Ahead of the long-awaited Big Billion Day sale, Flipkart has started its paid internship program for students from Tier II cities and beyond. Students from 21 different locations across the country will have the opportunity to do an internship in the supply chain of the popular e-commerce platform.
The Launchpad 45-day internship program aims to help students gain critical skills in supply chain management and create an ecosystem of trained professionals for the e-commerce industry, Flipkart said.
Launchpad has been designed to introduce students to working in the Flipkart supply chain and help them understand the processes that form the backbone of e-commerce. “The program will shape India’s future workforce in various essential supply chain roles, helping to create an ecosystem of well-qualified, well-trained and skilled professionals for the long term,” Flipkart said in a statement.
This expo helps students build long-term resilience and agility in their operations while training them in this rapidly changing external scenario, the e-commerce platform mentioned.
Flipkart is working with educational institutes in 21 locations including Binola (Haryana), Bhiwandi (Maharashtra), Uluberia and Dankuni (West Bengal) and Malur (Karnataka), Medchal (Telangana) and many more to identify deserving students and engage students. selected in their logistics centers.
Students will be trained in various aspects of supply chain management while following strict practices that prioritize their health and safety, Flipkart said. Thermal control will be mandatory before entering the facilities. Interns must have the Aarogya Setu app on their phones.
Amitesh Jha, Senior Vice President of Flipkart, said: “Flipkart is always at the forefront of sharing knowledge and building a skilled workforce ecosystem for the fast growing e-commerce industry in India.” Flipkart launched the Launchpad Internship Program last year to offer students have hands-on experience working in a cutting-edge modern supply chain and instill the skills necessary to be successful in this industry.
“We look forward to providing an engaging and immersive work experience for our interns during the upcoming holiday season, which will help drive more interest towards the supply chain,” added Jha.
Flipkart, owned by Walmart, previously said it would help generate more than 70,000 direct jobs and hundreds of thousands of indirect seasonal jobs in the country ahead of the holiday season and its Big Billion Days sale. Last year, Flipkart and rival Amazon had announced the creation of more than 1.4 lakh of temporary supply chain jobs, last-mile connectivity and customer support in preparation for their holiday sales.
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