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Hindustan Times - May 29, 2002 |
Tata Infotech has launched a 360 degree
Learning Approach for the IT industry.
According to a NASSCOM survey, the Indian software
industry has not only been growing exponentially but has also
been moving up the value chain. In fact, this era is witnessing
a trend where industries are shifting from the market place to
cyberspace while products are moving from shelf space to disk
space. Hence, there is an unprecedented scramble to acquire IT
skills at any cost. In order to feed this burgeoning demand, computer-training
institutes have mushroomed in every nook and corner of the country.
But, the question is how helpful will these courses be once learners
start serving the industry?
"Corporate demands are ever changing and
it’s essential to keep a track of the industry needs to
modify existing courses," says Rahul Thapan, Head, education
Service Division, Tata Infotech ltd. Indeed, major software players
like Infosys, HCL, Wipro, Tata etc. are no longer in the business
of merely providing technology services. "Surely that’s
there, but it’s on the lower end of the value chain,"
says Thapan, adding, "Moving on to the higher end, corporates
are looking at providing domain solutions in certain specified
industry segments. It becomes imperative for us therefore, to
identify these segments and adequately familiarise our students
with the skills required."
Keeping this in mind, Tata Infotech has introduced
a 360 degree Learning Approach for the IT Industry. "This
approach, driven by market requirements, is the result of a research
conducted by IMRB with corporates and professionals. It takes
the earlier 360degree product offering of Business-Application-Technology
to a higher platform-of a three-way partnership between Tata Infotech
– Academia-Corporates – for a holistic experience.
This not only helps students pursue higher education worldwide,
but also provides them with the curriculum accreditation and certifications
that have global recognition." The 360 degree Learning Approach
has six perspectives encompassing industry, career, student, product,
delivery and academia.
Tata Infotech has already introduced a semester
on emerging industries in their G-Tech course. "Sectors like
banking, telecom and insurance have geared up to accept private
players, resulting in a surge in demand for trained IT professionals.
This semester, which concentrates on apprising students on the
latest technologies in emerging sectors, includes industry specific
syllabus on banking, telecom and insurance," says Thapan.
Tata Infotech’s G-Tech course is based
on the principle of concepts rather than software versions. It
stresses on fundamentals, so that the knowledge gathered by a
student is long-lasting and not impacted by the release of new
software versions.
At the end of the G-Tech course, students receive
seven international certifications-six from Microsoft and one
from Sun Microsystems. They also receive B.Tech degrees with honours
in IT from university of Hertfordshire, UK. Since G-Tech conforms
to the Higher National Diploma syllabus from EDEXCEL International
(UK) students can directly enter the 2ndor 3rd year of B.Tech
courses at more than 10 universities in UK. At home, G-Tech professionals
can take admission into the 6th trimester of the Bachelors of
Information Technology (BIT) course at IGNOU.
Thus, for those looking for courses that not
only give them the ammunition to be a web professionals but also
go beyond IT, the restructured 360 degree Learning Approach in
the G-Tech course, along with a semester on emerging industries,
seems the best answer.