St Joseph’s Institute of Skills (SJIS) is a unit of the Archdiocesan Board of Education. It was established as a response to cater the semi-educated and school drop-out youth especially in different parts of Bangalore and also reaching to the remotest parts of Karnataka who are struggling to gain some livelihood. SJIS came into existence in year 2020 at the premises of St. Joseph’s Educational Institutions, Briand Square, Mysore Road, Bengaluru. It was a post-covid project for the students who come from poor family background that was initiated by his grace, Most. Rev. Dr. Peter Machado, Archbishop of Bangalore.

And this initiative of our beloved Archbishop was executed by the founder director Rev. Fr. Deepak Joseph of St. Montfort Congregation. His tireless contribution to the institute paved the way in shaping hundreds of students through skill training at SJIS. Because of his creative and innovation in skill education, within 3 years of the existence of SJIS, the Karnataka Educational Awards 2023, recognized St. Joseph’s Institute of Skills (SJIS) as the best innovative and creative institution for skills in Karnataka. Today, SJIS has been completed four years successfully providing skill training to the students without any distinction of caste, colour, language and creed, in various sectors and variety of modules with 100% job placement.

The Alumni of SJIS have become the beacons of hope and have created their own identity in the fields they are working.