Training and development in wipro
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Wipro has a comprehensive training and development program that includes structured induction for new employees, e-learning initiatives, and leadership development programs to enhance management skills. The company offers various accommodations and financial support for new employees, such as loans for housing and transportation. Wipro emphasizes continuous improvement through Six Sigma methodologies, focusing on enhancing organizational processes and capabilities.
Training and development in wipro
- 1. Training and Development in WIPRO By: Karishma Hinduja and Qutubuddin Wipro have an in-house training department that handles continuous training of employees. Those with less than one year of experience are taken through a well-structured induction/training program. This will cover all aspects of software development skills that are required. To meet the ever-changing requirements in training, wipro have rolled out their e-learning initiatives, which is available to all employees. Their "Virtual Campus" runs with the objective of building a vast learning community on the Net. The facility of "Training on demand" enables the individual to be in complete charge of his own learning experience. Wipro strongly believes that development is a process and not an event. To groom and development the leadership qualities in their managers, they have a Wipro Leaders program. Their Leadership programs like their Entry Leader Program, New Leaders Program, Wipro Leaders Program, Business Leaders Program, and our Strategic Leaders Program gears you up to take on the challenges at every stage of your career growth with them. The stock options for employees are assessed based on the following criteria: • Potential of employee to contribute to company performance • Criticality of the employee • Contribution made by the employee towards business results, processes, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, etc.
- 2. • High market value or replacement value of the employee. Wipro provides assistance to its new employees in finding accommodations and also helps by providing advances/loans to set-up their homes. The loan schemes are quite unique ranging from loans for house deposits to loans for two-wheelers. All joinees, whose hometown is different from the place of posting, will be provided accommodation for eight days to help them settle in. The joinees will also be reimbursed II AC railway fare from their hometown to the place of training. Wipro even reimburses expenses towards transportation of household articles up to a reasonable cost. Wipro has the necessary skill sets and domain expertise to institutionalize and implement frameworks that are best in breed and are accepted standards for enterprise wide and functional process improvements. Training and Development Overview Wipro Infotech's business process transformation practice adopts a holistic approach by looking at the three cornerstones of an organisation - Processes, People and Technology. Adopting best practices and industry standards brings about process improvements. This would involve changes ranging from process improvement to process re-design, which are applicable across all industries. Wipro's thrust in process improvement is in using Six Sigma methodologies in Business processes, Technology processes and People processes.
- 3. Business Processes: Six Sigma frameworks Wipro's focus would be roll out six sigma across the entire organisation and build capability within the client organisation to take forward the initiative on their own. This engagement includes training, certification of people and hand holding during implementation across critical business processes of the organisation. The engagement is further strengthened with Wipro's surround methodologies of Knowledge management, Program management, monitoring and participation in turbo projects. Wipro's approach is quantitative and can reduce the cost of quality as measured as % of sales. Six- Sigma brings -in • Continuous defect reduction in products/services • Focus on performance metrics • Measurable milestones. • Sustainability Integrated Business Process Improvement An integrated process improvement involves improvement of process efficiencies followed by process automation. This approach benefits from a robust change management program. Wipro applies best in class tools, methodologies in a systematic way. This provides measurable milestones that can be presented to those involved and stake holders. A robust process thus becomes suited for process automation. It can serve as bedrock to move to higher level of building capabilities.