Mumbai University partners with Dell Tech, AIF and NSDC to make 1 lakh students career ready

The University of Mumbai entered into a partnership with Dell Technologies, American India Foundation (AIF), and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) for ‘Project Future Ready’. The Dell Tech is technology partner, AIF is implementation partner and NSDC is skilling partner. The partnership will help more than 1 lakh students in Mumbai and Delhi-NCR. College students will get suitable career guidance and skill training to become future ready.

In this project female student participation will be 60 percent. The Dell Tech has the goal that each year through 2030, 50 percent of the people endowed by its social and education creativities will be girls, women or under-represented groups.

The project will work on capacity building and certifying 200 college faculties by University of Mumbai’s Garware Institute of Career Education and Development (GICED) as multi-skilled career mentors. Each trained faculty members will further engage with 500 aspiring youth by conducting workshops on career guidance in colleges affiliated with the University of Mumbai.

“Technology is a powerful tool that can break down barriers and create new possibilities. We are honoured to join hands with AIF, NSDC and the University of Mumbai to support the education of youth and accelerate the growth of the skilled workforce,” Dell Technologies India President and Managing Director Alok Ohrie said.

He added that in today’s multi-cultural and cross-functional work environment, digital literacy is imperative.

“With ‘Project Future Ready’, we want to encourage students to enhance their skillsets, be future job-creators and contribute towards a brighter and a prosperous India,” Ohrie said.

Also under this project a Digital Centre of Excellence will be set up in Delhi-NCR region to offer skill training to 300 marginalized youths.

The Dell Tech will also offer support to these youth by providing desktops, tablets, high-speed internet allowance and other necessary equipment so they can access the training more efficiently via Dell’s skills TV platform.