27,000+ Youth Enabled, 9,000+ Placed

Enabling 27,000+ Youth Through Infosys Springboard Livelihood

Corporate social responsibility in India is increasingly focused on outcome-driven models that create measurable pathways from technical education to sustainable livelihoods.

The Infosys Springboard Livelihood program is a structured corporate social responsibility initiative designed to strengthen the transition from classroom learning to employment for final-year students of ITIs and polytechnics.

Program Overview

Currently operational across:

• 22 States

• 18 Aspirational Districts

The initiative focuses on inclusive outreach, ensuring strong participation of women and youth from marginalized communities.

Scale and Impact

Key Metrics

• 27,000+ youth enabled

• 10,000+ young women included

• 9,000+ placements secured to date

• Presence across 22 states

The program creates structured pathways from technical education to workforce participation, strengthening employability outcomes within public technical institutions.

Curriculum Focus

The program integrates employability components directly into final-year ITI and polytechnic education, including:

• Communication skills

• Interview preparedness

• Workplace effectiveness

• Financial literacy

• Foundational AI awareness

This blended curriculum ensures youth are equipped not just for entry-level jobs, but for evolving industry expectations across STEM and non-STEM sectors.

Demonstrated Improvement in Placement Outcomes

In participating institutions, placement performance has shown measurable improvement. In one instance, placement rates increased from approximately 20–25% to nearly 70%, reflecting close to 3x growth in placement outcomes.

This demonstrates the pros of corporate social responsibility when initiatives are structured around institutional engagement, employer linkage, and outcome tracking.

Strengthening Corporate Social Responsibility in India

Infosys Springboard Livelihood represents a scalable model of csr corporate social responsibility that advances:

• Youth employability

• Women’s workforce participation

• Workforce readiness in aspirational districts

• Institutional capacity strengthening

Such corporate social responsibility initiatives reflect how corporations that are socially responsible can drive inclusive economic growth through structured employability models.

Conclusion

Through Infosys Springboard Livelihood, 27,000+ youth have been enabled and 9,000+ placed across 22 states — reinforcing how well-designed corporate social responsibility initiatives can create measurable and sustainable livelihood outcomes.

Centum Foundation remains committed to delivering scalable corporate social responsibility initiatives that strengthen employability ecosystems across India.