Ammani Anand Rao
brings over 20 years of international-education and migration expertise to Skillsmith. A linguist-turned-entrepreneur, she co-founded the company in 2010 and has since forged university and embassy partnerships that enabled 2,500+ students to study or work abroad.
Dr. Sam Jebin
Expertise in Training Delivery and Technology Augmentation, HR Leadership to drive business excellence. Managing Partner, M/s.Talent Planter. More than three decades of leadership positions in Brigade Group,
HMT India and SLK Software
David Anandraj
BITS Pilani, Baylor University USA
Product Management and telecom professional with more than 20 years’ experience, and cross-functional expertise in designing and delivering communications services to telecom providers and their customers.
Dr. Sudhir Sharan
Graduate in Agriculture from BHU and PGDM from IIM Ahmedabad
Founder Dr Sharan Consulting California Co-Founder OWGI Foundation, Pune Former Professor, Symbiosis Centre
of IT, Visiting Professor,
IIM, Lucknow
Our Management Team
At the helm of Skillsmith is a 20-member, cross-functional leadership council that unites deep expertise in education, migration law, technology, and international business development. Together, they ensure every learner enjoys a seamless, transparent journey from enrolment to overseas arrival.
ABOUT US
Where Ambition Meets World-Class Opportunity
Skillsmith is a digital-first upskilling and migration specialist that turns raw talent into globally ready professionals. Since 2010 our India-led team—20 senior managers, 110+ language and subject-matter faculty, and 40 developers—has helped more than 2,500 learners secure university seats or skilled-work visas across Germany, the UK, Japan and New Zealand.
Our 4-in-1 pathway keeps everything under one roof: personalised academic bootcamps, intensive German/Japanese/IELTS coaching, end-to-end study migration, and work-visa relocation. Every enrolment even receives a pre-configured MacBook to ensure seamless virtual classes, mock exams and visa documentation.
Speed and resilience shape who we are. When a Windows cloud strike wiped critical data on 19 July 2023, we rebuilt overnight—migrating 100 percent of operations to Mac and safeguarding all learner records on Azure.
Whether you’re chasing a tuition-free MBBS in Heidelberg, a Master’s at UCL, or a Blue Card in Berlin, Skillsmith provides the single touchpoint that converts ambition into achievement—quickly, transparently and inclusively.
TESTIMONIALS
Hear It from Those Who’ve Launched Abroad
Cleared Goethe B2 in five months and landed a tuition-free MBBS seat at Heidelberg. Skillsmith handled everything language, paperwork, even my blocked account. Couldn’t have asked for a smoother journey.
RIYA S
Bengaluru → Germany
From a 6.0 mock score to an 8.0 in IELTS in just 12 weeks! Got my Aston University admit and a £10 k scholarship. Skillsmith’s mock-test feedback and SOP edits were
game changers.
ARJUN M
Mumbai → United Kingdom
The New Zealand Airline Academy felt out of reach until Skillsmith stepped in. They arranged the visa and even shipped a MacBook for simulations. Now I’m nine months into pilot training and loving every minute.
KAVYA R
Chennai → New Zealand
OUR MISSION
Empowering Talent for a Global Stage
To make lifelong learning equitable and inclusive by uniting elite training, language mastery, and end-to-end migration support empowering every learner to thrive on a global stage.
OUR VISION
Building a Borderless Talent Economy
To become the world’s most trusted bridge between talent and opportunity, enabling one million people to study, work, and
succeed across borders by 2030.
