Finishing school promises to bridge skill gaps

CHENNAI: MARG, the Satellite city in the making that sits mid way between Chennai and Pondicherry on the ECR, nestled between water bodies and greenery, perhaps has another reason to celebrate. On Monday, they formally launched Exemplarr Worldwide’s new state-of-the-art operations facility and finishing school at the Amrita Research and Innovation Park in MARG Swarnabhoomi.Lakshmi Narayanan, vice-chairman, Cognizant Technology Solutions, who inaugurated the facility, said, “In this age of globalisation, there is a huge demand for quality talent. When students come out of the colleges, they lack the necessary skill sets that are required to productively contribute at workplace. This model of finishing school comes at the right time and we need more such initiatives to capitalise on the happening global free movement of talent.”Exemplarr Worldwide, launched in 1999 offering KPO and BPO services, has come up with this finishing school that proposes to bridge the gap between skill sets produced by the universities and the skill expectations of the industry. Ranjini Reddy, MD, Exemplarr Worldwide, spelling out the strategy for the finishing school, said, “Taking stock of the demand for training these days in the market, we have planned to adopt a three-tier model. First, we will devise our own training programmes offered by our trainers. The second, the corporates can opt for our training programs and we can customise for them. The third model, we can lease out space and they can bring in their own trainers and modules.”GRK Reddy, chairman and MD, MARG Group, said, “The coming of Exemplarr Worldwide with this facilty will add a boost to the MARG eco system, where people can live, work and have a lifestyle that is sustainable. It will also enhance their productivity.”