Vedanta Foundation is a philanthropic initiative of Vedanta Resources Ltd. Since 1992 it has trained more than 1.4 million youth, through its Vocational Training Centres across the nation. The Vocational Training Program has now been revamped into Employment Linked Skill Training Program. Vedanta Foundation launched ‘Vedanta Rojgar Yojana. The program will likewise train and provide job-placements to unemployed youth. For this Vedanta Foundation has roped in with Quess Corp. Ltd. as their training and placement partner. 2000 candidates are enrolled and undergoing training in 50 centres presently as a pilot under Vedanta Rojgar Yojana. By October, 2020, a total of 210 centres will be functional which will train and provide employment to about 30,000 – 35,000 unemployed youth by March 2021. They will be trained and certified in industry relevant courses such as Consumer sales in Retail, Electrical repair in Construction, Digital marketing, Banking Sales, CRM, and others. The centres in West Bengal – Asansol and Dankuni are running courses on Ecommerce, Digital Marketing, Banking and Sales certification programs.
