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Colloquium on Canada-Vietnam Cooperation in Higher Education & Research Panel 3 : “ Training in Higher Education to Meet Industry Needs ”. Training for the IT Industry – the TMA Solutions Approach. Dr.Nguyen Huu Le Chairman TMA Solutions www.tmasolutions.com. Contents.
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Colloquium on Canada-Vietnam Cooperation in Higher Education & Research Panel 3: “Training in Higher Education to Meet Industry Needs” Training for the IT Industry – the TMA Solutions Approach • Dr.Nguyen Huu Le Chairman TMA Solutions www.tmasolutions.com
Contents • TMA Introduction • Resource Issues • TMA's Approach: TTC – A Practical Training Model For IT Graduates
12+ years in R&D software outsourcing Main customers are world leading companies: IBM,Nortel, Alcatel-Lucent, Juniper Networks, Flextronics, NEC, Samsung Currently 900+ IT engineers and growing Largest software outsourcing company in HCMC Overseas offices: Canada, USA, Europe, Japan TMA Introduction
Resource Issues • TMA: Quality resources for faster growth? • Currently hiring hundreds of engineers a year • Only top 5-10% of applicants meet our requirements • Reason: lack of practical skills • Language • Soft Skills • Technical Skills • Software outsourcing industry • Growth rate more than 50%/year Need at least five thousands ICT engineers/year • However, many ICT graduates unemployed or working in non-ICT because their skills not matching needs Require more quality ICT resources to sustain the growth rate and make Vietnam more attractive for software outsourcing
TMA's Approach • Invest on TRAINING • Established TMA Training Center to provide short courses for new IT graduates • Help new IT graduates reach industry‘s skill requirements
TTC Objectives • Provide quality and practical training to fill the gap between ICT graduates skill levels and outsourcing industry needs • Assure quality resources for future TMA’s growth • Also for other software outsourcing companies Outsourcing Industry Needs • TTC’s courses to provide: • Technical skills • Software engineering process • Real experiences • Soft skills • Verbal English communication ICT graduates skill levels
Training Methodology Theory/classroom Books Samples The need of learning Project Assignments Exercises Hands-on Practices Technical Skills Soft Skills Advices from trainers and other students Clubs Engineering Process
Key Differentiators • Founded by a successful software outsourcing company with 12+ years of experiences • Understand what the outsourcing industry needs • Supplement the university/college’s curriculums • Teach what the outsourcing industry needs • Practical courses: project-based model, not just classroom training • Students not only get knowledge/skills, but also the real experience from sample projects/exercises • English learning environment • Books, guidelines, references • Toastmasters clubs for all students • Seminars by industry experts
TTC- A unique training model • Focus on soft skill and project activities (2/3 training time) • Focus on project results, not exams • More than 10 trainers for each course • No more than 15 trainees per class • Ensure quality • Ready to work after graduating
Dr.Nguyen Huu Le Chairman TMA Solutions www.tmasolutions.com