Infosys on Friday announced that it has started construction on its U.S. Education Center in Indianapolis. The Bengaluru-based IT services company said the state-of-the-art training campus and residential center for its employees — and the employees of select clients — will prepare the American workforce for the technology jobs of the future.
The company said that it is providing an initial investment of $35 million to create the first 125,000 square feet of development, transforming the 70.5-acre site into an innovative training center.
“We are excited to break ground on our U.S. Education Center, a physical embodiment of our long-term commitment to reskilling American workers,” said UB Pravin, COO, Infosys. “We look forward to the important role this facility will play in our efforts to train our 10,000 new American hires as well as our existing employees and those of our clients.”
Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb said that since establishing operations in Indiana last year, Infosys has already made significant contributions to central Indiana’s tech community and to workforce development efforts happening across the state in partnership with renowned universities. “Today marks a significant milestone as we break ground on this development that will help catapult Indianapolis to the forefront of innovation and 21st-century technology,” said Mr.Holcomb.
3,000 Jobs
In March 2018, Infosys opened its first U.S. Technology and Innovation Hub in Indianapolis, the state capital and largest city of Indiana. In April the company expanded its hiring plans for Indiana from 2,000 to 3,000 new jobs by the end of 2023. Infosys has already hired more than 300 American workers in Indiana this year toward this goal.
In partnership with academia and education providers, Infosys’ training efforts will combine classroom-based and immersive, real-world learning focused on the skills American workers need to keep businesses at the forefront of innovation. These include areas such as user experience, cloud, big data and core technology and computer science skills.
This week, Infosys also said that it will open its next ‘Technology and Innovation Hub’ in Texas in the U.S and hire 500 American workers in the state by 2020. The hub will be located in Richardson, Texas and have a special focus on the telecommunications, retail and banking sectors.
