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INFOSYS TO SPEND MORE ON TRAINING IN 2007.

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BANGALORE, Jan 1 Asia Pulse - In order to meet huge demand for skilled manpower, software major Infosys has said it will spend Rs 8 billion ($US181.3 million) on training programmes this year.

"The IT industry is committed to creating 100,000 jobs. There are more than 500,000 jobs available in Karnataka in various sectors, but finding skilled labour is a problem," Infosys Director (HRD) T V Mohan Das Pai said on Saturday.

Pai was speaking at the launch of an "on-the-job" training programme for youth initiated jointly by Infosys and Karnataka government.

As part of the programme, Infosys on Saturday held a written test and interview for 500 graduates from Kolar and Bangalore city to select them for placements in the company.

Asserting that Infosys has an obligation to the state, Pai ...

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