Our greatest strength is our people: their expertise and their ability to consistently deliver outstanding work. We're committed to continuous learning, and giving our associates the opportunity to stay current with leading-edge technologies and to develop communication skills so that they can perform their roles effectively and efficiently. |
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| Training Programs |
We conduct all our learning programs through Cognizant Academy , our in-house training center. Through this dedicated center, we offer many conventional and leading-edge educational programs for employees at all levels. |
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Last year, the Academy offered over 46,000 person-hours of technical training, and an array of programs to advance the personal, managerial and cross-cultural skills of our associates. |
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Four Key Educational Programs: |
- Continuing Educational program offering training on a need-to-know basis and for continuous knowledge and upgrading skills.)
- Role-based Training program
- Executive Training program which includes Effective Personal Productivity, Time Management, Acculturation programs, and language programs.)
- Certification programs which are both external certification programs offered by Microsoft, Sun, PMI, etc., and internal certification programs such as IBM WebSphere, DB/2 and software engineering.
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In addition to the internal training programs, we send our software professionals across the globe for technology or management-specific training. Notable universities and colleges where we send our professionals include Harvard University, Indian Institute of Management, and the Indian Institute of Technology. |
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| Training Methodology |
| We use conventional and leading-edge learning methodologies. In addition to the formal learning in classrooms, Cognizant Academy takes learning to our employees' desktops. We use multi-mode learning, as well as Technology-Based Training (TBT) material. |
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| We encourage our associates to get certified across key technologies. We provide assistance through formal training and mentoring, and access to all certification material through our dedicated Learning Server. More than 1500 of our employees have formal external certification across technologies, including: |
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- Microsoft
- Oracle
- Lotus
- Sun
- Cisco, Novell network management
- Project Management Institute
- Quality Assurance Institute
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Cognizant Certified Professionals |
| Apart from external certification programs, we have an internal certification program, where employees become Cognizant Certified Professionals. This allows us to systematically evaluate competencies. |
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| The following is the list of internal certifications included under the "Cognizant Certified Professional" program: |
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- Certification in IBM Mainframe
- Certification in IBM Web Technologies
- Certification in AS/400
- Certification in Telecom
- Certification in e-Business
- Certification in Software Engineering
- Certification in Quality and Process Management
- Certification in Business Development and Client Management
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Partnerships with Academia |
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We have strategic partnerships and alliances with several premier institutions to help our associates get trained in a variety of areas, and also obtain higher degrees. |
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| Here are a few of the institutions that we have alliances with: |
- British Open University for distance education MBA program
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science (Pilani) for MS and Ph. D programs
- Project Management Institute for Effective Personal Productivity and Effective Leadership programs
- Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai
- Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Tamilnadu
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
- Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
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