SMART or Skills for Market Training is the Foundation’s  flagship programme, which is built on the vision of an educated, enlightened and employed India, and a belief that  educated and skilled youth are the country’s true strength.  The programme started with 3 Centres in 2012 and is cur- rently running 65 Centres at 10 locations across India.  These include SMART Centres, SMART+ Centres (training for people with disabilities), SMART - T Centres (training in technical trades) and the SMART Academy. The SMART Academy is the next level of the programme, which will be a state - of - the - art centre imparting high - quality vocational skills training, with a blend of classroom, practical and on - the- job training. The Academy will closely engage with the industry stalwarts for constant curriculum up gradation and placement. It will train more than 1000 youth and make them employable in higher paying jobs in the organised sector. The Foundation has also undertaken a research project in vocational education and training (RiVET) along with the National Skill Development Authority (NSDA), to understand the overall scope of skill development in India.

Youth from disadvantaged urban communities and in immediate need of jobs are the beneficiary group of SMART.  The training starts with a Foundation course comprising of Spoken English, Workplace Readiness and Basic IT/ Computers. It offers a range of specialized courses , including Customer Relationships and Sales, Hospitality, IT - Enabled Services and BPO, Lab Assistant, Multimedia,  Nurse Aides, Office Administration, Pharmacy Assistant,  Quick Service Restaurants and Tally. In addition, the SMART - T offers training in technical trades like Automobile Technician, Civil Works, Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machine Technician, AC and Refrigeration, Electrician, Fitter and Maintenance Technician and Welding. 75 - 80% of the graduates are placed in jobs upon success- full completion of the training, thereby filling the demand - supply gap across multiple industries and the service sec- tor, with average salaries ranging between INR 8,000 - 12,000 / month.

Some of the notable brands employing SMART graduates  include the likes of Ace Solution, Aegis, Airtel, Auchan, Ax- is Bank, Barista, Big Bazaar, Blue Dart, Burger King, Café  Coffee Day, Club Mahindra, Cognizant, Costa Cofeee,  DMRC, Domino’s, DTDC, Easy Day, Eureka Forbes, First  Object Technologies, Flipkart, Fun ‘n’ Food, Future Group,  HCL Technologies, HDFC Bank, Health and Glow, Hinduja  Global Solutions (HGS), Idea, ING Vysya Bank, Inorbit  Mall, Inox, Karvy, Kenith Parker, KFC, Landmark Group  (Lifestyle, Max), Little Shop, Mahindra Finance, Mahindra  Holiday Homes, Manpower Group, Max Healthcare,  McDonald’s, Metro Cash & Carry, Metro Mall, Mitsubishi,  Mobile Store, Modi 24x7, ModiCare, Mom & Me, More, My  Health Pharmacy, Myntra, NetAmbit, Nilgris Super Market,  NSB BPO, Oriental Cuisines, Pantaloons, Pizza Hut, Proc- tor and Gamble, Puma India, Puma Retail, Randstad India,  Reliance Fresh, Royal Enfield, RR Donnelley, Samsung  Service Center, Shoppers’ Stop, SKS Micorfinance, Spen- cer’s, Sriven Corporation, Tata Business Support Services,  Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tata Docomo, Tatwa  Technology, Tech Mahindra, Tech Mahindra BPO, Tech  Mahindra BSG, Tech Mahindra Foundation, Times Group  (Indiatimes.com), TVS Suzuki, Vango Restaurants,  Vasudev Adigas, Vertex BPO, Vishal Mega Mart, Voda- fone, Walmart India, Westside, Wipro and many more