The National Association for the Blind, (India) one of India’s leading Voluntary Organizations in the field of blindness, has successfully placed 10 of its students with Standard Chartered, India’s largest International Bank. These individuals will work as ‘Tele-Callers’ with Standard Chartered’s Consumer Banking Division in Mumbai, selling a range of financial products and services.
This Placement is an initiative of NAB’s Department of Employment’s on-going efforts to train Visually Impaired Candidates for corporate jobs. The Department has successfully placed candidates with leading Corporates.
“The Socio-Economic Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired is a key objective for NAB, and we constantly explore innovative avenues and use assistive technology to help these candidates acquire the required job skills. A growing number of companies are employing our students, which is a testimony to the capability of these individuals,” said Mr. Suhas Karnik, Honorary Secretary, NAB.
Standard Chartered has proactively worked with NAB to make its premise at Goregaon accessible to differently-abled employees. It is also training its staff to sensitise them to the special needs of these individuals. S Krishnan, Country Head, Sales, Standard Chartered Bank said, “This is the first time in Standard Chartered that we have hired Visually Impaired talent in the Sales function. I am personally committed to ensure this team gets all the support for being a high performing, successful team in the bank for all to be proud of.”
Madhavi Lall, Regional Head, Human Resources, Standard Chartered Bank, said, “Embracing diversity among people and creating an inclusive work environment underpins our values as an Organisation. This includes hiring differently-abled individuals and supporting the growth of their careers. We are pleased to partner with NAB in this initiative.”
As part of its Diversity & Inclusion agenda, Standard Chartered works to create equal opportunities for women, people of different nationalities, and the differently-abled.
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(Kindly provide wide publicity to this news so that other Corporates may be inspired and motivated to induct Vision Impaired Candidates in their work force.)
About NAB
The National Association for the Blind, (India) is one of India’s largest Voluntary Organizations in the Disability Sector engaged in work for the blind for almost six decades. It has pioneered a wide range of services, activities and programmes aimed at the Prevention and Cure of Blindness, Education, Training, Employment and Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired, as well as in the areas of Production and Distribution of Braille and Audio Material, Accessible Technology, Empowerment of Blind Women, Care of the Aged Blind and so on. It has a nation wide presence with branches across 24 States and 65 Districts, transforming the lives of thousands of people.
NAB’s Department of Employment focuses on the Socio-Economic Rehabilitation of both the Urban and the Rural Blind. It provides employability training as per market requirements and approaches prospective employers for their successful placement. So far, the department has placed people with several companies including Shaman Ford, CBay Remote Services, Tata Tele Services, HDFC Bank and Dawn a Day Financial Services, among others.
Standard Chartered Bank in India
Standard Chartered Bank is India’s largest International Bank with 94 branches in 37 cities, a combined customer base of around 2 million retail customers and more than 1,500 corporate and institutional relationships. Key businesses comprise Consumer Banking, including deposits, loans, wealth management, private banking and SME banking; and Wholesale Banking, which includes cash transaction banking, treasury, corporate finance and custody services. For more information, visit www.standardchartered.co.in