News: Flipkart partners with Logistics Skill Sector Council and KSDC to set up CoE to bridge skills gap in logistics

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Flipkart partners with Logistics Skill Sector Council and KSDC to set up CoE to bridge skills gap in logistics

The first-of-its-kind training center for ecommerce logistics in Bengaluru, spread across 1,500 sq ft with digital classrooms, will provide training to candidates in all aspects of the supply chain and logistics industry including delivery and material handling, developing industry certified talent.
Flipkart partners with Logistics Skill Sector Council and KSDC to set up CoE to bridge skills gap in logistics

Flipkart announced an MoU with the Logistics Skill Sector Council (LSC), an organization set up by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) through the National Skill Development Corporation of India (NSDC) and Karnataka Skill Development Centre (KSDC). As part of this MoU, Flipkart has launched an industry-first Centre of Excellence (CoE) to build a skilled and trained workforce for the fast-growing e-commerce industry in India. 

Introduced to augment skill development for the logistics industry, Flipkart’s CoE will be open to aspirants who want to work in the logistics industry. The center aims to bring the spotlight on the importance of skill development for the sector and complement its growth in the coming years.

Spread across an area of 1,500 sq ft, the first-of-its-kind CoE for ecommerce supply chain in Bengaluru hosts new-age classrooms equipped with computers and projector-based learning for the all-round development of the candidates. Flipkart has co-developed this extensive training module along with LSC & KSDC, to train candidates on the various nuances of storage and distribution, customer management, and material handling. This also includes imparting knowledge on local transportation laws and regulations and giving students holistic knowledge of the end-to-end supply chain. Karnataka Kaushalya Mission, which is part of the Department of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Livelihood, Karnataka Government, and LSC is helping mobilize aspirants for the Centre of Excellence.

The training also covers the necessary “soft skills” required to interact with customers. In addition to the above training, selected candidates will also get an opportunity to join an apprenticeship program with Flipkart under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme to work on various aspects of a supply chain. This 60-day training will also increase the candidates’ employment prospects in the fast-growing ecommerce sector in India

Upon successful completion of the training, candidates will be awarded certification under the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSFQ), which is equivalent to an undergraduate degree. This certificate is recognized across seven countries including, Australia, Denmark, Germany, and Saudi Arabia. Through this initiative, Flipkart aims to enhance the employability of unskilled and unemployed people and make them a part of India’s skilled and certified workforce. 

Commenting on the announcement, Amitesh Jha, Senior Vice-President and Head of Ekart, said, “As one of the leading e-commerce players in the country with an extensive and robust supply chain, we understand the importance of having a trained workforce for the long-term sustainability of the logistics industry. We are also cognisant of our responsibility towards the workforce to create further employment opportunities and ensure career progression through such initiatives. This also ties into the sustained growth e-commerce has been witnessing in India, thereby creating thousands of job opportunities across specialties, including supply chain management. We are delighted to partner with Logistics Skill Sector Council and Karnataka Skill Development Corporation for this novel initiative and share our expertise towards building a dynamic learning module for the development of this sector.”

As per Captain T.S. Ramanujam, Chairman of Logistics Skill Sector Council the logistics industry is one of the largest employers in the country with over 40 million people employed in the supply chain but faces a shortage of skilled manpower to meet the growing demand. The first-of-its-kind industry partnership with Flipkart is a bright step towards bringing industry acceptability and employment to the unskilled workforce.

Flipkart partnered with LSC in 2019 to provide training to thousands of its supply chain employees. With the Centre of Excellence, the company is enhancing its partnership and contributing towards the training and development requirements of the skilled and unskilled workforce to make them industry-ready. 

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