Zupee Skilling Academy Launched to Improve Employability Skills, Promote Equal Opportunities
NIIT Foundation will be the first partner association; to provide 100% placement assistance to the students as they learn
Chennai , 21st June 2021, : Online gaming pioneer and industry leader, Zupee, today announced the launch of the ir skilling academy, which will impart employable skills and promote equal opportunities in the youth of the coun try. Zupee Skilling Academy (ZSA) will be a first-of-its-kind mission by a corporation, aimed at skilling, upskilling and educating young, disadvantaged Indians. The idea is to prepare them for the future by getting them ready th rough skill training and ensuring that everyone in the program has equal opportunities for employment.
To kick off the mission, Zupee has joined hands with a leading NG O, NIIT Foundation, to launch a unique CSR voc ational skill prog ram for the underserved youth of Mumbai, enabling them to get entry-level jobs. The Zupee-NI IT Foundation program will include certification training in digital marketing. The participants will be trained in important concepts like search engine optimization, running search ads, social media marketing and analytics, all highly desirable skill sets that prepare them for jobs of the future.
“We are truly delighted to launch the Zupee Skilling Academy (ZSA), which is part of our broader CSR vision bas ed on three key pillars focusing on Sustainability & ESG, equal opportunities through skilling and upskilling, and technology & gaming for good. We are happy to have NIIT Foundation as our first partner in the Zupee Skilling Academy. This CSR initiative is aimed to raise the target population’s quality of life, status and living standards, leading to overall community development in the long run. Being a leader in the online gaming space, Zupee’s mi ssion is to use gamification of education and skilling for better learning outcomes. With our association with NI IT Foundation, we will be providing certification courses that will prepare the marginalised sections of the Mum bai youth with the much needed employment opportunities. We are excited about this partnership as this is a tremendous opportunity to do good and bring about a transformation that has been long awaited”, said Dr. Subi Chaturvedi, Chief Corporate and Public Affairs Officer, Zupee.
