Thiruvananthapuram:
HCL has launched in Kerala its early career programme TechBee, a work-integrated higher education programme which contributes to the Skill India mission of the government.
Students also earn a degree from leading universities that HCL has partnered with as part of this programme, HCL Technologies Corporate Vice President Srimathi Shivashankar said.
The programme offers IT engineering jobs by equipping the students with future-ready skills and prepares them technically and professionally for entry-level IT jobs in HCL where candidates undergo an extensive 12-month training to become software engineers.
After becoming full-time employees at HCL, they can pursue higher education by enrolling in the graduation degree programmes offered by reputed universities such as BITS Pilani And SASTRA University.
Shivashankar said the TechBee programme has benefitted more than 3,000 students by creating employment as well as helping them pursue higher education.
HCL started the programme in 2016 aiming to hire the best talent and enable them achieve financial independence at the start of their career.
The program assures full-time jobs to students who have completed class XII. Those who get selected for TechBee would also be entitled to a stipend of Rs 10,000 during the internship in live HCL projects, she said.
The fees for the higher education was partially or fully funded by HCL depending on the graduation programme, sheadded.
