Reliance Foundation and NSDC Partner to Offer Future-Ready Courses

Reliance Foundation has joined hands with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to upskill 5,00,000 young Indians with future-ready skills. This strategic partnership will focus on developing cutting-edge curricula in fields such as EdTech, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), environmental sustainability, and policy analysis. 

These courses are designed to empower youngsters with the competencies needed to excel in the evolving job market. As the career landscape is rapidly evolving due to technological advancements, the courses provided by this strategic partnership aim to equip the nation’s youth with meticulously designed courses to meet the demands of emerging industries.

“India will become unstoppable by embracing the mantra of skilling, re-skilling, and up-skilling. Various digital initiatives in the skilling ecosystem are ensuring Skills Anywhere, Skills Anytime, and Skills for All. As India marches towards becoming a developed nation, by leveraging technology, scale, and sustainability, the Indian workforce will meet not only domestic demand but also global demand and set new benchmarks”, said Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

“India has the largest youth population in the world, and this is our effort to prepare them with future-ready skills. At Reliance Foundation, we believe that this will help in fulfilling their aspirations and achieve their goals. This partnership with NSDC will help youth in skilling, to align competencies with evolving work profiles and opportunities. Reliance Foundation and NSDC bring a common vision and purpose along with our unique strengths, to contribute to our youth”, said Jagannatha Kumar, CEO of Reliance Foundation emphasizing the importance of this partnership.

As part of the partnership, Reliance Foundation and NSDC will focus on various key aspects, including

• Designing and developing a curriculum
• Establishment of student services
• Trainer training programs
• Fostering collaboration
• AI-driven online assessments
• Certifications
• Industry aligned placements

The collaboration represents their shared vision and purpose to utilize their respective strengths to address the skills gap and prepare Indian youth for their career. This partnership seeks to equip these young individuals with the skills they will need to succeed in an increasingly competitive global economy while focusing on technology, scale and sustainability.