India's first corporate fellowship program for Transgender youth
About the Fellowship
The Transformation Fellowship is a one-of-a-kind opportunity that aims to support transgender youth to craft their career goals. In partnership with Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Collective Good Foundation, the one-year, Advance Programme in Management and Entrepreneurship supported by Pernod Ricard India Foundation will equip the fellows with the right theoretical acumen through a year long immersive classroom training and project work.
The program is designed for the transgender community in India to help build in-demand competencies and skills that will enable the community to readily tap and secure emerging employment opportunities in the corporate, non-profit and allied sector.
Benefits of the Program
Certificate of Completion – “Advance Programme in Management and Entrepreneurship”
Extensive field visit exposure as part of the program.
Mentorship from the top industry professionals, non-profits and LGBTQI+ leaders.
Program Design
- Academic Learning: Fellows will be exposed to various business subjects including operations, strategy, marketing, finance, social sensitivity, and workplace skills through classroom training and project work led by the faculty and mentors at TISS
- Mentorship: Participants will be engaged with the Incubation Center at TISS, and the Review Committee will help to identify individual future goals and assess mentoring needs
Mode :
Hybrid*(Online/Offline dependant on prevailing COVID-19 situation)
Duration:
Structure: 4 Modules (10 Credits each)
Evaluation
- The participants will be given tasks in the form of Assignments, Reflective Notes, Individual and Group Presentations and Field visit reports
- Each participant will be evaluated and scored
- Minimum requirement of attendance to be fulfilled for receiving the Certificate
Corporate Immersion
- Career Readiness: Fellows will be provided with constant mental, psychosocial support and career guidance from experienced LGBTQI+ professionals, corporate leadership, and non-profits
- Internship: Fellows will be provided internships with leading corporates/NGOs to gain hands-on experience, multi-faceted exposure, and experiential learning
Mode of Delivery:
Duration:
Career Readiness and Leadership Development
Across both phases, fellows will be provided with constant mental, psychosocial support and career guidance from experienced LGBTQI+ professionals, corporate leadership, industry experts and non-profits. Upon completion of both immersions, the programs will attempt to place fellows for full-time employments.
Mode of Delivery:
Duration:
Extended Mentorship:
Post completion of the academic phase (first 3 months), the Participants will be engaged with the Incubation Center at TISS. During this course of this engagement, each participant will be engaged one-on-one by a Review Committee to identify the individual future goals and assess their mentoring needs.
Eligibility Criteria
Trans persons between 18 to 35 years of age
Proficiency in English language
Qualified Intermediate exams with more than 60% aggregate
Graduates in any stream
Working professionals who fulfill the other criteria can also apply
Join The Program
Start your Transformation journey today
The application window for the Transformation Fellowship will remain open until 15-05-2023
Our previous association with transgender community
A GENDERED DIALOGUE THROUGH ART
Collaborations with Aravani Art Project, a trans-women art collective to paint our dispensaries, community centers and schools at Nashik, Behror and Gurugram laid a platform for the marginalized trans-women community to connect with local communities.
Transformation Fellowship Year 1
Pernod Ricard India Foundation in collaboration with Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and Collective Good Foundation (CGF) launched “The Transformation Fellowship” to systemically enable transpersons from underserved communities across India to craft their own corporate career growth stories.
The 1-year fellowship program had two distinct phases, the first phase helped to build theoretical acumen on business subjects and workplace skills through 6 months of immersive classroom training and project work led by the faculty and mentors at TISS, followed by 6 months of hands-on workplace immersion through internships at leading corporates and non-profits to provide with multi-faceted exposure and experiential learning.
Across both phases, fellows were provided with constant support and career guidance from experienced professionals, corporate leadership, industry experts, and non-profits.
To provide a strong credential for corporate inclusion, the fellows will be awarded completion certificates from TISS and after successfully graduating from the program.
Testimonials
The Transformation Fellowship has helped me gain knowledge from esteemed educators and industry professionals on a variety of subjects such as Marketing, Business Communication and Venture Building. I found the mentorship sessions organized by Pernod Ricard staff to be particularly informative and inspiring.
TEYA
I am a transman. The PRIF Transformation Fellowship has made me more confident and optimistic about my abilities. Both the academic and corporate immersion phases have been a great learning experience. It has given me a chance to dream and envision a better future.
SHINE
The PRIF Transformation Fellowship program gave us an opportunity to have advance knowledge on general management and I immensely enjoyed sessions on Entrepreneurship Orientation and the basics of organizational behavior.
RUDRA
Transformation Fellowship has given me the opportunity to develop proficiency in General Management & Entrepreneurship and basics of organizational decorum. This fellowship boosted my confidence to be an entrepreneur.
SHREYANSH
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