Software firm to set up offshore learning development centre

Thursday February 8 2007 11:23 IST

US-based software firm Digiblitz Technologies is set to establish an offshore learning development centre here soon. The centre would mould students into efficient professionals by making them work on live projects and gain critical learning experience before scouting for job in major tech firms.

Account director of the company Praful Mayekar, citing a recent NASSCOM report, said software firms find 75 percent of the graduates in the State unfit to handle projects. Most of the candidates, they state, lack the expertise despite years of training. As a result, only 25 percent get recruited.“Our objective will, therefore, be to address the problem and reorient the skills of the pass-outs as per the needs of the market,” he said.The unique programme will be known as ‘Live project learning programme’ and will be conducted by professionals. It will be of 300 hours duration and will cost a student Rs 20,000. However, the aspirants will have to undergo a rigorous test before being selected, he said. The company proposes to train 400 candidates every year and develop their soft skills.The programme has many advantages. The students will not only get to work on real-time software projects from USA, Europe etc., but also an opportunity to hone their skills at the company’s base in the USA or at its Chennai offshore development centre.Digiblitz has also established contacts with colleges and technical institutes in the city to offer this programme using its infrastructure. Besides, it has forged ties with software firms for student placement.He said the reason behind setting up shop here was to feed the increasing number of qualified manpower that the city would require in the coming years. Today tier-II cities like Bhubaneswar, Nagpur and Chandigarh are emerging as major IT destinations and are attracting several tech firms to set up development centres. Digiblitz is an Oracle and Microsoft certified partner.
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