Accenture to Hire 2.5 lakh Unskilled and Semi-skilled People around the World job by 2015

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Recently, Accenture announced to hire 250,000 unskilled and semi-skilled people around the world job- or business-ready by 2015.

An online news portal about business and economy - economictimes.indiatimes.com writes, “Accenture and Accenture Foundation will invest over $100 million into this initiative called Skills to Succeed'. It will seek to educate people, and build skills that enable them to participate in and contribute to areas like IT, BPO, hospitality and retail.”

Rekha Menon who is the executive director in Accenture India said to ET, “With Nasscom Foundation, we will train adolescent girls and young women from economically backward areas in animation skills.”

Further the news portal added, “India is likely to be a significant beneficiary of this campaign as the country has over 450 million unskilled and semi-skilled people under 35. The company has roped in Dr Reddy's Foundation and Nasscom Foundation to provide BPO skills training to underprivileged youth from rural India. It has entered into a partnership with IGNOU to offer a diploma course on BPO services.”

On the other hand, the news portal writes about SAIL, “State-owned SAIL has announced that it will hire 525 freshers, majority from technical background, to work on its steel plants, which are undergoing Rs 70,000-crore capacity expansion.

The country's largest steelmaker SAIL, which has a work force of about 1.2 lakh employee, has announced its plans even as it sees its headcount shrinking by an average 6,000-7,000 employees every year on account of "natural separation", including retirements.

The firm will enrol 450 people as management trainees in the technical field, while 75 for administrative purposes.”

Further it adds, “The steel major operates five integrated steel plants besides special units across the country. SAIL is expanding its annual steel production capacity to 23 million tonnes by 2012 from the present 14 million tonnes. The expansion is to cost the company about Rs 70,000 crore.”

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