CSRBOX has been hosting the annual India CSR Summit for the past 7 years. The Summit has been the largest CSR and social impact event in the South Asia region with participation of 1800 organisations and 2400+ delegates every year.
At the 8th India CSR Summit 2021 (7th-9th Dec 2021), we hosted panel discussion on 'Our Skills Development Priorities through CSR: Learnings from the Past', with following speakers:
Moderator: Mr. Samir Sharma, CSR Head, ACC Ltd
Mr. Parthasarathi Changdar, Lead CSR, AkzoNobel
Ms. Anuradha Sharma, Country Manager, Oracle Academy Initiatives - South Asia, Oracle
Dr. Y. Suresh Reddy, Lead-CSR (SRF Ltd), Director-SRF Foundation
Ms. Monisha Banerjee, CEO, Anudip Foundation
During this insightful discussion, the speakers shared their learnings, thoughts and experiences around the following points:
Aligning supply and demand for skills by bridging existing skill gaps, promoting industry engagement, leveraging technology, and promoting apprenticeship training.
What are the key challenges that businesses face while implementing skill development projects and how to address them?
How does CSR contribute towards social skill development?
Understanding the sectoral demand and curating demand-based skill development programs
Addressing key obstacles in skill development including low aspirational value, lack of integration with formal education, outcomes, training infrastructure and trainers, etc.
