Infosys BPO trains 100,000 students on skill enhancement

The company through its CSR initiative, Project Genesis, trains students to increase their employability

Infosys BPO Ltd., the business process outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys, on Thursday announced that Project Genesis, its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, has trained more than 100,000 students across India to enhance their level of employability in the ITeS industry.

Project Genesis is an industry-academia partnership initiative that was launched in Karnataka by Infosys BPO in 2005, with the objective of increasing employability of students across Tier-I and Tier-II towns in the country.

A detailed curriculum was also tailored keeping in mind the limited industry exposure that these students have. The program is conducted in four well-planned phases, so that the impact on students is the highest.

The initiative equips them with the required proficiency to enter and perform well in this dynamic industry.

Speaking on the occasion, Raghavendra K, Vice President & Head - Human Resources Development, Infosys BPO said, “We are proud to see such inspiring results from Project Genesis, which had made a strong impact right since inception. We have reached out to over 100,000 students from Tier-II and Tier-III towns in India, and continue to strive towards reaching out to more.”

The programme assists academicians to handle queries and apprehensions of students about a career in the BPO industry. It focuses on employability and also on the students’ ability to transition from campus to corporate. It aims towards creating a level playing field with respect to industry knowledge and exposure so that students have an equal chance while scouting for openings in the industry.

Project Genesis follows the ‘Train the Trainer’ model, where academicians from identified colleges are trained over a period of 10 days on the Global Skills Enhancement curriculum on the Infosys campus. Infosys BPO sponsors the entire training programme with no expense being incurred by the participating academicians.