Wipro launches programme to train fresh intakes on analytics

Programme content developed jointly by company and Vellore Institute of Technology

In line with peers who are making investments towards training their workforce on newer technologies, India's third largest information technology (IT) services company Wipro on Wednesday said it has launched a post graduate programme in analytics for engineering and science graduates who have joined the company in 2014.

The programme, called 'WiSTA - Data Scientist' will be conducted by Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) who will award Master of Technology and Master of Science degrees in analytics post completion.

"Capturing new opportunities in the digital world hinges on our ability to have the best people in the industry?. This will be achieved by offering the talent pool projects which excite and stimulate their intelligent minds," said Jeff Heenan-Jalil, senior vice president and global head, advanced technologies and solutions at Wipro. "We believe investing in creating the frameworks to nurture the resources of the future will be in the best interests of our clients and the industries we operate in."

Citing industry estimates, Wipro said, US-based companies alone face a shortage of 140,000 to 190,000 employees with analytical skills. The US also requires 1.5 million managers and analysts who can analyse big data and make decisions based on the findings, Wipro said.

The course will be conducted over weekends at Wipro's headquarters in Bangalore and will comprise of various modules on analytics. It will be a two-year programme for engineering graduates and four-year for science graduates. Students have been shortlisted for the programme based on their previous academic performance and college ranking.

"The course content has been jointly created by Wipro and VIT and also includes modules prescribed and taught by professors from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of Michigan," Wipro said. "Along with a Masters' degree from VIT on completion of this course, the graduates will also receive programme completion certificates from MIT and the University of Michigan for the modules covered by them."