradition of partnering in nation-building,
through
its
business and CSR initiatives. The ICICI Academy for Skills is aimed at
equipping
the
youth with the skills that will enable them to earn sustainable livelihoods and
participate
in the economy. 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 elementary 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.
After
launching its maiden centre in Jaipur last month, ICICI Academy is setting up
centres
in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Pune this week. It has also firmed up
plans
for centres in Coimbatore, Sangli, Patna and Guwahati.
In
addition to offering training free of cost, ICICI Academy will provide
uniforms,
meals
and all relevant course material to the students. Each centre will also have a
library
for the students to use.
The key highlights of ICICI Academy are:
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Total
six courses on offer: Selling skills, office administration and web design for
graduates.
Electrical & home appliance repair, refrigeration & air conditioning
repair
and motor & pump repair for class X pass-outs.
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The
duration of the courses is about 8 - 12 weeks.
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ICICI
Foundation has tied up with several partners for generating the content of
these
courses. The partners are: Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. for office administration,
Blue
Star Ltd. for refrigeration & air-conditioning, NIIT Ltd. for web
designing,
Crompton
Greaves for pumps & motor repair and Schneider Electric India Pvt.
Ltd.
for electrical & home appliance repair.
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ICICI
Foundation will create an online job portal wherein the trained youth can
register
themselves. The portal will be promoted among potential employers.
About
ICICI Foundation For Inclusive Growth:
It was founded by the ICICI Group in early 2008, with a view to carry
forward and 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 the
country. 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. ICICI
Academy operates under the aegis of ICICI
Foundation.
ICICI Foundation For Inclusive Growth
ICICI Bank Towers
Bandra-Kurla Complex
Bandra (E) Mumbai-400051
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
