Infosys wins best work placement award in UK

Company's InStep programme wins award for its short term placements

Global consulting and IT firm Infosys won a top accolade at the National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) Awards 2013, making it one of UK’s best internship providers.

The NCWE Awards are in their tenth year of recognising and rewarding employers, who provide high quality internships to students and graduates.

The Infosys InStep programme, which offers students a three month placement in India, won the Work Placement of the Year crown in the category for Best Large Organisation (more than 250 Employees)-Short Term placements (up to three months).

Carol McCarthy, Head of Human Resources in EMEA for Infosys said, "The Infosys InStep programme is designed to provide a forum for cultural exchange and helps bring fresh ideas into the company. As well as raising awareness of the Infosys brand among future leaders, we hope to prepare a younger generation for the truly global marketplace in which they will forge their careers."

From its inception in 1999, the InStep global internship programme has grown to a network of approximately 1,200 alumni from 138 partner universities. Each year, around 175 interns from a range of academic disciplines are deployed at Infosys locations, primarily in India. Students are given a chance to work on high impact assignments ranging from live technology projects to cutting-edge research.

Mike Hill, Chief Executive of the Higher Education Careers Services Unit, which runs the NCWE, said that the final list helps students and graduates identify companies that are providing truly valuable experiences among an abundance of opportunities that have wide-ranging standards.

NCWE is part of the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU).  It promotes, supports and develops quality work experience for the benefit of students, organisations and the economy.