It’s amazing how perspectives change.Till a while ago the world portrayed India as a country of vast, unwieldy population, a plethora of diseases, and rampant poverty.
The same India, the second most populace nation of 1.1 billion, is now being viewed as a major consumer of goods and services, an IT & Telecom giant, a potential manufacturing hub, and a favored outsourcing destination.
Much has been written about India’s inspiring growth story -a CAGR of 7.8 percent from 2002-03 to 2006-07, followed by 9.6 percent in 2007-08, and 6.3 percent last year- and the outsourced back-office services -in IT, finance, telecom- that gets western companies' jobs done cheaper and faster. Now a lesser-known western industry -the Big Pharma- has begun tapping India's outsourcing pool, prompting concerns not about jobs, but about the health and safety of the Indian population.
The country’s dream run would however be seriously threatened if supply of proficient personnel doesn’t meet its escalating demand, given the existence of dubious educational qualifications, poor English skills and the lack of self confidence that’s culturally endemic to India.
Empower evolved to thwart this threat.
Empower’s mission was to build human capacity by providing ‘world class education at an affordable price’. Its founders -some of the best minds from the corporate world- visualized the growing needs of a resurgent India for professionals in various fields.
Empower works with Indian & international centers of excellence to provide best-in-class content & training to students, professionals, and youth so as to enhance their productivity and employability. Currently it runs courses in the domain of health, topical areas within supply chain management, and several vocational trades that supplement the government’s US$3.125 billion ‘Skills Development Mission’ launched during the last budget.