7/07/2017
PUNE: Infosys, a
global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation
services, has announced that it has fortified its partnership with Udacity, a
global online education company, for the second consecutive year.
The joint endeavour, aimed at accelerating the pace of
skill adoption in new technologies and industry skills in the new batch of
trainees of Infosys, offers a Nanodegree program online in an innovative
curriculum. It also enables the learner to develop unique, in-demand skills
through project-based and real-world scenarios.
Highlights:
1) The training program, called Infosys-Udacity
FastTrack Program, gives students an opportunity to complete a Nanodegree
program online before joining the Infosys training program in Mysore
2)
The best-in- class courses taught by leading
experts, coupled with individual mentoring and detailed feedback, have
demonstrated a positive impact on maximizing the learning potential of trainees
over the last year
3)
The partnership is aimed at preparing the current
talent pool to work on more ambitious projects, and accelerate the deployment
of these hires on projects.
Talking about the partnership, Dr. Navin Budhiraja, Chief
Technology Officer, Infosys Ltd said, “At Infosys, our focus has evolved
from learning specific technology skills to learning to learn. We are consistently
investing to bring a culture of lifelong learning early, especially for our
young engineers. Through our partnership with Udacity, we are now able to
complement this learning, and build a strong foundation with specialized skills
training, and I look forward to scaling this partnership further.”
Udacity has been at the forefront of providing the latest,
most relevant technology skills to prepare the global workforce for the jobs of
today and tomorrow. There is great demand within the IT industry in India to
upskill workers and lead the world in software development, and we are excited
to take our partnership with Infosys into our second year to further train
their talent pool,” said Vish Makhijani, Chief Executive Officer of Udacity.
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