Manisha Singh has 13 years of diverse professional experience in the CSR,Social enterprises, strategy consulting in development sector.  At Schneider Electric, she heads India CSR, wherein the focus is on improving lives of people through Energy Access and skilling in space of energy. In her past roles she has managed incubation and funding to social enterprises, strategy consulting, Impact Investment and haslead India operations of an international social enterprise. She holds an MBA degree from IIM Indore & engineering from NSIT, India. She also attended an Executive Leadership program in JM Katz Business School, USA.

In the interview, she answers the following questions:

1. As an organization that works in renewable and sustainable energy, what prompted Schneider to venture into the arena of skills development?

2. How has the Schneider International Energy Training Program enhanced employment opportunities in India?

3. What are some of the ways that Schneider Electric is partnering with The Government of India to support the Skill India mission?

4. As part of their emergency pandemic response, how is Schneider Electric Foundation responding to the covid 19 crisis in India? Specially placing the skilled candidates in corporate at this time, must be difficult?

5. How is the Tomorrow Rising Fund contributing to energy training in India?

6. What is in store for Schneider Electric Foundation in the skill development sector in the future?

7. On World Skills Day, what are some avenues for future development that the skilling industry should focus on?

Impact-Talk is a series of views and interviews of CSR heads, impact leaders and change-makers, addressing development challenges in India. If you have an impact-maker in your network, please suggest/share details at shilpi@csrbox.org