The consortium -- also known as the Future Right Skills Network -- with Accenture, Cisco and Quest Alliance is set to train 1.5 million youth for the digital economy.

The in-classroom program will deliver more than 240 hours of training to impart skills for digital literacy and fluency; workplace readiness, including creative problem solving and use of data in decision making; and career management skills, including the cultivation of a growth mindset and the ability to identify and plan career journeys. The online module is optimized for mobile phones to enable on-the-go self-learning, and the toolkit also includes train the trainer resources.

The Future Right Skills Network one of AVPN's inaugural 2020 Constellations Laureates. The Constellations recognize outstanding collaborative initiatives that are tackling complex challenges across Asia. See more

The Future Right Skills Network also has MoUs with the Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu state governments to roll out a comprehensive blended learning program, which will cover more than 100,000 students from 227 ITIs across these states. The training modules includes online self-learning via the Bharat Skills portal (https://bharatskills.gov.in/) as well as in-classroom training.

The MyQuest team was part of curriculum development for Employability Skills on the Bharat Skills portal. We also partnered with National Instrumental Media Institute (NIMI) to create content for an ITI student workbook and a facilitator manual. These, alongside the portal, were launched by Mahendra Nath Pandey, the Hon'ble Minister for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.

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In August 2021, Accenture, Cisco, J.P. Morgan and Quest Alliance announce the expansion of a collaboration with Ministry of Skills Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) to bring 21st Century skills to young people in India. Read »