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SMART offer advanced and long term courses in select

E M P L O Y A B I L I T Y vocations with a vision to nurture careers. Providing
ACADEMIES hands-on learning with state-of-the-art labs, software &
EMPOWERING equipment, Tech Mahindra Foundation implements
these training programs directly. Academies are
YOUTH TO BE affiliated with the specific Sector Skill Councils and
Maharashtra State Board of Skill Development (MSBSD).
SELF-RELIANT

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SMART Academies
SMART Academies
for Healthcare
for Digital Technologies
Skills-for-Market Training

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SMART Academy
SMART, our employability program, is shaped in for Logistics

response to the skills gap in our country's manufacturing
and service industries; and is driven by our emphasis
on addressing the ground realities. Our vocational

Centres and Academies provide high quality training SMART
to youth from urban communities and empower them CENTRES provide vocational training across major cities in

to get dignified employment in the organized sector. the country. The project is implemented through
Scholarships and sponsorships for deserving youth NGO partners who have a strong base in the
ensure we reach far and wide and no one is left behind. communities where the Centres are located.

The establishment and growth of our program for Persons with

have been a community-driven dynamic process Disabilities
that has emphasized the employment interests of SMART
the youth. Inclusive and insight-based, it is also agile

as was demonstrated in our ability to prepare our SMART Centres
beneficiaries for specific industry requirements. (Technical) Centres 85
across India
Such flexibility combined with a long-term focus
guides the SMART program.

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