HDFC Bank has opened a training center for youth in Nagpur to provide career counselling and skills training to over 13,000 youth from Nagpur and Bhandara. The bank will also help over 3000 youth find relevant employment opportunities in retail, apparel and tourism and hospitality sectors. The initiative aims to make more youth job-ready by counselling them on career opportunities and providing skills training needed for employment. The beneficiaries are primarily from rural areas. The career counselling will focus on increasing self-awareness of the youth and educating them on the various career paths they can pursue and helping them pursue their chosen path by connecting them with industry partners for scholarships. The bank has tied up with Friends Union for Energizing Lives (FUEL), an NGO involved in career counselling of the youth. The skills training will be provided by Orion Edutech, a partner agency of National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) that will be certifying the trained youth.
