IBM on Monday announced new and extended collaboration with six engineering and technology colleges in the state of Tamil Nadu to provide a platform for development of software skills among the students.
Through a series of Centres of Excellence (COEs),IBM will create opportunities for students to learn new skill sets on IBM software products DB2,WebSphere,Lotus,Rational and Tivoli as well as develop world-class business solutions.
The COEs were launched at Sona College of Technology,Salem; KLN College of Information Technology,Madurai; Kalasilingam university,Krishnankovil; RMK College of Engineering,Chennai; Karpagam college of Engineering,Coimbatore and Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology,Coimbatore.
Organizations are not looking for nuts-and-bolts programmers and easy-to-document support workers, said Himanshu Goyal,Country Manager – Academic Initiative,Developer Works & Globalization IBM India/South Asia,Increased competitiveness and demand for the corresponding business and technology skills will require students to develop a unique skill-set never seen before but the supply of such people with the right skills for a smart planet is increasingly inadequate.