Instamart, Young India Skills University partner to train 5,000 Telangana youth in quick commerce

Hyderabad: Instamart and Young India Skills University (YISU), established under the Young India Skills University Telangana Act 2024 by the Government of Telangana, have come together to launch a skill-based academic programme for youth to build careers in the growing quick commerce industry.

In a public note, the company said that the collaboration will help train over 5,000 Telangana youth and boost industry-aligned skill development, especially with quick commerce reshaping the Indian retail landscape.

Need to keep up with the demands in quick commerce

The collaboration is expected to keep up with the demand surge for skilled talent in supply chain, logistics and retail operations.

As part of the Memorandum of Understanding signed, the multi-year collaboration is expected to train over 5,000 youth in Telangana, preparing them for meaningful career opportunities in the sector.

The MoU was signed in the presence of VLVSS Subba Rao, Vice Chancellor of Young India Skills University (YISU), Telangana, and Girish Menon, Chief Human Resources Officer at Swiggy Ltd.

3-month learning programme

As part of this collaboration, Scootsy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Swiggy and its logistics arm, and YISU will introduce a three-month learning programme designed to build job-relevant operational and managerial skills for the quick commerce sector, with a strong focus on dark store operations.

The programme responds to the growing need for standardised operational and managerial capabilities in high-velocity retail environments, covering areas such as quick commerce operating models, dark store and supply chain execution, customer promise and SLA-driven service delivery and emerging trends in retail logistics.

Delivered through a combination of classroom instruction and structured field exposure, this collaborative programme between YISU and Instamart will equip participants with a practical, systems-level understanding of store execution, last-mile coordination and the performance metrics required to operate quick commerce at scale.

Successful completion of the course and internship will fast-track students into roles as Store Manager Trainees, preparing them for leadership responsibilities in quick commerce fulfilment and operations.