Boosting Youth Employment: Chai Point and Medhavi Skills Ink Skill Training Pact

Mumbai | April 23, 2025: Chai Point, the world’s largest tea-led beverage platform, and Medhavi Skills University (MSU), a pioneering university focused on skill-integrated higher education, have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Chai Point’s headquarters in Bengaluru to collaboratively drive workforce development and vocational learning through the innovative "Learn While You Earn" model.

The pan-India initiative will be implemented across all Chai Point locations, offering UGC and AICTE-recognized educational programs to frontline team members. The program welcomes all front-line employees who have completed 10th and 12th standard, with no age restrictions, to pursue one-year certificate programs, two-year Diploma in Vocation (D.Voc), and three-year Bachelor of Vocation (B.Voc) programs, respectively.

The MoU was exchanged in the presence of Mr. Sajeev Kumar S, Vice President - Industry Relations, MSU and Mr. Kalappa K B, CHRO, Chai Point and Mr. Allen Mathias, AGM MTA, Chai Point. The partnership focuses on three core areas: enhancing access to work and industry-integrated educational programs, fostering career development through hands-on skill acquisition, and collaboratively designing industry-relevant curricula. Participants will gain practical experience while pursuing their education through this program being offered at Chai Point retail outlets pan India.