The fifth skill training facility in Chandigarh unveiled by the VFS Global Foundation.

The VFS Global Foundation has reaffirmed its commitment to providing local youngsters with vocational training for professions in travel, tourism, and retail by opening its fifth skill training center in Chandigarh, India.

According to reports, the program helps students from under-represented groups by enhancing their employability and facilitating long-term advancement for their families. Twenty-five students who have already enrolled will be in the first batch. This year, the charity hopes to train more than 80 pupils.

Certificate programs in retail management, hospitality management, and tourism management will be available at the center. The Foundation’s knowledge partner, VFS Global Academy, has designed these courses to give students career counselling, future-ready training, and useful skills to enable them to enter the workforce with confidence.

Deputy CHRO, VFS Global and Director, VFS Global Foundation Neetu Wadhawan, spoke at the inauguration and stated, “With this center, we are enabling young people from disadvantaged communities to gain skills that lead to meaningful employment and lasting confidence. We seek to provide possibilities that will build communities and uplift families by applying the experience of VFS Global Academy to this endeavour. Through the Foundation’s efforts, we hope to reach thousands of students throughout India.”

The first group of students and senior leaders from VFS Global attended the launch ceremony. The program is in line with VFS worldwide’s overarching goal of empowering youth via education, skill development, and entrepreneurship in order to have a lasting social impact on a worldwide scale.