British Council, Microsoft to develop 'English Skills for Youth' programme
Magdhi Diksha | May 30, 2023 | 02:59 PM IST | 1 min read
The English Skills for Youth is 3-year programme for people aged 18-25.
NEW DELHI: British Council and Microsoft India on Monday said they have signed an agreement for a co-developed three-year partnership programme, English Skills for Youth. The programme aims to enhance life opportunities for young people, 18-25 years, particularly women, in socio-economically marginalised communities across India, according to a statement.
The beneficiaries will also be equipped with essential underpinning skills, including collaboration, critical thinking, soft skills, and leadership abilities, offering a holistic development plan for the youth.
The English Skills for Youth solution will be integrated into rural engineering colleges linked to Microsoft's existing NGO or partner skilling projects for the underserved. “Enabling young people, particularly women, with life and employment opportunities is at the core of all our work in culture, education and English so we are delighted to announce the English Skills for Youth programme with Microsoft India," British Council director India Alison Barrett MBE said.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Next Story
]Featured News
]- Student Suicide: ‘Need accountability, not new laws; it’s about well-being, not mental health,’ says NTF chief
- NMC to speed up NEET counselling with seat-approval calendar, allow for-profits to set up medical colleges
- Audit Before Action: Odisha plans to retire ‘non-performers’; college teachers point at staff, facility gaps
- IIT Kanpur Suicide: PhD scholar’s death due to lack of accountability, ‘capable’ counsellors, allege students
- NLSIU Bangalore has 38% women, NLU Delhi 43% – only 3 of 26 NLUs reach gender parity, shows NIRF data
- This WBNUJS graduate’s platform helps over 600 LLB students from regional law schools land internships, jobs
- TN Assembly: School breakfast, scholarships, SSA funds – speech Governor RN Ravi skipped citing poor standards
- NEET PG Counselling: Which medical colleges, branches need the cut-off drop to fill MD, MS seats?
- DNLU VC: ‘LLB students staying back for LLM is good sign for a university our age’
- ‘NLU Tripura trains BA LLB students in state-specific issues like child marriage, substance abuse’: VC