Skills training: SDG 4 Quality Education

4Skills training and executive education

UPES runs short courses and skills training for working professionals, public servants and community workers who are not enrolled at the university.

UPES trains professionals, public servants, soldiers, health workers and future teachers who are not enrolled at the university.

25IndianOil officers trained in risk assessment

10laptops given to jail inmates trained in computer hardware

2-monthMath Matters course for future teachers

The Bajaj Engineering Skills Training Centre trains engineering graduates in robotics, automation and smart manufacturing.
An executive programme with Mahindra University and Aspire Impact prepares professionals to lead ESG and net-zero transitions.
Anganwadi and ASHA workers were trained in nutrition, food fortification and food hygiene.

These training programmes run regularly, on a planned schedule through the year.

Bajaj Engineering Skills Training (BEST) Centre. Set up on the UPES campus with Bajaj Auto, the centre trains engineering and diploma graduates in mechatronics, robotics and automation, sensor technology and smart manufacturing in hands-on labs.
ESG and sustainability leaders. The RISE Centre, with Mahindra University and Aspire Impact, runs the ESG, Sustainability and Impact Specialist Programme, an executive course for mid- and senior-level professionals. Its first part was held at UPES on 19–21 September 2024.
Indian Army. UPES partners with the Indian Army to upskill army personnel and their families through its educational programmes.
Industry safety training. In September 2025 UPES experts trained 25 IndianOil officers in quantitative risk assessment and HAZOP studies.
Uttarakhand Police. A communication and skill development workshop for trainee fire service officers, leading firemen and wireless sub-inspectors at the Police Communication Training Centre, Dehradun.
Frontline health workers. A two-day Poshan Maah workshop trained Anganwadi and ASHA workers from Sahaspur Block in nutrition, food fortification and food hygiene.
Future teachers. "Math Matters", a two-month programme for B.Ed. students of Dayanand Women's Training College, taught activity-based ways of teaching mathematics.
Second chances. UPES trained inmates of Dehradun District Jail in computer hardware and networking, providing 10 laptops and certificates on completion.