NSDC funded and Indian fitness industry's premiere institute - K11 Academy of Fitness Sciences, is all set to open a full-fledged center in Kolkata

NSDC funded and Indian fitness industry's premiere institute - K11 Academy of Fitness Sciences, is all set to open a full-fledged center in Kolkata.

With the funding provided by the National Skill Development Corporation(NSDC) a funding body under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship(MSDE) of the Government of India, country’s leading fitness Sciences institute, ‘K11 Academy of Fitness Sciences’ will very soon be opening an academy in Kolkata.

The primary aim to open an expansive ultra-modern academy, spread across about 5000 square feet, is to provide requisite skilling to the youth residing in West Bengal and North Eastern states, keen on becoming world-class Certified Personal Trainers.

“We are committed to the mandate put upon us by NSDC to up-skill and provide employment to 50,000 Indians by 2022”, said Mr. Kaizzad Capadia, Director, K11 Academy of Fitness Sciences.

He added, “So far my academy has trained over 50,000 Indians in the last 14 years. We are by far the largest provider of qualified human resource to the Indian fitness industry. We continue to provide highly skilled fitness trainers to most reputed gymnasiums and gym chains across India. We have a stellar track record for the placements of highly qualified K11 trainers. We truly build careers in Fitness. Hence, NSDC considered us as an ideal partner to promote its mission of skilling young Indians.”

K11 Academy of Fitness Sciences is the only academic institution in the Indian fitness industry currently supported and funded by Government of India’s, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). NSDC propels an initiative by Ministry of Skill Development And Entrepreneurship to up-skill 55 million Indian citizens by 2020.

NSDC has committed to fund K11 to the tune of Rs 8 crore over the next 5 years. The first tranche was disbursed in late 2016, and that was utilized to start an academy in the capital – New Delhi. The tranches are released based on reaching the employment targets set by the NSDC. The second tranche is due and that will be used to fund the center in Kolkata.

Fitness industry in India continues to grow at a rate of around 18%. Steep rise witnessed in the disposable incomes of Indians in the recent years, and subsequently the desire to look and feel good, coupled with a preventive approach to healthcare, has led to a continuous increase in demand of well-trained and qualified fitness Personal Trainers in India.

These trainers, young boys and girls, either get employed in gymnasiums or health clubs at lucrative salaries or work as highly-paid personal trainers on freelance basis. Both, Job-Satisfaction wise and monetarily, a career as a Personal Trainer is extremely rewarding for youth that has an inclination towards fitness.