Mumbai: Seekho co-founder Divya Jain, an AI-driven, upskilling platform that takes you from dreaming about a job to your dream job. In her leadership capability, she oversees (insert her roles & responsibilities). She envisions creating a robust education and skill development framework for India, enabling even the masses to attain success through hard work and dedication. Her mission is to enhance the higher education system and solve unemployment problems.
A prodigious student since her heyday, Divya holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Hindu College, University of Delhi. Later, She has also pursued LLB from the University of London, followed by a Master’s degree in Business from the prestigious St. Edmunds College, University of Cambridge, which helped her shape her professional sensibilities and business acumen to a considerable degree. Soon after completing her educational stint, Divya ventured into her professional journey as a Financial Analyst on the trading floors of Citibank in London in 2005.
With a professional career span of over 18 years, she still believes this career opportunity helped her set standards and expectations that constantly make her better. Later, she joined Ernst & Young’s Risk and Business Advisory department in India and spent time consulting with Fortune 500 companies. During her tenure in the company, Divya gained valuable insights into how the Indian and International work cultures function. She also learnt that the Indian work culture is driven by relationships with customers, colleagues, and vendors.
Divya’s stint in logistics made her spend nights across various hubs with truck drivers and the labour force. She understood the functionalities of the complex operations and how they could be standardised to establish a standard and scalable model. During this time, Divya realised the dire need for a trained workforce. Consequently, she founded Safeducate to address all the issues that affected the Logistics industry (like the unavailability of skilled human resources to operate and manage various logistics & distribution activities).
Today, Safeducate has emerged as India’s largest supply chain skilling organisation, which trains over 75,000 people annually across 153 centres. The company has the support of its robust team of 450 on-role employees and over 350 consultants and community mobilisers. Divya was instrumental in establishing a state-of-the-art ERP system for the organisation and creating a unique education framework focused on training and upskilling the students, teachers, and trainers.
Furthermore, Divya also initiated Safeducate Online, an online platform that leverages the latest technologies like AI and VR to reach and skill millions of people across the country. Divya’s noble efforts do not end here. She connected with various government bodies and partnered with NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation) to introduce a logistics skill council and set down standards and career paths for logistics. She has also formed strategic alliances with the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transportation (CILT), Automotive Skill Development Council (ASDC), Retailers Association’s Skill Council of India (RASCI), etc. Besides spearheading Safeducate, Divya serves as the Director of her family-run business Safexpress Pvt Ltd., which is India’s largest supply chain and logistics company.
Divya wishes to democratise higher education through an innovative subscription model, making it accessible to everyone at an affordable cost within five years. She intends to take Indian talent to the global stage and expose them to emerging and developed markets abroad.
When not busy on Zoom calls, Divya loves reading, writing, horse riding, and collecting various art pieces.
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