The company is on track to meet its target of hiring 24,000 employees in India by 2020. It onboarded 9,500 people in the first half of 2020, which is a mix of freshers and lateral hires
BENGALURU: Capgemini plans to reskill about 50,000 employees in India over the next six months to help clients meet changing business needs by adopting emerging technologies.
The French IT major has over 1,25,000 employees in India of its global headcount of 2,70,000.
“We strive to equip employees with the requisite skills to deliver quality service to clients and provide learning opportunities for continuous development,” said Selvan Dorairaj, vice president & head of Learning and Development – India, Capgemini. “Our learning initiatives are designed with an objective to provide end-to-end transformation through skill enhancement.”
Keeping to the company’s vision for 2020, Capgemini is focussing on upskilling talent and expanding its capabilities in India. As part of this, it has already reskilled about 50,000 employees in India in the first half of 2020. “The areas of focus are majorly .Net; Java; Full Stack; Artificial Intelligence (AI), Agile and Automation,” Dorairaj said.
Source: livemint
