Skill Development with Corporate Supports

Skill Development with Corporate Support :
In a view to provide employable skills, coupled with access to employment and entrepreneurship opportunities Turnstone Global with the active collaboration of HSBC Skills for Life creates Short term and Long Term skill development training module in the areas of Computer Fundamentals, Travel & Tourism, IT & ITES, Beauty & Wellness, Retail Management, Hospitality Management, Bedside Nurse, General Duty Assistant for the youth (age 18‐35 years) of rural and semi urban areas of different districts in West Bengal. Till now we have trained 356 youth out of which 135 have been employed in different business house and 23 youth has set up their own venture individually or in collaboration with local body

With the support with SVP Foundation, Kolkata chapter Turnstone Global runs a project called ‘Cleanliness -Youth crusader’ to make Cleanness product like Soap, Phenyl, Utensils Cleaner, Bathroom & Tiles cleaner, Hand wash by the underprivileged unemployed girl youth ( age group 18 yrs -35 yrs) and making them eligible to stand on their on feet by selling these products in retail market and their neighbourhood . Under this project our target is to train 100 girls. Along with manufacturing different products they have been trained on marketing and soft skills. Initially they are selling these products in their neighbourhood household and local retail shop. In long run they will be trained to organize a company registered under MSME.

In view to support rural health system and to address various body pain among villagers with poor economic status Turnstone Global in collaboration with HDFC Bank build a hi tech physiotherapy unit equipped with all modern equipment to train youth from underprivileged section which enable them to earn their livelihood with respect. Through this initiative Turnstone Global produces 133 assistants who are working in rural Bengal getting associated with quacks and living on a modest income