CAMPUS CONNECT AND THE IGNITE PROGRAM
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Launched in 2004 Aims at developing a model through which Infosys and engineering institutions can partner for competitiveness
Objective : To enhance pool of highly capable talent for growth requirements in IT space
Focus on preparing Industry ready IT professionals- increasing their employability Several components faculty enablement programs, industrial visit for students, seminars and workshops at campuses, programming contests, soft skills for students and faculty etc.
Campus Connect- Infosys
An important element Serves purposes like providing Infosys courseware, providing student projects Fostering discussion among faculty/students Hosting important new and announcements about the program
Campus Connect Portal
Foundation Programme
Faculty Enablement Programme
Aligns technical competency to a student's individual needs Real-life case studies, and insights into application of technology
Introduces 9 generic courses to the faculty Prepares them to roll out the Foundation Programme in their colleges Aims at a paradigm shift in the learning and teaching methodology at an accelerated pace, to increase effectiveness Exposes faculty to the Infosys way of professional training and sharing industry best practices.
Elements of Campus Connect
Soft Skills Programme
Train the Trainer
Aims at grooming individuals into excellent team players, who will have strong communication skills, and will adapt to the corporate work culture easily.
Covers an assorted set of industry oriented topics for a chosen focus area and latest trend of technologies in IT. Involves team discussions and analysis of real life case studies/projects. Ideal setting for faculty to interact with subject matter experts, and impart the knowledge acquired to their students
Elements of Campus Connect
Student Industrial Visit
CC sponsors sabbaticals for the faculty, involving them at Infosys' Development Centres for 2-3 months Exposes the faculty to real-life customer project experiences
Student Industrial Visit
A student- faculty group from different engineering disciplines visit one of the Infosys DCs, and spend half a day there. Exposes them to corporate work culture, learning environment, Infosys background, services offered to global customers, and learn about leading edge technologies through short lectures.
Elements of Campus Connect
Ignite is an intense learning program for young science graduates who join Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Six-month learning program is a transition for science graduates to the IT industry and the corporate world. Selection to TCS Ignite is through a rigorous process that assesses abilities for logical and analytical thinking, basic math, communication, comprehension, and attitude. Learning at Ignite is a blend of technology and corporate skills.
Ignite Program - TCS
What?
Technical Learning: Database Management, Java, J2EE, Android Professional Transformation: Corporate Culture, Business Skills, TCS Awareness Customer-centric Learning: GE, Citi, Morgan Stanley, ABN Amro and others.
How?
Technology Enabled Learning: Learning is technology driven such as, real-time classroom response systems, personal growth monitors, intelligent software tutors, gaming technologies and creative communication workshop
Ambient Learning: The Ignite learning space has been specially designed to promote ambient learning where graduates will be able to learn in any place and at any time.
Learning TCS Ignite
TCS Ignite SASTRA University MCA Program
TCS Science Student Mentorship Program: Open Ignite
For final year science graduates
For 1st and 2nd year BSc students to prepare for a career in the IT industry Open Ignite is a collaborative learning platform for candidates through which they can learn and review courses of relevance to their careers. Students can learn anywhere, anytime and at their own pace. They can also network with experts and peers in the industry.
Collaborative tie-up with SASTRA University, Thanjavur, wherein students could gain industry experience as employees of TCS even as they top up their educational qualifications by pursuing an MCA degree.
The hiring process is called the TCS Ignite Open Challenge.
Opportunities TCS Ignite
The national employability report (2011) compiled by Aspiring Minds revealed that only 17.45 per cent of technical graduates in the country are ready to be employed. Create a backward integration into the supply chain by going to college campuses from where the IT industry gets people for its growth
The main objective of programmes like Campus Connect is to enhance the quality and quantity of the IT talent pool; sustain the growth of the IT industry itself.
How do such initiatives address the issue of man power availability?
There is a wide employability gap created every year by 70%-80% of graduates pass out who are considered unemployable (not skillful) by the growing IT sector and even remaining 20-30% undergo 3-6 months training. Thus such initiatives helps to bridge this widening skilled resource gap. In the long term such initiatives strengthen the brand equity and help ensure stable growth for the organization by keeping up with the latest industry trends through their technical trainings.
Long term prospects of running such initiatives
In future, the IT companies can tie up with top colleges and universities to ensure better quality of graduate intakes.
Currently for Campus Connect, Infosys trains the college faculty to impart the knowledge to graduates. In future, Infosys can employ specialized trainers for this purpose.
Long term prospects of running such initiatives
No significant improvement in productivity: These programs sometimes are not much of a value add to the students and might not actually improve the quality of the potential recruits.
High Attrition: The non IT students so recruited might not cope up with the technicalities of the job requirements and hence leave the job in a while.
Salary structure might create unrest: The science students, who are absorbed by the company are paid less as compared to the engineers. This might cause unrest amongst them.
Issues that could be created inside the organization
Retraining costs: The organizations might have to retrain the candidates so recruited.
The trainees can also join competitor firms for higher pay packages.
Rift between engineers and non-engineers: A divide might be created between the engineers and the science graduates, thus causing tensions.
Issues that could be created inside the organization
Instead of training the faculties (as in Campus Connect Program), who in turn train the students, the organization can use specialized trainers to train the students. This would improve the quality of training imparted.
Programs should be of longer duration (as opposed to Campus Connect program). The students who do not sustain their interest would drop and finally the organization would have genuinely interested candidates at the end of the program.
How can these issues be tackled?
The engineers can be asked to mentors the non-engineers. This might ease out the tension between them. Also the non engineers could learn from their mentors.
HR of the organizations should arrange for ice breaking activities and organize events encouraging employees to know each other better. This might help in decreasing the levels of unrest.
How can these issues be tackled?
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