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U.S. To Train 3,000 Offshore IT Workers

$22 million, federally-backed program aims to help outsourcers in South Asia become more fluent in areas like Java programming—and the English language.

By Paul McDougall - InformationWeek - August 3, 2010

Despite President Obama's pledge to retain more hi-tech jobs in the U.S., a federal agency run by a hand-picked Obama appointee has launched a $22 million program to train workers, including 3,000 specialists in IT and related functions, in South Asia.

Following their training, the tech workers will be placed with outsourcing vendors in the region that provide offshore IT and business services to American companies looking to take advantage of the Asian subcontinent's low labor costs.

Under director Rajiv Shah, the United States Agency for International Development will partner with private outsourcers in Sri Lanka to teach workers there advanced IT skills like Enterprise Java (Java EE) programming, as well as skills in business process outsourcing and call center support. USAID will also help the trainees brush up on their English language proficiency... 

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Submitted by Aletho News on Wed, 2010-08-04 22:25

Re: U.S. To Train 3,000 Offshore IT Workers

Cheap labour. Nothing more, nothing less. If experience with the similar workers in India is anything to go by, this will do nothing but frustrate, infuriate and alienate customers.

Sullivan | Wed, 2010-08-04 23:33
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USAID will also help the trainees brush up on their English language proficiency...


Understandable.  One guy in India wanted me to give him a call the next day.  His departing words were "I'll be awaiting your tinkle".

andie531 | Thu, 2010-08-05 03:53

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