ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the ICICI Group, announced that it will reach the milestone of providing free vocational training to a cumulative of 5 lakh youth from economically weaker sections by FY’20.
Saurabh Singh, President-ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth made this announcement while inaugurating a new center of ICICI Academy for Skills (ICICI Academy), the flagship programme of ICICI Foundation to provide free vocational training to youth from economically weaker sections, at Dehradun in Uttarakhand. This is the 25th center of ICICI Academy in India and first in Uttarakhand.
ICICI Academy has so far trained over 1.14 lakh youth, including 46,000 women. Eligible students have achieved 100% placement. In addition to ICICI Academy, ICICI Foundation enables sustainable livelihood through skill development at over 1,200 villages and through the Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs).