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Stuck in beta: TeamLease Skills University needs a work-study balance

Degree holders don’t necessarily cut it for India’s MSMEs. They need a new type of employee—technical and teachable. TeamLease’s skilling university believes it can prepare such employees. But half a decade in and still running trials, is TLSU up to the challenge of upskilling itself and other upcoming skills universities?

22/10/19

Olina Banerji

While 110 million Indians will join the workforce in 2020, employability remains woefully low

63% of employers believe candidates lack the required skills. 4 out of 10 formally trained young Indians remain unemployed

TeamLease launched its skills university in 2013 to address the issues of job-readiness and employability

But 5 years in, TLSU is still in beta mode. Vocational diplomas have little social capital and are quickly turning into a backup for students with poor grades

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Manish Sabharwal is one of the foremost evangelists when it comes to skilling in India. The co-founder and chairman of TeamLease Services, India’s largest staffing company, Sabharwal is relentless in his mission to mainstream skilling, with his op-eds a near-constant across India’s leading dailies. 

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