HCL to set up 100 training centres

IT major HCL Infosystems plans to set up around 100 career development centres (CDCs) across the country, to train graduates in IT software, hardware, and networking.

The company inaugurated its second CDC in Karnataka here today, the first being in Hubli. More centres have been planned in Mangalore, Mysore and Davanagere.

HCL Infosystems executive VP Rajendra Kumar said that the CDCs will offer short and long-term courses to around 600 graduates (per centre), annually. They will receive hands-on training from industry experts and HCL veterans in software, hardware, networking and system integration.

The course fee ranges from Rs 10,000 for short term courses to Rs 60,000 for the one-year course.

According to Kumar, students are likely to be placed either within HCL or in other IT companies. HCL itself is likely to hire around 1,000 students annually, he added. Plans to tie-up with academic institutions are also on the anvil.

HCL has 30 fully operational CDCs in cities such as Delhi, Noida, Pune, Coimbatore, Meerut and Agra.