Communications of the ACM
You Can Study While You Work, Companies Tell Their Employees
Wipro Technologies' Senior VP Selvan D. (left) with Anjana Laxmi Rajendra (center) and Suchitra Raghuraman, who have benefited from the company's on-the-job training program at the Bangalore campus.
Credit: Jagadeesh NV / Mint
Back in 1996, when Suchitra Raghuraman joined Wipro Technologies, the information technology arm of Wipro Ltd, as a fresh graduate, she knew that her no-frills BSc degree would not take her far. So she simultaneously signed up for the integrated master's of science (MS) program in computer science offered by her employer.
"When I juggled both study and my work successfully, it sent out a signal that I was capable of doing both well," says Raghuraman, now a delivery manager at the company who frequently travels overseas to meet clients. "It makes an impression."
It isn't just Raghuraman. At Wipro Technologies, around 5,000 employees are balancing work and study in a bid to bolster their careers. Termed the work-integrated learning program, it offers graduates with a basic degree in science an opportunity to earn a master's degree in engineering and equip themselves with the necessary qualifications in an industry dominated by engineers.
Similar strategies are being adopted by employees elsewhere and companies are making efforts to help upgrade their skills.
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