Candidates placed through job fairs conducted by TeamLease-IIJT in partnership with the Tribal Development Department
The honorable Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat, Mr. Narendra Modi handed over job offer letters to the tribal youth, on the 61st celebration of Republic Day, today at Surat. These candidates were successfully employed via the job fairs organized by the Tribal Development Department (Govt. of Gujarat), in partnership with the Development Support Agency of Gujarat (D-SAG), under the ‘Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojna’.
The candidates have been placed across various sectors with companies like Aditya Birla, Fairdeal Supplies Ltd., and US Pizza. TeamLease Services, India’s largest staffing company and Indian Institute of Job Training (IIJT), India’s fastest growing vocational training organizations commenced a series of district level job fairs in Gujarat earlier this year. Their centers in the tribal areas of South Gujarat - Mandvi, Vyara and Vandsa have been involved in skills development and employment of the tribal youth. Many of these candidates are now associated with global corporates and associations.
Neeti Sharma, Vice President, TeamLease Services said “We are honoured to work with the Government of Gujarat. Ensuring a remunerative job for the large working age population is one of the greatest developmental challenges facing the country today and special and innovative efforts such as this are imperative to addressing these challenges. The job fairs have helped the youths to be a part of the global business scenario. .Many of them are now associated with repute corporates are exposed to various levels of the hierarchy. The Government of Gujarat has shown progressive thought in repositioning the conventional job fairs to target not only employment but also employability.”
About TeamLease
TeamLease Services (TeamLease™) is India's largest staffing solutions company and has been spearheading the Temporary Staffing revolution in India for more than seven years now. In this short span of time, TeamLease has deployed more than half a million candidates, and in doing so, it has emerged as one of India's largest private sector employers. The company currently has over 65,000 employees on its rolls, in over 700 locations across the country, working for more than 1,200 clients. In a recent acquisition, TeamLease has acquired a substantial majority stake in the Indian Institute of Job Training (IIJT).
About IIJT
Indian Institute of Job Training [IIJT] is one of India’s largest and leading vocational training providers with a capacity of over 1 lakh concurrent students in courses. Started in 2006, IIJT is the fastest growing educational brand in the country with over 250 centers across the country. IIJT offers short term and long term courses in the areas of Finance, Information Technology, Retail and Sales & Marketing. The Teamlease and IIJT strategic alliance aims to help bridge the employability gap and support the industry’s demand for skilled manpower.