CMC Academy to impart practical exposure to Industry entrants

Mohali, February 24, 2014: India’s educational institutes; churn out graduates and post graduates but many of them find it difficult to land the right job which matches their profiles, since these youngsters lack latest hands-on training. This however is set to change. CMC Academy, IT education arm of CMC Ltd., launched an Authorised Training Centre at C 127, Phase 8, Mohali, as a part of its initiative to make large number of youth employable by providing Job Enabled Training.
The announcement of setting up of CMC was made today by Anant Laha, Regional Head, CMC Ltd at a press conference which was attended by bigs wigs of IT, Corporate world and Punjab Technical University. Prominent among those present were Navdeepak Sandhu, Placement officer, PTU, Kapil Chopra, CEO, Intelgain Technologies Pvt. Ltd & Co Founder Research Bytes, Rupinder Sachdev, Co Chairman, PHDCCI and Vishal Kataria, Director CMC Academy, Mohali.
Anant Laha said, “CMC Academy has been started at Mohali which will provide an opportunity to B.Tech/BE, MCA, BCA, Diploma, Graduates and even 10+ 2 pass students to enhance their skills and get practical knowledge through IT trainings. This is a step forward in CMC's continued drive to focus on enhancing job opportunities to trained human resource as well as consolidating its dominant position in India, while expanding its reach globally.” As many as 15 training and placement officers from colleges across Punjab, Haryana and Himachal were present during the inauguration of the state-of-the-art centre.
CMC Academy, Mohali, will offer flagship programmes like CMC GRAD in Software Engineering and IT Infrastructure Management; CMC EDGE, Advance Diploma for Engineering Graduates; and a host of entry-level and high-end short term course for professionals; DBF – Diploma in Banking & Finance for graduates and several other programmes for graduates, as well as students in high school. Training duration will vary from a month up-to 2 years depending on the candidates & technology.  A faculty of practicing project managers will provide solid grounding in fundamental concepts. Ample practice on real-time projects will make the student productive in a job from day one. CMC has been one of the pioneers of IT training in India and offers a wide range of programmes for beginners and for career advancement.
Navdeepak Sandhu, Placement officer, PTU said “50% to 55% alumni coming out of PTU affiliated colleges find placement in Industry and other organizations. I am very happy that CMC Academy has been set up at Mohali as earlier young job seekers had to go to the Delhi to enhance their skills.” says Rupinder Sachdeva, Co Chairman, PHDCCI, “Industry by and large had not been happy with the product coming into the industry from the institutions and colleges as there was a gap between what we require and the training received in college. I am hopeful that a step in the direction of generating employability had been taken with the advent of CMC.”
Various studies have shown that 75 – 80 % of graduates desiring jobs in the IT industry do not have the relevant skills and are hence unemployable, to address this, CMC has taken initiative in providing job enabled training and education through CMC Academy.
About CMC Limited
Incorporated in 1975, CMC is a leading Systems Engineering and Integration provider in India and a subsidiary of Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Asia’s largest software company. Operating out of 20 plus offices globally and 180 service locations in the country, CMC employs over 10,000 people worldwide and has a wholly owned subsidiary in the USA called CMC Americas, Inc.
Over the last three decades, CMC continues to bring the benefits of Information Technology to improve the productivity of its customers globally and enhance the quality of their products and services by combining its wide range of service offerings with its deep vertical experience in multiple industries. CMC’s vision is to deliver turnkey solutions to solve complex business and societal problems using Technology and Innovation.//punjab news live, punjab news online, punjab news, punjab news headlines, punjab breaking news, india news, punjab news, mohali news, world news,

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