Dear All,
Forwarding below information on behalf of TCS Maitree. Please spread the word for those who will be benefited by this. For further queries and application form please email to [email protected] or [email protected] or call on +912267795075. TCS Maitree will be soon starting their 3rd All India batch of Advanced Computer Training for the visually impaired persons in MNB, Jogeshwari, Mumbai from 18th May 09. Kindly send duly filled application befor 7th April, 09.: The M.N.B Industrial Home For The Blind, 280, S.V.Road, Near M.N. Banajee Industrial Home For The Blind Chowk, Jogeshwari – West, Mumbai – 400102. Selected candidates will have to appear for personal interview and basic computer test. Communication plan – training visually impaired for employment (Venture by TATA Consultancy Services & M.N.B. Industrial Home for the Blind) There is a large population of blind and visually impaired in India (45 million or 25% of the world’s blind and visually impaired population). - Literacy rate : 3% - No. of Govt. Aided Special Schools for the Visually Impaired :320 (approx.) - NGO Run Schools: 250 (approx.) - No. of seats in the Schools : 30,000 In India, the awareness about the capability of visually impaired and blind is slowly increasing. Subsequently, a few Corporate have now come forward to employ them. However, given their academic background (most of the visually impaired in India have not able to avail the benefits of Science & Technology during their education), there is need to build their competency. At present, there is no interface between the courses being offered to the visually impaired (at various computer training centers) and the IT Industry. There is a need to bridge this gap and offer industry relevant courses which would make the VI employable. TCS through its initiative – Maitree, understands the need to bridge this gap and has opened an Advanced Computer Training Centre for the visually impaired at MN Banajee Industrial Home for the Blind at Jogeshwari(W), Mumbai After the success of a pilot & 2 All India Batches, TCS - Maitre invites applications from the VI all over the country to benefit from the course which is scheduled tentatively in mid May’09. The course will focus on four major aspects that are likely to enhance the employability of persons with visual challenge: soft skills, skill-sets required at the BPO sector (with a specific focus on building competency), building IT infrastructure and service management for larger organizations, and testing software in terms of their accessibility for people with special needs. Curriculum and Modules for the training Infrastructure Services (IS) - - System administration / Operating Systems. - Computer Networking - An awareness session on various Microsoft based certifications - Setting up I.T infrastructure for larger organizations like TCS. - Basics of Visual Basic (VB) Scripting - Technicalities of Help Desk BPO - - Attribute based training focusing on behavioral pattern. - Analytical skills, Customer Orientation and Communication skills. - Help Desk in a corporate scenario. - Orientation on Career Mapping Selected trainees from the 3rd All India batch would undergo a Version-2 of the training which would extend for an additional 2 weeks & shall focus more on the practical aspects of IS & BPO. Any visually challenged person who is a graduate with basic communication skills and an understanding of JAWS (the screen reader software to work on a computer) can apply or the training. To ease the Interview process, TCS has partnered with various organizations across the country. Candidates wanting to benefit from this training shall submit the duly filled application form to the partnering organization. If eligible, the candidates shall be called for an Interview on Saturday, 11th April, 2009. The selected candidates will have to travel to Mumbai for this training from Monday, 18th May, 2009 onwards (approximately for a month). Boarding and lodging arrangements for the selected candidates will be made at MN Banajee Industrial Home for the Blind at Jogeshwari (W), Mumbai at a very nominal cost (approximately Rs. 1500/-), which shall be borne by the candidates. There is no fee being charged for this course. However, there is a security deposit (Rs.1000 / -) which is refundable on successful completion of the training. The successful candidates would be given certificates from Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. at the end of training. TCS also plans to provide short Internship opportunities to some of the meritorious trainees. Appendix - 1 A brief report on Advanced Computer Training for visually impaired for second batch TCS Maitree takes great pride in informing that we have successfully completed the 2nd batch of Advanced Computer Training for the visually impaired persons. The hope of Maitree on turning the objective of bridging the gap between 'training for employability' and 'employment' is realized practically. As on today, we have 15 visually Challenged associates working with TCS. CEO S. Ramadorai presenting a certificate to one of the trainees A month long training culminated with the CEO and MD, S. Ramadorai distributing the certificates to 16 trainees who were short-listed after a rigorous interview process from over 100 applications received from all over India on Friday, 18th July. The interviews were conducted at six different centres in India namely Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai. The CEO appreciated the efforts of the mentors and all the trainers who were involved in the training. Trainees along with the trainers after the completion of the certificate distribution ceremony The occasion was also graced by the presence of Senior Management. Jayanta Banerjee, Head of Operations, TCS Gujarat spent a whole day at the centre and conducted mock interviews for the trainees. Shalini Gupta, Mumbai HR Head and Revon Dsilva were also on the panel which has recommended 10 trainees for various roles in TCS. Various roles where the visually impaired persons are working: - Infrastructure Services (Internal I.T) and Service Management - BPO processes - Learning & Development coordinator - Human Resource Manager - Global Helpdesk - Accessibility testing In this moment of our pride and joy, we would like to express our sincere appreciation to all those who played a key role in achieving this success. We would sincerely like to thank them for their dedication and commitment towards this Initiative. We look forward to a continued support & cooperation for reaching a large no. of visually impaired persons. THANK YOU To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
