STEP FOUNDATION

Established in 2025, STEP Foundation (Skilling, Training & Employability for Prosperity) aims to strengthen India’s skilling and employability ecosystem by addressing structural and systemic gaps. STEP works with governments, industry, and training institutions to build robust workforce data systems, strengthen institutional capacity, and improve alignment between skilling and labour market demand.

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About Us

STEP Foundation (Skilling, Training & Employability for Prosperity) is a systems-oriented skilling think tank incubated within the TCF portfolio, established to address structural gaps in India’s skilling and employability ecosystem.

We focus on strengthening the underlying systems that enable effective workforce development by advancing integrated data architectures, building institutional capacity, influencing policy, and mobilising capital.

By working closely with governments, industry, training institutions, and ecosystem partners, STEP Foundation seeks to improve demand–supply alignment in the labour market and enable clearer pathways to quality jobs.

Vision, Mission and Goals

Human capital as a vehicle for driving India’s economic growth by enabling their effective development and deployment through a strengthened systems architecture

To enable better jobs, pathways to opportunities, and sustainable livelihood through evidence-driven data, policy advocacy and capital mobilisation

A skilling ecosystem with coherent institutions, an integrated data infrastructure, and effective coordination between training providers, the private sector, and government

STEP Initiatives

Data Architecture

Demand Lab: Generate actionable jobs data to enable better decisions for governments, nonprofits, and youth

Develop a district-level strengthening template in partnership with MSDE

Institution Capacity Building

State support: Invest UP - Supply mapping of talent to meet current and forecasted demand

Apprenticeship: Detailed landscape analysis and impact study with MSDE

PM Setu: Deep-dive into the new scheme and provide implementable recommendations

WILP: Super scale up 10 technical training institutes in 10 high growth sectors

Capital mobilisation

CSR Unlock: CSR consortium for systemic plan with infosys

Skills bank: Structuring a digital, retail development finance institution to provide skill loans and other products

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Founders

Anuj Jhunjhunwala

CEO,

JJG Machining

Program Director

Mansi Kasliwal

Former Head– Growth& Partnerships,

Educational Initiatives (Ei)

Mansi is a Social Impact & Education Transformation Leader with 18 + years of experience spanning education technology, social development, sustainability, and partnerships. She is known for scaling inclusive education programs and building cross-sector alliances that drive access, equity, and innovation in learning

Team

Sanya Jain

Team Lead

Ridhi Jain

Team Lead

Sakshi Arora

Team Lead

Omair Shahid

State Lead-UP

Juhi Daga

Program Manager