ICSI launches month-long recruitment drive Ascentia 2016 to provide CS trainees to corporates

MUMBAI: The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has launched Ascentia 2016, a campaign to place their company secretary students in various corporates. The month-long programme is a special drive to register more companies / practicing company secretaries (PCS)/ law firms/ other entities for imparting training to the students of ICSI. The mission is to develop high calibre professionals facilitating good corporate governance and to provide corporates with a skilled, educated and adaptable workforce.

“As the Indian economy gets robust, the role of a company secretary has steadily become critical to the smooth functioning of a corporate entity. In today’s demanding and challenging business world, to have the right talent in its team makes a huge difference to companies. We have launched Ascentia 2016 with a mission to provide corporates with a skilled, educated and adaptable workforce,” said Mamta Binani , President, ICSI.

The students of the institute are required to undergo training with companies/ PCS/ Law Firms/other entities which are registered with ICSI. As on date about 11,000 companies, 86 law firms & 4800 PCSs are registered with the Institute for this purpose.