TeamLease launches POWER to facilitate returnees for AI roles

TeamLease Digital has launched POWER (Professional Opportunity for Workforce Empowerment & Reboot), a structured ‘returnship’ programme aimed at bringing experienced professionals, especially women, back into India’s AI and digital workforce, as companies grapple with a widening talent gap.

The initiative’s first offering, the AI Career Accelerator: Returnship Edition, has already completed its inaugural cohort, the staffing firm said, with participants graduating into a market where demand for AI talent continues to outstrip supply. Salaries in these roles have risen 2–4x, reflecting the intensity of hiring pressures.