Continuing its contribution to the Skill India programme, O2 Skills Academy has announced the signing of MoU with the Government of Telangana to train 1260 men and women between the ages of 18-35 over the next three years. This collaboration will aim to provide employment linked, market oriented vocational training that will enable filling in the gaps, the Spa and Hospitality industry faces by providing trained resources. The role of O2 Skills Academy will be to ensure effective mobilisation, training, certification and finally placement into apt jobs.
This agreement is within the purview of the Telangana Employment Generation and Marketing Mission (EGMM) which falls under the Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development. The first batch of students under this programme started classes from October 17, 2016. A maximum of 35 students per batch will undergo practical and theoretical classes for three months with an option of being trained in Wellness therapies, Hair and Beauty treatments in addition to Hospitality (F&B and Housekeeping).The curriculum is designed and approved by the Government of Telangana (EGMM).
Ritesh Mastipuram, Founder and Managing Director, O2 Spa said, “O2 Skills Academy is an initiative of the O2 Spa, primarily conceptualised to help meet the shortage of quality and skilled manpower in the spa and hospitality industry. Additionally, the initiative also contributes to the Skill India mission having trained over 5000 therapists and hospitality staff in the last three years since its inception.”
Commenting on the MoU, Swetha Arikatla, Director, O2 Skills said, “O2 Skills Academy is a world class training platform that focuses on both soft and hard aspects of training resulting in quality manpower for the industry. The MoU with the Government of Telangana will help in skill development of several hundreds of youth from the State and enable them to be employed by this fast growing industry thereby changing their lives.”
India currently faces severe shortage of skilled manpower. The reasons include dropping out of high school because of poor education, needing to support family at an early age, a lack of information on the employment opportunities, and mostly not having the basic skills to get employed. Several hundreds of youth in the State today are engaged as daily wage workers and are unaware of the opportunities available to them.
