SMART Centre

Building a self-reliant workforce SMART CENTRE

SMART Centre

Skills-for-Market Training (SMART) Centres, in collaboration with 80+ partners across 27 locations, provide industry-ready vocational training to underserved youth. With courses in ITES, CRS, Healthcare, BUSY and other domains, SMART bridges the skilling gap in retail, banking, healthcare, and more.

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Youth trained since FY 2012-13*
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Youth trained in FY 2024-25*

Skills-for-Market Training (SMART)

Empowering youth with skills for a brighter future

The SMART program through its vocational centres offers variety of skill training in various domains across the service as well as the manufacturing industry. It provides training in courses such as Foundation skills and domain-specific areas that are aligned to the QP (qualification pack) and NOS (National Occupation Standards) as specified by the Sector Skill Council.

Sector Specific Domains:

In these SMART vocational training centres, there are a total of 14 domains and 38 courses available for students to choose from. Some of the courses include:

Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)

Beauty and Wellness

Capital Goods

Automobile

Electrical

Entrepreneurship

Office-Assistant

Healthcare

Hospitality

Logistics

Foundational Skills

ITES

Impact Stories

Dhara’s Journey of Transformation with Skilling

Dhara Barvadiya is an alumna of Ahmedabad DEF SMART+ Centre, run in partnership with Microsoft

After completing her schooling at K.L. Institute School for the Deaf in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, Dhara was looking for opportunities to become financially independent. She enrolled in the Deaf Enabled Foundation SMART+ centre. The course equipped her with essential technical and professional skills, leading to her position as a Front Office Associate at Hotel Renaissance, Ahmedabad.

Gayatri’s Skilling Journey Towards Success

Gayatri Yenere is an alumna of SAKAL SMART Centre, Pune

Gayatri overcame financial challenges by taking up a skilling opportunity at the SAKAL SMART Centre, Pune. Encouraged by her parents, she enrolled in a BUSY SALES course, securing an office executive job with an agency. She now excels in social media management, content creation and other skills, inspiring many women from her community to take up vocational training.

Tanushree's Rise against All Odds

Tanushree is an alumna of RIT SMART Centre, Kolkata

Tanushree, coming from a struggling farming family, turned her life around through the GDA course at Reach India Trust SMART Centre in Kolkata. She trained diligently and secured a job at Fortis Hospital, and now supports her family. She aspires to pursue nursing, inspiring others with her resilience and determination.

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  • ITEI has been instrumental in fostering a profound understanding of content and pedagogy among teachers and as a result they have cultivated more engaging, safer, and inclusive learning spaces. I appreciate the entire team of Tech Mahindra Foundation for their dedication to advancing teacher education. The transformative impact of ITEI is a testament to the project’s efficacy and its potential to shape the future of education positively.

    Vikas Tripathi, Additional commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Delhi
  • I am pleased to share that Tech Mahindra Foundation has been successfully operating In-Service Teacher Education Institute since March, 2013 in collaboration with EDMC. The institute has added value to our capacity building inititative for teachers and principals and is contributing in quality enhancement of education provided in EDMC Schools.

    Mohanjeet Singh, Commissioner, EDMC
  • Dear Friends, I congratulate Tech Mahindra Foundation on the inaugural issue of the E-Newsletter of the In-Service Teacher Education Institute. It gives me pleasure to share that Tech Mahindra Foundation has been successfully operating the Institute since March, 2013 in collaboration with EDMC. The Institute which started with sharing some rooms in one of our schools in East Delhi now resides in an independent building of EDMC fully equipped with state of art teaching aids. I have reasons to believe that the joint effort thus far has moved in the right direction and has made a positive impact on Professional Development of our teachers. I trust that this association of EDMC with Tech Mahindra Foundation in years to come shall make visible contributions in enhancing the learning ability of children in our schools.
    With Warm Regards,

    Director of Education, EDMC, Delhi

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*As of 31st December 2024