Industry Engagement Department with in Employability.life has played a significant role in building the echo-system in support of academic relationships. Both the teams have jointly worked on identifying the gap between Industry & Academia and then in co-ordination with Product Development & Delivery team has contributed into the Designing of the future of work, experiential learning programs for young learners.

The department’s role is to get engaged with overall Industry companies, bodies and individual experts. The engagement and further networking results in building networks of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Product Owners (Pos) and Project Managers (PMs). This also generates experiential learning used-cases and live-cases. The engaged experts do conduct webinar sessions for learners.

A) Industry Relationships (Companies, Associations, Chambers & Groups)

1. L&T STA:

L&T’s Skill Trainers Academy (STA) located in Madh, Mumbai is a step in the direction of the need to have high calibre trainers who can successfully convert the youth into a highly skilled globally competitive workforce.

2. IBM SkillsBuild:

IBM SkillsBuild programs are offered through EL platform. It provides free learning, support, and resources to foster STEM and new collar skills from secondary education to entry-level employment.

3. Association of Information Technology, Bengaluru:

Association for Information Technology – Bengaluru, is a 26-year-old forum that represents over 450+ Life member Companies engaged in the businesses of IT Hardware – Distribution and Sub Distribution, IT Software & Applications, IT Retail, IT Systems Integrators, IT Networking and Infrastructure Providers & Software Resellers. The Association’s core strength is its MEMBERS from the above diverse portfolios. Founded in 1996, AIT today is one of the most successful Trade bodies in the country. We at AIT conduct workshops, Seminars, IT Trade expositions, promote Social & Cultural programs for its members apart from liaising with Government Departments on taxation issues.

4. PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Delhi:

PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has been working as a catalyst for the promotion of Indian industry, trade and entrepreneurship for the past 119 years. It is a forward looking, proactive and dynamic PAN-India apex organization. As a partner in progress with industry and government, PHDCCI works at the grass roots level with strong national and international linkages for propelling progress, harmony and integrated development of the Indian economy.

PHDCCI, acting as the “Voice of Industry & Trade” reaching out to more than 1,50,000 large, medium and small industries, has forged ahead leveraging its legacy with the industry knowledge across multiple sectors to take Indian Economy to the next level.

At the global level, PHDCCI have been working with the Embassies and High Commissions in India and overseas to bring in the International Best Practices and Business Opportunities.

5. Bangalore Chamber of Industry & Commerce, Bangalore:

Bangalore Chamber of Industry & Commerce, Bangalore (BCIC) the Apex Chamber of Commerce representing large and medium industries in the State of Karnataka. The Chamber represents 95% of the capital investment and 90% of labour employed in the State of Karnataka. The chamber have presently a membership of 850 companies representing various sectors of industry such as – Manufacturing, IT/ITES, Biotechnology, Engineering, Consultancy and Legal firms etc.

BCIC plays an active and important role in promoting trade and investment in the State and has an excellent domestic and international network with MoUs with the leading Chambers of Commerce across the globe. Being the apex Chamber of Commerce in Karnataka, BCIC organizes Seminars/Workshops and Interactions with Senior Government Officials both from the Centre/State on critical issues concerning trade and industry from time to time.

B) Industry Approach:

C) Industry Testimony:

I personally feel this concept of XPMC which is initiated by Employability.life is most important, and it is vital for the industry. I am very much sure that students will be benefited from this, and it will be helpful for them during their careers.

Mr. Sandeep Bohate, Deputy General Manager (Information Technology)

Employability.life and their unique XPMC product effectively connect the dots between academic knowledge and real-world digital applications. This valuable resource empowers students to gain deeper insights into the rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Mr. Santhosh Iyyappan, Senior Manager, Tata Communications Ltd

Very nice initiative. A unique feature of XPMC program is that along with training on technology it also focuses on behavioral aspects of the induvial. This will help students in developing the best attitude required to become successful in their lives and careers.

Mr. Manojh Gnanasekar, Specialist – Global Procurement

XPMC program seems like a good bridge between the industry and academia. The program appears on the point for the students and companies that can access industry ready students. Best wishes to the students!

Mr. Jeevesha Koppam, Director - HR and Operations

Every segment of the market nowadays is dominated by digitalization and the success of any business depends on how well they have adjusted themselves to the latest developments in technology.

Mr Ninad Manapure, IT Operations Head & Sr. Technical Manager

I have gone through the brochure, and I am thoroughly impressed with the Employability.life initiative. With your XPMC product, you have touched upon some of the key important market fields. I am sure the learners will surely benefit from it and it will help them to get better prepared for the future.

Mr. Sunil Nair, Segment Head

Thanks for giving an opportunity to register my feedback about your program. Every Segment of the market nowadays is converted by digitization and the success of all businesses depends on how well they have adopted themselves to the latest development in technology which we have. Helping Students to become professionals in the current situation of the digital world is a major challenge and I’m very sure that your approach to the learners is well sufficient to take this up.

Mr. Anoob C., Center Head

Employability.life and their XPMC product are very good initiatives. I would recommend that more case studies are collected so that the students get to analyse more balance sheets. Every balance sheet is unique. Keep companies from different sectors like manufacturing, service and trading. It is also very important that these projects are interactive and students receive challenging tasks to stay motivated to learn.

Mr. Abhijeet Bhosale, Managing Partner

D) Experts’ Guidance from various Industry Verticals:

Industry experts do provide guidance in validation and verification of the experiential learning process. These experts participate in Industry round table meetings, webinar sessions time to time and provide guidance into different subject areas for the learners.

• Mr. Sreekanth Iyer, Principal Architect (Cybersecurity), Apptio Inc.
• Mr. Mezjan Dallas, Employer Brand Coach
• Mr. Santhosh Iyyappan, Director, CyberXtron Technologies Pvt Ltd.
• Mr. Manjunath N G, Director, Isecurion Technologies & Consulting Pvt Ltd.
• Mr. B S Damahe, Centre Head, L&T STA
• Mr. Samir Limaye, Director, Wimco Ltd.
• Mr. Girish Kureja, Cofounder and CEO, FlexC (Encubate Tech Pvt. Ltd.)
• Ms. Minoo Mantri, Sr. V.P. & Head-Insurance Product, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.
• Mr. Ambarish Parekh, CEO, Paycraft Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
• Mr. Bhushan Deshpande, CIO, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India
• Mr. Ashutosh Sharma, Vice President & Global Head, Zensar Technologies Ltd.
• Mr. Ashis Nundy, Director, DAYCO Securities Pvt Ltd.
• Mr. Kalyan Kar, Founder & Managing Director, Inthink Knowledge Ventures
• Mr. Ashish Beriwala, Director, SRMB Steel (SRMB Srijan Private Limited)
• Ms. Seema Singh, CHRO & CFO, India Post Payments Bank, Govt of India
• Dr. Vatsal Singh, Director & Head - Human Resource Development, Samsung Electronics
• Mr. D P Singh, Employability Consultant, AWS India
• Ms. Mona Bharadwaj, Head of Global IBM University Relations, India
• Mr. Aditya Waghray, India Haed, ISV partnerships, DELL Technologies
• Ms. Garima Babbar, Head - Skills & Education, Adobe
• Mr. Rohit Jhamb, Director - Human Resource, Accenture India
• Ms. Kamakhya Vikram, Head-India Geo Education Business Unit, Tata Consultancy Services
• Mr. Ajay Barun, Global Architect, Digital Transformation, DHL Logistics
• Mr. Shankar B, Assistant Vice President (HR), Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd.