The youth comprises over one-third of the Indian population. According to the reports of the Financial Express “Only 15%of the young graduates passing out of colleges are employable; the rest are branded ‘unemployable’.” Because it is not their lack of theoretical knowledge. But, it is due to the lack of right skills and attitude.
The energy of the unemployed youths should be channelized with proper direction to aid economic growth and nation building. UrsDay Skill Program (USP) is such an initiative of UrsDay that aims at creating a pool of young and independent people, from a section of underprivileged youth/depressed Classes, through skill building as market requirements. It is an effort towards bridging the gap between demand and supply of skilled manpower in the fast emerging services, retail sales and online shopping.
This national level programme trains the youth in English Proficiency, Basic Computer Education and Soft Skills for enhancing their prospects of employment in the fast expanding retail, hospitality, online shopping and BPO sectors. So far, more than 1600 youth have been trained and 580 have been placed in over 50 brands through 16 operational projects across India.