The first groups of applicants for a train-the-trainer course passed through the doors of CS Holdings (CSH) yesterday, as the company starts up its joint venture with Indian company Tata Infotech.
[VIDEO]Lured by radio ads promising guaranteed jobs in the IT sector, the hopefuls came to learn why they should be willing to pay R30 000 up-front for the privilege of working for CS Holdings. And why those not selected as trainers should still pay more than R20 000 for 13 weeks of training.
CSH announced in April that it had struck a deal with local company Consilience Technologies to offer corporate and career training material developed by Tata Infotech, which owns a third of Consilience.
Two Tata trainers are to be brought to SA initially, where they will train 10 people to present the course material.
The 10 selected trainers will have to pay R30 000 before their own training begins, and will be required to sign two-year contracts with CSH. Those not selected for the programme are encouraged to pay a special price of R23 000 to undergo E-tech training, one of the two courses on offer.
CSH describes these amounts as "a small investment".
[VIDEO]CSH says it has arrangements with banks to provide student loans.
The E-tech is geared towards preparing developers for e-commerce environments, and the promises made are big. "We take you from almost nothing, zero, right up to being a software developer in 13 weeks," CSH education solutions new business development manager Dan Ellappa told attendees.
Consilience CEO Hasmukh Gajjar concentrated on selling the concept of Indian IT education as a world leader.
[VIDEO]"I think in India a career in information technology has become a national passion," he said. "In India it is not uncommon for people registered in tertiary education to have a parallel IT training track." Consilience hopes this widely spread knowledge base will be achieved locally.
CSH says the Tata courses are split 50/50 between basic concepts of information technology and product-specific training. It also believes the courses equip students to complete a host of vendor-specific qualifications, but these are not included in the package it offers.
At least 150 people are expected to apply for jobs as trainers, and candidates will be screened on their prior experience, logical skills and training capabilities. The testing started yesterday.
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