Tata Motors has been implementing the ‘LEAP (Learn Earn and Progress Programme)’ for the past decade, providing sustainable livelihoods to unskilled youths from disadvantaged sections of society. The program, run under the Public-Private-Partnership Model, has grown from two institutes in 2013 to 60 institutes by 2022, with 1500 youth trained annually.
The 12-month program, which focuses on inclusivity, has trained underprivileged youth from rural, urban, and semi-urban localities who have dropped out of school.Tata Motors serves as a knowledge partner, providing content for the training, while Industrial Training Institutes provide infrastructure. Dealers and TASSs provide on-job training and stipends to these students.
The programme has achieved an average placement rate of 85% in the past decade, with an increasing number of women enrolling and diversity growing to 13%. Vinod Kulkarni, Tata Motors’ Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, believes that LEAP transcends a skills programme and qualifies as a transformative program, shaping the future of attendees into successful success stories.