Basab Banerjee was recently the Keynote Speaker on two platforms - a CII organised exclusive Online Business Interaction with companies from the Tomsk Region of the Russian Federation, another one by Yuvaan Skill Advisory on maximizing the center utilization by adopting innovative models in the era of COVID19.
Magic Billion has now signed an MoU with Bildungswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft (bbw) gGmbH - one of the leading institutions for vocational training and qualification in Germany. MB and BBW will be working together to support German employers with apprentices from India in the handwerks (manufacturing) and hospitality sectors.
President Trump has now suspended all US visas categories including J1 till 31 December 2020. We are therefore not going to be sending our candidates this year. However, applications are still open for next year, so please continue to apply and the team will get in touch with you if you meet all the requirements. We have, of course, returned the security deposit of all candidates who are unable to travel on J1 this year.
Magic Billion has now signed it's fourth contract with a US Government accredited sponsor organisation, and is probably the only company in India providing Indians opportunities in the US for multiple sectors, including education (teachers), agriculture, hospitality and IT.
Aditi Banerjee spoke on a Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) organised panel on the "Response of Young Entrepreneurs of Russia and India in View of the COVID-19 Pandemic". Over 150 participants attended the webinar.
Basab Banerjee spoke on an National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) organised panel during #Charcha2020 on “Innovative ideas to transform implementation strategies across the skilling value chain and the role of upskilling, reskilling and alternate skilling”.
MB is now a designated partner for an official US sponsor agency and will be sending aspiring Indians to the US for internships, traineeships and other programs. For a list of openings, please refer here.
Magic Billion was part of an exclusive group of Indian Companies invited by a German Parliamentary Delegation in Feb 2020 to discuss Indo German Talent Mobility in light of the new Skilled Immigration Act. Exciting prospects !!
In order to provide easy financial support to our candidates, we have signed an Agreement with Eduvanz – India’s leading Skill Loan provider. Candidates can now avail collateral free loans for 100% Program Fees.
Magic Billion team met with Sh DB Venkatesh Varma Hon'ble Indian Ambassador to Russia. He expressed his support to our initiatives.
Aditi Banerjee received a commendation at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards held in London, UK, in April 2019, for Magic Billion’s exceptional work in the public sector.
We visited various Industry Chambers in Germany, along with our German Partner, and discussed possible collaborations, in the fields of apprenticeships, fresh graduates, and trained candidates. German language would be a prerequisite for Indian candidates wanting to work and train in Germany. Magic Billion may collaborate with German employers, and offer candidates German language training in India, after getting Offer Letters from German employers.
Basab was privileged to be designated as ” International Skill Advisor” by State of West Bengal for their Skill Mission. In that capacity, he moderated a Session at CXO Meet Kolkata last month. It is great to see states making such wonderful efforts to involve employers in Skill Projects.
We received a dozen candidates, who arrived in Cluj, Romania in two batches in March to May 2019, and supported them with a weekend induction, as they prepared for their 2 year stint in a Romanian heavy machinery company. In the picture - Aditi, our co-founder, with a few candidates and the Senior Management of the Company.
Magic Billion team attended the European Economic Forum 2019 at Vladivostok. Many global employers evinced interest to work with Magic Billion.
Magic Billion was contracted by a multinational client to select and train candidates to be HVAC Technicians in the Gulf region. The first ever use of the 'Train and Hire' model has achieved a 100% success rate. We did the competency mapping, curriculum planning and training.
We are working in multiple ways to support Japanese employers with Indian talent. Using the technical intern route, we are training many candidates in Japanese Language and Culture, to work in Japan. Talks are also on with Japanese employers for hiring Indian youth into their companies. The above picture shows visit of a Japanese owner of a Supervising Organisation who visited us, and shortlisted few of our candidate.
We signed our first MoU with a Swedish firm to send IT professionals to Sweden! This is the first ever long term engagement on a B2B basis. Looking forward to sending high quality Indian coders, UX architects and software engineers to the Nordic
Our first batch of agronomists is now in Italy! After a wonderful felicitation ceremony at National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), our team went to see them off at the airport! Best part -2 of the 5 agronomists were women.
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