HR Learning: 11 Nov, 2022

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Opportunities for 1000 PhDs at upGrad

The higher education company is hiring faculty for 10 new global campuses under the brand ‘UGDX’. upGrad, the higher education company, is all set to launch 10 new campuses globally, with three in the US alone. The Company is on the lookout for 1,000 PhDs who can be employed as faculty for specialised subjects at these institutes. The institute in San Francisco is expected to go live this New Year, that is, January 2023. Two new campuses will come up in Delhi and Chennai in India. Already upGrad has facilities in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore in India, and one each in Singapore and the Middle East. As expected, technology will be leveraged to ensure seamless integration of these campuses, their faculties as well as corporates in a single ecosystem for which faculty will be hired from across geographies.

 

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Hero Housing Finance’s ‘Young Hero Programme’ trains freshers for sales roles

Gaurav Paruthi talks about how the Company hires freshers and prepares them for front-line sales positions. Hero Housing Finance, the financial services firm which provides home loans, has kick-started its campus hiring and fresh talent-development programme called ‘Young Hero Programme.’ Under this new initiative, the Company has hired freshers from campuses for front-line sales roles and trained them to hit the ground. Gaurav Paruthi, head-L&D, Hero Housing Finance, shares that it wasn’t the usual practice for the Company to hire freshers for front-line sales roles. In fact, Hero Housing Finance was majorly dependant on lateral hiring for front-line sales personnel. Now, however, the Company wishes to hire some fresh talent to bring some newness to the sales team at Hero Housing Finance. Paramjit Singh Nayyar, CHRO, Hero Housing Finance, says that the Young Hero Programme will cater to building talent in the organisation. “We have been following the ‘buy’ talent model for a long time. Now, we want to also focus on building talent within the organisation,” he enunciates.

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Government of Goa to train 10,000 Goans in software development

An MoU has been signed, as part of the Digital Goa Scholarship Programme, with a Bangalore-based neo-university. As part of its Digital Goa Scholarship Programme, the Goa government has entered into a partnership with Bengaluru-based neo-university, Newton School. This partnership will see Goan youth being trained in coding under a six-month long full-stack certification programme. The initiative will enable students to become high-quality software developers. This partnership will upskill the youth of Goa with industry-focused, skill-oriented education in software development, making Goa the next Silicon Valley of India. Given that over 16,000 students graduate in Goa every year, this tie-up is aimed at making Goa a hub for tech advancements. It is hoped that the initiative will lead to growth as more global IT firms are expected to hire students from Goa along with other organisations from across sectors.