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TCS accelerates cloud growth with Amazon Web Services-trained entry-level talent
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“Quality is something that we focus on closely,” says M Kalaa, entry-level talent acquisition leader at TCS. “Getting entry-level resources from the market who have Amazon Web Services Certifications and Training helps us immediately deploy these trainees in Amazon Web Services projects.”
TCS requires its entry-level associates to be Amazon Web Services Certified before it deploys them to projects. Because of this entry criterion, it can take 2–3 months to deploy entry-level associates to projects after onboarding. TCS drastically reduced new-hire deployment time by working with
Accelerating deployment timelines with Amazon Web Services Academy graduates
TCS is no stranger to pressure hiring. The company, which employs over 614,000 people, had a net addition of more than 100,000 workers in fiscal year 2022. The company mandates that all its employees engage in continuous professional development and upskilling. The average TCS employee completes 121 hours of training, and over 19,000 are Amazon Web Services Certified.
To meet client demand for cloud expertise and cost optimization, TCS strives to field a workforce that comprises a sizable number of Amazon Web Services Certified graduates across its projects. However, when it comes to cloud projects, the company has found that university degrees often aren’t enough to prepare young talent for the workplace. That’s why TCS found immense value in hiring entry-level, cloud-skilled talent from Amazon Web Services Academy, a program that empowers higher education institutions to prepare students for industry-recognized certifications and careers in the cloud.
Although trainees have little professional experience, TCS reports that those who have
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Advancing diversity goals with Amazon Web Services Education Programs
In addition to saving time and money, TCS is making progress on its diversity targets with Amazon Web Services Education Programs, which remove barriers to cloud skills training and prepare diverse learners for in-demand roles around the world. Working with
TCS also runs its Youth Employment Program, which trains students from primarily rural regions that might traditionally miss out on the opportunity to get cloud certifications. Now, it’s extending the program to the company’s Amazon Web Services operations with
Building a foundation for innovation with Amazon Web Services Education Programs
After seeing such rapid growth in its Amazon Web Services Business Unit, TCS is ready for more. The company is also targeting to focus more on innovative solutions, such as generative artificial intelligence, machine learning, and 5G, using Amazon Web Services Education Programs. “We are looking forward to enhancing the skills of our workforce using Amazon Web Services Cloud–native services to achieve exponential growth in fiscal year 2024,” says Rao.
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