1 million learners certified through UNICEF’s Passport to Earning initiative

Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar attended the online event to celebrate this achievement on October 11, 2023, the UN International Day of the Girl Child, to commemorate the milestone of one million certifications of its Passport to Earning (P2E) programme.

The event was also attended by Cynthia McCaffrey, UNICEF Representative to India.

UNICEF’s global learning-to-earning solution, Passport to Earning (P2E), has skilled and certified more than one million young people in India in areas of financial literacy and digital productivity.

This milestone marks a major step towards helping them gain skills relevant to the future of work and life, the Ministry of Education said.

Notably, 62 percent of all young learners who benefitted from P2E courses in India are adolescent girls and young women.

In India, aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, P2E provides free access to certificate courses in digital productivity, financial literacy, employability skills, and other in-demand, job-ready skills.

The P2E solution also offers provisions for online, hybrid, and offline learning models.

The digital learning platform aims to deliver long-term sustainable skilling to 5 million youth in the age group of 14-29 in India by 2024 and then connect them to opportunities in jobs, self-employment and entrepreneurship to be financially independent.

Speaking at the occasion, Sanjay Kumar said, “I am happy to note that UNICEF’s Passport to Earning (P2E) initiative uses technology to build 21st-century skills for the holistic development of young people. The results speak for themselves: P2E has achieved 1 million+ course completions by 1 million unique young people in just 11 months since its launch. A big congratulations to all stakeholders who are a part of this journey.”

Speaking at the event, Cynthia McCaffrey said, “At UNICEF, we believe when girls and young women are equipped with tools, skills, and economic opportunities, they become an unstoppable force for a more inclusive and prosperous world.

"We are delighted that the Passport to Earning (P2E) program has reached the milestone of training a million young people in its first year, with 62% of the learners being young women. Aligned with the Government of India's vision to drive progress through 'Nari Shakti' (woman power), the P2E program is dedicated to creating pathways for young women to enable their transition from learning to earning by connecting them with the right skills and opportunities to succeed and to lead the world to Agenda 2030.”