Bangalore, August 13, 2015: RMZ Foundation and LabourNet Services inaugurated a Mini Skill Development Centre at a construction site of RMZ in Eco World, Bangalore. The centre will provide training in trades like carpentry, bar bending and basic masonry to the construction workers of RMZ. The training is structured in the RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) format initiated by the government for the assessment, training and certification of workers. The centre was officially inaugurated by A N Venugopal, President, RMZ Foundation, Arjun Menda, Group Chairman, RMZ Corporation. Manoj Menda, Corporate Vice Chairman, RMZ Corporation, Anu Menda, Trustee, RMZ Foundation, Gayathri Vasudevan, Co-Founder & CEO of LabourNet and other key officials. The program aims to create a dedicated resource pool of skilled and certified construction workforce for nation building.

LabourNet started with a batch of close to 100 workers and plans to train 1200 workers in the span of one year through this centre. Gayathri Vasudevan, Co-Founder and CEO of LabourNet on the occasion of inauguration, said "It is an irony that in India, we associate both poverty and prosperity with construction workers. Poverty can be addressed to a large extent through education. Our goal is to take the education to the people who do not have privilege to our education system, through RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning). With a shared vision, RMZ Foundation and LabourNet will work towards providing sustainable livelihood to the construction workers."

A N Venugopal, President of RMZ Foundation, opines "RMZ foundation aims to contribute to the society and economic development of the sector. We see a huge skill gap in construction sector apart from other challenges such as absenteeism, low productivity, etc. As a part of our sustainable program we encourage skill development of construction workers to make environmental, economical and social impact on the community".

LabourNet has impacted the lives of close to 100000 construction workers across India through skill development, skills up gradation and skills recognition, it also trains workers on work place health & safety and assist them with social security and financial inclusion.