NEW DELHI, Jan 4: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has laid the foundation stone for the world’s largest ‘Corporate Learning and Development Centre’ in Thiruvananthapuram to be set up by software firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
In a statement issued today TCS said, with a total capacity to train 15,000 professionals at one time and 50,000 professionals annually, the proposed TCS Learning Campus in Thiruvananthapuram will be located on a 97-acre property in the Technopark area of the city.
The campus will be built over an area of 6.1 million square feet and will feature residential accommodation for professionals and faculty at the center.
“The TCS Learning Campus will be the new benchmark for corporate learning worldwide and this iconic facility will produce world class professionals to meet the future needs of the IT industry,” N Chandrasekaran, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, TCS said.
The project will boost the local economy in the region and during the construction period alone, it is expected that this project will provide direct employment to over 2,000 skilled and unskilled local people for a period of 4 years, the statement said.
An integral part of the project will be the skill development programs run by TCS to upgrade the skills of local youth and facilitate opportunities to work in the construction project, through contractors, it added. (AGENCIES)
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