IT companies step up reskilling of employees as they prepare for post-pandemic scenario

IT and IT services companies in India have stepped up reskilling of employees as they race to grab business in the post-pandemic environment where clients are demanding new digital expertise. Companies such as Infosys, Wipro, Accenture, Zensar Technologies, among others, have embarked on a massive upskilling drive to make sure their workforce in India is ready for the next-level jobs. The training being imparted is in the fields of cloud technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics, cyber security, Internet of Things (IoT), user experience (UX) and digital networking, among others. Infosys, which has around 240,000 employees, has seen a 1.5 times increase in reskilling of workforce in the April-June period compared with the previous quarter. Krishnamurthy Shankar, executive vice president at Infosys, told ET that "the need for reskilling has been exacerbated in the post-Covid scenario with new-age digital skills becoming indispensable" to clients.