
Flipkart has inked an agreement with the Logistics Skill Sector Council (LSC) and Karnataka Skill Development Centre (KSDC) for the establishment of Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.
The new centre will be used to train the workforce across various sectors of the e-commerce industry in India including storage and distribution, customer management, and material handling.
Spread across an area of 1,500 square feet, the centre is equipped with computers and other resources to offer projector-based learning.
The workforce will also be trained for the necessary soft skills like communication to help them better interact with customers through behaviour-focused sessions.
Amites Jha, Senior Vice-President and head of Ekart, said “We are cognisant of our responsibility towards the workforce to create further employment opportunities and ensure career progression through such initiatives.”