Divya Jain on imparting skills training through container schools

In this India Today video feature, Divya Jain explains her groundbreaking approach to skills training through container schools — fully functional classrooms built from repurposed shipping containers deployed at logistics hubs across India. The video showcases these innovative learning spaces in operation, demonstrating how discarded industrial containers have been transformed into equipped training facilities with practical laboratories and state-of-the-art resources. Jain explains the genesis of the concept: since shipping containers carry enormous costs for return transport, millions of them are simply abandoned. She saw an opportunity to centrally fabricate these containers into mobile schools that only need electricity to operate. The container school initiative, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July 2015, has become one of Safeducate's most recognized innovations. These schools have been established in locations including Binola (Haryana), Chhapra (Bihar), Ambala (Haryana) and Amritsar (Punjab), training over 10,000 candidates. The model addresses multiple challenges simultaneously: it reaches workers in remote areas where building traditional schools would be impractical, operates at significantly lower costs, and maintains direct connection to the industry by being located where the logistics workforce already operates. In the video, Jain discusses how container schools democratize access to quality vocational training, removing geographical and economic barriers that prevent logistics workers from upgrading their skills. The initiative represents Safeducate's commitment to innovation-driven solutions for India's massive skills gap in the logistics sector.