Sakuraa India Foundation (SIF), the Bengaluru-based registered charitable trust which primarily focuses on Japanese
language training and skill development, is planning to set up nine more Japan Desks in Karnataka. These Japan Desks besides imparting Japanese language training especially to technical students will also foster Industry-Academy collaboration between institutes and Japanese corporate houses.
The five new Japan Desks being set up in Bengaluru include one in Peenya Industrial Area, with others in Whitefield, HSR Layout, Rajajinagar, and Sahakara Nagar. These Desks are set to be operational from December 2017 and provide a great opportunity for industries in Peenya Industrial Area to enhance their skill development initiatives and also collaboration with Japanese corporate houses.
According to a release from Sakuraa India Foundation (SIF), there is enormous scope for young Indian technical and non-technical students to find lucrative career not only in Japan but also with Japanese companies in India. However, the missing link is lack of Japanese language training and if this gap is bridged, India could emerge as a big talent pool for Japanese companies both in Japan and India.
Further, the release pointed out that over the years Indian engineers have started becoming the backbone of Japan’s IT industry and many more sectors including Banking & Financial Services, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Power are also showing appetite to hire Indian engineers. Against this backdrop, SIF is keen to equip Indian engineering students and entrepreneurs with not only Japanese language skills but also impart technology skill as demanded by the Japanese industry.
