Teach what is actually hired
We train corporate teams every week, so we know which skills appear in job descriptions this year rather than five years ago.
For seventeen years we have taught technology to people whose companies paid for it. This is the part we do for the people whose companies never called — starting with Indians living with disability, who are qualified, willing, and still waiting for a first chance.
Free digital-skills training for persons with 30% or more disability — taught by the same trainers, using the same material, as our corporate programmes. No fee of any kind.
Most people we meet through this programme are not short of ability or of will. They are short of one employer who looked properly.
We train corporate teams every week, so we know which skills appear in job descriptions this year rather than five years ago.
Travel, a device, an interpreter, a room with a ramp. These are what end most attempts — so we ask about them on the form, before day one.
A certificate that ends in a drawer helps nobody. We stay involved until there is a CV, an interview and an introduction.
Saksham is where we have started. These follow as capacity and support allow.
Short sessions for HR teams on how to write, interview and onboard so that a disabled candidate is assessed on the work.
In preparationBacking Saksham graduates who want to teach, so the next batch is taught by someone who has walked the same road.
In preparationRefurbished laptops and assistive technology lent to learners who have the aptitude but not the hardware.
Seeking donorsFund a learner, donate a laptop, lend an accessible room for a weekend, interpret a session, or open one internship. Every one of those is a real answer.