Ericsson India and VGSOM, IIT, KHARAGPUR conduct Telecom Management Workshop for MBA students
- Four day Workshop leading to certification in Telecom Management, intended to develop into a full-fledged elective in the MBA colleges
- An extension of its existing engineering based industry-academia interface – EXCEL Program
- Ventures into Management Education for the First Time via partnership with Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM) - IIT Kharagpur
Taking a giant leap towards nurturing telecom talent for India’s next telecom revolution, Ericsson today introduced the first of its kind Telecom Management Workshop, in partnership with IIT Kharagpur’s – Vinod Gupta School of Management – a premier MBA institute. The Workshop is an extension of Ericsson’s Excel program famous for engineering based telecom studies.
Prof K K Guin, Dean, Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM) – IIT Kharagpur said, "We are excited to partner with a global telecom leader like Ericsson. This partnership will help us in imparting quality education on the latest telecom technologies and related management skills."
The four day certification curriculum includes General Management, Project Management, Business Analysis, and Business Consulting with a focus on IT Managed services, showcasing Ericsson’s global thought leadership and over 100 years of presence in the Indian telecom market. The course may eventually develop into a full-fledged elective in premier MBA colleges across the country.
Fredrik Jejdling, Head of Region, Ericsson India, said "Ericsson’s partnership with India will cross another milestone in furthering education and talent. This partnership will be a catalyst to create industry-ready professionals with far reaching impact, thus generating employment opportunities for them."
He further added "Ericsson initiated EXCEL program a few years ago and we were enthralled to see the response. We look forward to partner with more academic institutes in the country for superior industry academia cooperation."
Fredrik Jejdling is also the member of Telecom Skill Set Council India (TSSC), an industry initiative to groom telecom skill set in India.
By 2020, Ericsson sees a world with more than 50 billion connected devices where India can play a significant role. A lot is possible if we can help build skill sets. By partnering academic institutions, we can create a talent readiness that will have far reaching impact." Said Jejdling.
Mats Agervi, Managing Director of Ericsson India Global Services, said "Collaboration with VGSOM-IIT Kharagpur to launch this program is a testimony of Ericsson’s commitment to nurture local talent. We are positive that with this program, we will be able to serve our customers in an even better way."
Second year students in a regular management program and executive MBA trainees who wish to pursue a career in telecom, or specifically with Ericsson are eligible to join the course.
Notes to editors
Through EMPOWER Program; Ericsson reaches out to the universities in 3 phases.
- CONNECT – Internship opportunities for project work at Ericsson
- EXCEL – Telecom training and certification opportunity to students
- CAREER – Job opportunities with Ericsson through the Engineer Trainee Program
About the Excel program
Ericsson launched a unique program called "The Ericsson Professional Certificate Program (EXCEL)" in 2009 under the wider umbrella of EMPOWER – Ericsson’s University Relationship Program. This program is first of its kind program in the telecom industry in India.
The program aims at bridging the knowledge gap to have more industry ready students, and provide training to students on telecom industry practices in order to reduce the growing demand supply gap. The EXCEL training program is a unification of web based self-learning courses, and instructor lead classroom seminars at the campuses including site visits, adding up to a total of 70 hours. A certification examination is conducted at the end of the program.
The program has successfully imparted training to 300 students, and certified 161 in 2009-10. Additionally, as a part of the EMPOWER Program; more than 335 students have got campus recruitment during 2009-2010. Moving further to 2010-2011, we have expanded the program to include 1600 students across 40 institutes in India for EXCEL certification. In 2012, we moved the partnership to 78 Universities / Technical Institutes across India training more than 5000 students all over India.
About Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM) – IIT Kharagpur
Established in 1993, the Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSoM) was set up as the first school of management within the IIT system. It was established with an aim to develop managers with a strong technological background who will be leading tomorrow’s corporate behemoths on the path of advancement. The institute was founded by a distinguished alumnus & a life time Fellow of the Institute, Mr. Vinod Gupta, whose generous endowment of $ 2 Million was matched by liberal support from the Government of India.
Now, two decades after its inception, the school has had a holistic growth, winning several accolades and setting up new benchmark for excellence. VGSoM today, plays a pioneering role in nurturing the leaders of tomorrow by blending the management philosophy along with the technological advancement to develop managers who appreciate both the critical technological issues and their management implications. World renowned for its technological prowess, IIT Kharagpur helps VGSoM leverage its strength in terms of infrastructure, intellectual resources, illustrious alumni and its "will to be the best" Business Management school in India.
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