NEW DELHI: Airtel Payments Bank and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) on Wednesday announced a partnership to skill the youth in rural India and enable them to find employment opportunities in the financial services sector. The partnership will leverage NSDC’s experience, training infrastructure and wide network with Airtel Payment Bank’s industry insights, to design and conduct targeted skill development programmes for rural youth, according to a joint statement.
“Through our strategic partnership with Airtel Payments Bank, we aim at imparting the youth with knowledge and training that render financial and banking services more accessible to rural and semi-urban India,” NSDC Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Manish Kumar said in a statement.
The skill development programme will be tailored for imparting knowledge and skills for entry-level jobs, such as business correspondent and field sales executive, in the financial services sector.
Source: The Economic Times
