Naturals, India’s No.1 hair and beauty salon, today announced their association with Godrej Good & Green with the aim to set up the largest salon training academy in the country. Through this collaboration, Naturals and Godrej Industries together will train 50,000 individuals, over the next four years. They will also set up satellite academies over the next 12 to 24 months, across India.
The association between Naturals and Godrej Industries began about a year ago with the salon chain playing a critical role in placing graduates of Godrej’s beautician and hair care training programme – SALONi, which is one among the several employability training programmes that fall under Godrej Good & Green, the Godrej Group’s strategic CSR and environmental sustainability platform. Till date, 17541 women and girls have been trained through SALONi beauty skills across the country.
Speaking on the occasion C.K. Kumaravel, CEO & Co-Founder, Naturals said, “When we entered into the salon industry back in 2000, the biggest challenge that we came across was the unavailability of trained beauty and hair professionals and unfortunately even today we see a gap. I believe that our partnership with Godrej will not only help us to achieve our goals but will also benefit the industry demand for professional talent.”
Kayomarz D Dotiwalla, Associate VP, Good & Green, Godrej Consumer Products Limited on this occasion added, “Together with Naturals, we hope to reach our goal to train and equip youth with skills that will enhance their income earning potential in the salon industry.”
