Shaping futures of youth and enabling industry growth
Building a scalable workforce ecosystem through apprenticeship-led models, supported by a platform-driven infrastructure that connects industry, academia, and talent.
Numbers that Speak
500+
Industry Partner Locations across India where trainees have been deployed since 2020
150K+
youth counseled for courses & apprenticeships
80K+
youth deployed in ‘learn & earn’ programs impacted life to date
50K+
Apprentices actively engaged at presented
EBITDA+ve
from day 1 of operations
Institutional Ecosystem
Lernern operates within a structured institutional and regulatory ecosystem aligned with national apprenticeship and workforce frameworks.
Incubated within Centurion University (NAAC A+ Skills University)
Alignment with NAPS and NATS apprenticeship framework
UGC National Credit Framework compliant
Recognized under Startup India
Supported by national banking institutions and development partners
Trusted by Industry
“Lernern takes the extra step to support their clients.”
Pankaj Dikshit
HR & Admin Head, Western Refrigeration Pvt. Ltd.
Santosh Korada
Head – HR, IR and Corp Affairs, Metaflex Doors India Pvt. Ltd.
“The collaboration has helped us fill the gap in the industry’s supply of skilled operators.”
Atish Charat
Manager, Godrej RenTRUST
Rushikesh Gawade
Manager IR & GS, Givaudan India Pvt. Ltd.
Key Industry Clients
Lernern has worked with 500+ industry partner locations to counsel 150K+ candidates and deploy 80K+ workforce across sectors.
Workforce Infrastructure at Scale
Lernern operates as a platform-led workforce infrastructure system, enabling large-scale deployment, tracking, and management of apprenticeship programs across locations.
500+ industry partner locations
80,000+ youth deployed through learn-and-earn programs
Presence across 20+ industrial clusters
EBITDA-positive operations supported by structured annuity contracts
Strategic Infrastructure
Lernern combines institutional partnerships, regulatory alignment, and technology systems to create scalable workforce infrastructure.
Apprenticeship licensing and compliance frameworks
Embedded industry-university workforce pathways
Technology-enabled trainee lifecycle management platform
National sourcing networks across labour-surplus regions
Dual revenue structure combining service and education program models
Board & Institutional Oversight
Lernern operates under a governance structure designed to support long-term workforce infrastructure for industry.
5-member board with institutional investors from Singapore and Switzerland
Representation from skills university leadership and global impact institutions
Governance systems designed for scale, transparency, and compliance
Founders & Board
Prof. (Dr.) Mukti Mishra
Co-founder, Chairman & Chief Mentor
Founder and President of Centurion University of Technology & Management.
Abhinav Madan
Former GE and HP professional with leadership experience in workforce deployment and skilling systems.
Aditya Saikia
Late Co-founder & Chief Architect (1980–2021)
Ruchi Sihare
Corporate and investment professional with experience across asset management and social enterprise.
Bidisha Barooah
Non-Executive Director & Shareholder
Economist and development impact evaluation specialist.
Lisa Jean-Mariet
Impact investment professional with international banking and entrepreneurship experience.
Executive Leadership
Vaibhav Bhouraskar
Amardeep Kaur
Chief Technology & Product Officer
Ashutosh Padhy
Ramesh Raskar
Sunil Pathrose
Chief Marketing Officer
Shreejaya Satapathy
Assistant Vice President – Organisational Development & HR
Sunil Kumar
Vision
Impact 250K lives
by the year 2030
Mission
Technolgy enabled
learning for all
