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Promoting Inclusive Growth
ICICI FOUNDATION FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH
The ICICI Group set up ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth (ICICI Foundation) in early 2008 to build upon the Group’s
legacy of promoting development and inclusive growth.
AREAS OF FOCUS
1. Skill Development & Sustainable Livelihood
In fiscal 2015, ICICI Foundation scaled up its skill
development initiative, ICICI Academy for Skills (ICICI
Academy), by increasing the training capacity at existing
centres and launching new centres. It also continued
to scale up the activities of the Rural Self Employment
Training Institutes (RSETIs) in Rajasthan. Through these
initiatives, ICICI Foundation provided skill training to over
20,000 youth during the year.
(i) ICICI Academy for Skills
ICICI Academy is a nation-wide skill building initiative
launched in October 2013 to improve the employment
prospects of underprivileged youth. It offers industry-
relevant 12-week pro bono vocational training courses,
as well as life skills such as communication and
financial literacy.
ICICI Academy has 11 centres across India, including six
residential centres at Jaipur, Rajasthan; Coimbatore, Tamil
Nadu; Narsobawadi, Maharashtra; Patna, Bihar; Durg,
Chhattisgarh; and Indore, Madhya Pradesh; and five non-
residential centres at Bengaluru, Karnataka; Chennai, Tamil
Nadu; Hyderabad, Telangana; Pune, Maharashtra; and
Guwahati, Assam.
The courses offered are electrical & home appliance
repair, refrigeration & air-conditioning repair, pumps &
motor repair, central air-conditioning, selling skills, office
administration, web designing, retail cafe operations and
paint application techniques.
ICICI Academy has collaborated with several industry
leaders for designing the course curriculum and content,
We will promote inclusive growth in India
through focused initiatives in the identified
areas including primary healthcare,
elementary education, skill development &
sustainable livelihood and financial inclusion.
MISSION
To be a leading institution for the promotion
of inclusive growth in India by contributing
to the key enablers required for widespread
participation in economic opportunities in
the country.
VISION
setting up practical training labs, training of trainers and
monitoring of the training. ICICI Academy has tied up with
over 400 partners to provide employment opportunities to
the trained youth.
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Pumps & Motor Repair course at ICICI Academy
Over 11,000 youth completed training till March 31,
2015, including over 10,000 in fiscal 2015
Women comprise 31% of the trainees
100% of the trained youth have secured job
placement
The new centres at Durg and Indore have been
set up in partnership with the Governments of
Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, respectively
HIGHLIGHTS