Great Lakes Institute of Management launches platform for women who wish to restart careers

NEW DELHI: Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai has launched ENCARE, a platform that offers job opportunities to women that want to restart their careers. Interested candidates can apply till March 25, 2023.

The platform will be offering three-month short course programmes. The institute will be offering certificate courses in digital marketing and product management. The programmes will be 150 hours long with a focus on functional skills, soft skills, life-skills and career assistance for its candidates.

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The institute will also be offering merit and means-based Great Lakes ENCORE scholarships to further support the women applying for the programmes.

While speaking about the programme, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, dean, Suresh Ramanathan, said: “Launching the ENCORE platform reiterates the principles of our institute which is inclusivity, diversity of thought and opportunity for all. It is important to bring more women back into the workforce and I am sure these programs will act as a catalyst for the same. The best-of-best faculty will impart functional skills, while taking efforts to boost the self-confidence of women entering the workforce."

While talking about the new launch, platform partner, TANSAM, CEO, Sukhpreet Singh, Mr. Sukhpreet Singh, CEO, TANSAM, said: "The increasing role of women in leadership positions and enterprising roles will furthermore bring impetus to this positive impact in the statistical data and build a strong success story for us in the global business landscape."