After launching its maiden center in Jaipur
two months ago, ICICI Academy for Skills
(ICICI Academy) launched its centers in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Pune
last month. It has also firmed up plans for centers in 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.
Key Highlights of ICICI Academy..
After launching its maiden center in Jaipur
two months ago, ICICI Academy launched its centers in Chennai, Hyderabad,
Bangalore and Pune last month. It has also firmed up plans for centers in
Sangli, Patna and Guwahati.
The key highlights of ICICI Academy are:
· 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.
· The duration of the
courses varies from 8 to 12 weeks.
· 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.
· ICICI Foundation will
create an online job portal where the trained youth can register themselves.
The portal will be promoted among potential employers.
About ICICI Foundation: 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-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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