Ambuja Foundation's Skill & Entrepreneurship Development Institutes (SEDI) in West Bengal, has partnered with TVS Motors and Castrol India as an Industry Partner to help train and place rural youth in the automobile sector.

When your schooling comes to an end in a remote, rural area, the opportunities and pathways available to you are limited.

In order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment for SEDI graduates, Ambuja Foundation has placed high priority in promoting Health & Safety (H&S) amongst SEDI trainees to help them to recognize safety hazards and correct them, enable them to understand best safety practices and expectation, and ensure the use of safety equipment.

In October 2018, IndusInd Bank partnered with ACF to implement a rural livelihood and water resource management program to address issues of water scarcity and economic poverty in 30 villages of Jaitaran block of Pali district in Western Rajasthan.

When your schooling comes to an end in a remote, rural area, the opportunities available to you are limited. Particularly so, if you are from a low income background and cannot afford to travel and stay away to study or learn a trade - it casts a bleak shadow over the future.

When a Skill Training Centre is established in a community, what is the ripple effect? How does it affect the broader community, beyond the individuals who study there? To answer these pressing questions, Ambuja Foundation decided to measure the Social Return Of Investment of 6 SEDI training centres, namely Sankrail, Nagaur, Chirawa, Kodinar, Dadri and Chandrapur, between 2015 - 2018.

Mr. Narotam Sekhsaria, Chairman & Founder of Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation and his team visited Ambuja Foundation's Chirawa office, Rajasthan in August 2019, to conduct a programme review and explore ways to further enhance interventions and impact in the area.

Ambuja Foundation's Skill and Entrepreneurship Development Institute (SEDI) has introduced technical training programs for injured and retired Jawans at Roorkee, with the first batch at the Institute beginning in the month of May 2019.

World Youth Skills Day was celebrated with gusto and in style across SEDI locations, but at the forefront was SEDI Bhatapara, launching the first ever 'women only' mason training batch, for women who are working as mason laborers or as an MNREGA laborers to develop their skills and provide them with better options for advancement.

Every year, Skill and Entrepreneurship Development Institutes (SEDI) at various locations organize regional Partners Meets to strengthen ties with existing employers and partners, and also identify new employers for graduates.

As part of its placement model, SEDI organizes exposure visits for students, to help them gain first-hand knowledge about their respective fields and experience the work culture.

Maharaja Gaj Singh of Marwar (Jodhpur) paid a visit to Ambuja Foundation's Skill & Entrepreneurship Development Institute in Nagaur, Rajasthan in February, to interact with the trainees - who had made a lasting impression showcasing their hospitality skills at Nagaur's World Sacred Spirit Festival.