A first-of-its-kind e-learning centre in Gujarat was launched in the city on Tuesday on 10 May 2011, by Smile Foundation in association with Samsung Electronics as the sponsorship partner and Vadaj-based NGO Samvedana as its implementing partner. The Smile Twin e-learning Programme (STeP) is primarily designed to offer job-oriented skills to youth from the less privileged sections of society living in urban slums and peripheral rural areas. The employability programme has been designed to offer job oriented skills to the youth. This six month course aims to impart training in basic computers, retail management skills along with proficiency in spoken and written English.