The Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), an IT services, consulting and business solutions firm announced the launch of a new learning programme for its trainee graduates in Japan. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India was the chief guest at the inauguration of the TCS Japan Technology and Culture Academy, which aimed at enhancing the technology and cultural knowledge and understanding between Indian and Japanese IT professionals.
The Prime Minister flagged off the first batch of 48 TCS Japan trainees who will proceed to India to undergo training for 6-8 weeks at various TCS locations. Apart from increasing their exposure to new technologies, the TCS Japan graduate trainees will learn about quality and other processes as well as business skills. This will be followed by on-the-job training on projects for six months.
In April this year, TCS and Mitsubishi Corp announced that they were merging their IT operations in Japan to create a new global scale player in the Japanese IT industry, with TCS having a 51 per cent stake in the new venture called Tata Consultancy Services Japan.
TCS Japan will initially house more than 4,000 employees in Japan and a dedicated centre located in Pune, India. TCS Japan provides Japanese companies a unique mix of global talent and capabilities combined with local expertise and knowledge that will help Japanese corporations transform and globalise effectively and drive growth going forward.