HCLTech, a leading global technology firm, aims to train 50,000 employees in Generative AI this year.
The initiative reflects the company’s commitment to equipping its workforce with advanced skills in emerging technologies to stay competitive in the dynamic tech landscape.
C. Vijayakumar, CEO & Managing Director, HCLTech said, “Generative AI opportunities are what it is eyeing, and he expects as many as 50,000 people will be fully trained this year itself.”
“As we look ahead, global enterprise technology spending will only grow with the adoption of AI,” he said.
“We are well positioned to capitalize with our AI-led propositions, global delivery model, and ideal mix of technology services and products,” C Vijayakumar added.
HCLTech is witnessing strong growth in cloud and cybersecurity. AI and GenAI are key areas of focus and the company recently launched HCLTech AI Force, an innovative GenAI platform that accelerates time-to-value by transforming the software development and engineering lifecycle, delivering greater productivity, improved quality, and faster release timelines.
It is system agnostic and offers a highly customizable suite of GenAI-based solutions that inject intelligence into software development and engineering workflows to improve efficiency and developer experience.
Moreover, the company plans to hire 10,000 freshers in the fiscal year 2025. The company added 2,725 in Q4, the March ending quarter and the total people count at the end of the quarter stood at 227,481 at the end of March 2024.
In Q4, HCLTech added 3,096 freshers, bringing the full-year total to 12,141 freshers.
This highlights consistent efforts in talent acquisition and growth within the company. HCLTech’s total headcount in Q4 was 227,481, with a year-on-year addition of 1,537 employees, totaling to 227,481 employees in FY24.
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