Safeducate signs MoU with IIM Lucknow to give a boost to MSME owners

Targets Small & Medium Scale Enterprise Owners or Successors with certificate programs to build and grow successful ventures

New Delhi, July 26, 2018: Strengthening its position as India’s largest skilling, training and consulting firm, Safeducate has signed a MoU with IIM Lucknow to offer students short-duration certification programs in business management. The certification course will aim at enhancing the knowledge base and practical skills of students, making them capable of building and growing their ventures. The course will be open to students from business households who have prior exposure to their family business.

Safeducate plans to train students from business families in essential skills including business strategy, innovative thinking, operations and supply chain management, customer relationship management, marketing fundamentals and human resource management. Under the program, students will experience a blended teaching environment which will include 100-120 hours of classroom lectures along with a 24X7 access to online learning aids and course material.

All enrolled students will be able to utilize Safeducate’s talent learning management system platform through which they can find learning aids, reference materials and assessments, case studies, projects and assignments. Students will also be taught practical skills through interactive sessions and class exercises. Lectures will be disseminated by world-class IIM faculty and industry experts from Safeducate. Students will be able to connect with the faculty at any time using the Zoom & Talent LMS web-conferencing platform.

Commenting on the partnership, Divya Jain, Co-Founder & CEO, Safeducate said, “Safeducate has continually tried to encourage upskilling and vocational training among students. By targeting students who have already experienced the functioning and challenges of their family business, we plan to strengthen those values and skills that they have grown up with. To further bolster these skills, we will facilitate internships at Safexpress, our supply chain and logistics arm, along with other companies. By offering easily-accessible study material and learning aids, practical learning sessions and industry exposure, we want to make these students ready to tackle the complexities of the business world and find unparalleled success.”

Speaking on the undertaking, Mr Prem Prakash Dewani – MDP (Chairperson), IIM Lucknow said, “We are pleased to partner with Safeducate to bring the best possible training to business aspirants. As a premier management institute that trains thousands of professionals each year, IIM understands the significance of a blended teaching approach and the positive impact it can have on the learning ability of students. The unique blended teaching method being adopted under this program will enhance competencies and help student flourish in the business world. These courses will focus on the upliftment of students and we will make sure that our most qualified faculty members are engaged in training them.”