Online marketplace Flipkart has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Labour Ministry to provide training to the Indian MSMEs so that they leverage the online marketplace to scale their businesses.

The Director General – Employment & Training (DGET) will help scale the businesses of these small enterprises by supplementing their employee requirements and upgrading their skills.

The initiative ‘Flipkart Kaarigar ke Dwaar’  will  identify a large number of prospective employees that are required for the growing industry. Flipkart in consultation with DGET will develop specific training modules as well as train the trainers.

The modules will be used to train the prospective employees needed by Flipkart or its Business Partners, the company said in a statement.

Mekin Maheshwari, Chief People Officer, Flipkart said, “"We want to change the paradigm of growth by partnering with the government to be an enabler of responsible, sustainable and inclusive growth in rural and urban India. Training is recognized as an important tool for developing the online capabilities of MSMEs."

Flipkart and DGET will impart training towards introduction to e-marketplace, basics of selling, photography, cataloging, accounting and online payments, online merchandising, importance of online and social media marketing, use of data analytics, packaging, logistics, order and returns management, warehousing and handling customer communication.

After the successful completion of training program and due assessment, this skilled manpower will be awarded a certificate from the Ministry of Labour, Government of India and be employed by Flipkart or its   Business Partners.

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