Infosys’ Global Education Center spends Rs.750 crore yearly on training

How does a global software company develop a world-class workforce when the curriculum of universities cannot keep pace with the Flat World? By establishing a network of training centers within the organization.

Infosys has nine training centers in India. The Global Education Center at Mysore accommodates up to 13,500 new recruits. Infosys invests an average of Rs. 2.50 lakh on training a potential employee over a period of 16 weeks.

The Hindu reports that Infosys engages 510 engineering colleges nationwide to make the curriculum relevant to industry and oriented towards employment. Infosys’ Campus Connect program trains the faculty on the skills to be imparted to students and integrating software engineering into the curriculum.