Mumbai: Social arm of Council of Education and Development Programmes “CEDP TRUST” announced its association with World Vision India to provide soft skills training to the underprivileged and BPL children of Mumbai slum areas: Andheri and Dharavi. CEDP Trust will work with World Vision to provide vocational and soft skill training to the youths of economically weaker sections the region to empower them economically.
CEDP Trust along with CEDP Skill Institute and World Vision India plans to take this opportunity towards creating a pool of independent youth living with dignity from the underprivileged section of these regions through skill enhancement as per the market requirements. Commenting on the tie-up with world vision India, Shaheen Khan, Founder Director of CEDP Skills Institute, said “Bridging the critical gap between manpower availability and employability is important to provide sustainable livelihood opportunities for all to grow and prosper. Children are the future of our country and we feel proud to see the work that our institute is doing for the underprivileged not just in terms of education but also in bringing out their latent talents.”
In a statement, CEDP said that its Skill Institute is basically working in line with the Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi’s vision of skilling Indian youth and contributing to making India the skill capital of the world. As the country prepares to embrace the potential of this untapped youth, an official and structured framework will go a long way in taking India up the ladder.
World vision India is a global humanitarian organization working to create lasting change in the lives of children, families & communities living in poverty & injustice world vision serves all people regardless of religion, caste, race, ethnicity or gender, spread across 191 districts in India. Through expanding partnerships with the World Vision India, CEDP Skills Institute wants to bring their unique combination of experiential learning and industry exposure to various students from unprecedented number of public sector educational institutions.
