From being unemployed to a qualified care giver - Nisha Bhotkar, Mumbai, Maharashtra

मी निशा भोतकर. माझा जन्म मुंबईत झाला आणि इथेच मी वाढले. चार भावंडांबरोबर लहानाची मोठी झाले. प्लंबर असलेले माझे वडील हे आमच्या घरातले एकमेव मिळवते सदस्य होते. (I am Nisha Bhotkar. I was born and brought up in Mumbai. My father, a plumber, was the only earning member of our family when I was growing up along with four siblings.)

My mother was a homemaker. We never had enough money to meet our day-to- day expenses but my parents believed in the power of education and sent us to school.

After I cleared my Standard 10 examination,I wanted to start earning to support my family. However, I could not get any suitable employment because I had no real skills. On the advice of a friend, I went to ICICI Academy for Skills. The team at the centre advised me to join the ‘Home Health Aide’ course.

The next few weeks at ICICI Academy enriched my life in every possible way. From learning essential life skills like discipline, grooming and basic etiquettes to understanding the functioning of the human body and the fundamentals of patient care, the course helped me become a well-rounded professional. The highlight of the course was that the practical sessions made us confident that we could step out into the real world and start performing.

प्रशिक्षण यशस्वीपणे पूर्ण केल्यानंतर लॉकडाऊन दरम्यान माझी एका आरोग्यसेवा कंपनीत नियुक्ती झाली आणि त्यासाठी आयसीआयसीआय अकॅडमीने केलेल्या प्रयत्नांबद्दल धन्यवाद. (After successful completion of my training, I was placed with a reputed health care firm during the nationwide lockdown, thanks to the efforts of ICICI Academy.)