About

Saurabh Mishra is an accomplished entrepreneur and skill development specialist with over 12 years of experience in executing multiple projects in the education and development sector, specifically in skill development, livelihood, and entrepreneurship domains. He is currently working as a Programme Officer (Skill) at Commonwealth of Learning, where he is disrupting the paradigm of skilling. Saurabh has extensive experience in handling government projects like PMYUVA, PMKVY, STAR, VTP, NULM, DDUGKY, BSDM, vocational training, and livelihood and sustainability under CSR. He is also experienced in branding, promoting, and selling educational and livelihood sustainable solutions products. He has in-depth experience in skill development projects starting from bidding, liaising, executing, monitoring, assessing, placing, and closing projects. Apart from his role at Commonwealth of Learning, Saurabh is a mentor of change at Atal Innovation Mission and has expertise in enterprise development and MSME linkages. He is an IBM certified Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner and a Microsoft certified digital marketing specialist. Currently, Saurabh is working as a Program Manager at Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), where he conceptualizes, manages, and implements skill program activities in Commonwealth countries in Asia. He also develops and implements a monitoring and evaluation framework for various skill training projects and provides training and capacity building activities to external participants, such as audio and video content development for community-based workers. Prior to his current role, Saurabh has worked as a Student Mentor at Atal Innovation Mission and as a Nodal Manager at the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. In his role as a Nodal Manager, he oversaw the implementation of entrepreneurship training in 54 engineering colleges, B-schools, ITIs, and diploma colleges in West Bengal. He also monitored and measured program effectiveness and provided feedback to MSDE, developed various performance evaluation reports of respective stakeholders on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. Saurabh holds an MBA from IIT and a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) from Vishveshwaraiah Technological University. He is also a project management professional from the Institute of Project Management. Overall, Saurabh has 10.85 years of relevant experience in the field of education and development, making him a valuable asset to any organization.