Infosys to hire 3,000 U.S. workers at Indianapolis unit

IT major will ready American workers for digital economy

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb speaks during a Infosys economic development announcement, Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Indianapolis. The India-based information technology company plans to start a training center in Indianapolis and add 1,000 jobs on top of the 2,000 positions it announced for the city a year ago. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Infosys, India’s second-largest software services exporter, will train and hire 3,000 American workers at its U.S. Education Center in Indianapolis by 2023, according to a BSE filing.

The announcement is part of Infosys’s commitment to hire 10,000 American workers over the next two years and invest in training to ensure that the U.S. workforce has the essential skills required for the digital economy, according to the company’s filing.

“Infosys will provide an initial investment of $35 million to create the first 1,25,000 sq. ft. of development to transform the 70.5-acre site at the old Indianapolis airport terminal into its U.S. Education Center.”

Infosys would break ground on this initial phase before the end of 2018 and anticipated its completion by the end of 2020. The initial phase would comprise a training centre and accommodate 250 persons at the residential facility.

Technology hub

The centre would also serve as a hub for the development of next-generation digital technologies. “Today’s announcement with Infosys is a big win — not just for Indiana but for the nation as a whole,” said Governor Eric J. Holcomb.

“Infosys’ state-of-the-art training facility will teach thousands of folks across America right here on Indiana soil. And, it will help prepare more current and future Hoosiers (a person from the State of Indiana) for success in our rapidly evolving, global economy,” he said.

The initial training programmes at the U.S. Education Center would combine classroom-based and immersive, real-world learning focused on key competencies such as user experience, cloud, big data, and core technology and computer science skills, according to the filing.