Aryabhata Tech Park, Hubli pallavi@acs-foundation.in

Future Skills, Skill Development & Employability

FOCUS AREA 01

Building industry-aligned capability so that young people in Tier 2 and Tier 3 India can take part in the economy that is actually hiring.

THE NEED — CURRENT DATA

9.9%

Youth unemployment (ages 15–29) — more than three times the all-age rate of 3.1%.

MoSPI, Periodic Labour Force Survey 2025
5.0%

Share of youth aged 15–29 who have received formal vocational or technical training.

MoSPI, Periodic Labour Force Survey 2025
78.5 lakh

New non-farm jobs India must create every year to 2030 to absorb its rising workforce.

Economic Survey 2023-24, Ministry of Finance

Why it matters

Ability is not the constraint. Young people finish school or college outside the metros without exposure to the roles now hiring, without digital fluency, and without anyone to help them take a first step. Fewer than one in twenty has had any formal vocational training. What is missing is information, structured training and a credible pathway.

How we help it happen

  • Digital and emerging-technology skills, taught for a small-town setting
  • Career readiness and employability training
  • Certification a student can show an employer
  • Employment and apprenticeship pathways through our network
  • One-on-one mentoring, not lecture-only delivery

OUR EXPERIENCE

Youth trained
5,000+ to date
Curriculum
Designed in-house, plain Kannada and English
Assessment
Baseline and endline on every cohort
Certification
Future Ready certificate on completion