<h1>Industry-Academia Partnership Bridges Skills Gap, Empowers Students with Targeted Vocational Training and Comprehensive Placement Support</h1> An industry-academia initiative launched in New Delhi aims to address the skills gap in professional education. Organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry with hospitality partners, the program seeks to align education with emerging industry needs under the National Education Policy. The existing vocational training program has already trained over 800 students with complete placement success, utilizing scientific assessment tools to understand student potential.