Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani along with Cummins India are offering upskilling programmes to empower entry-level associates and shop floor employees with professional degrees, new-age power skills and industry knowledge to create a strong foundation in their career journey.

The employees enrolled in both programmes are a diversified group selected from critical functions like manufacturing, engineering, purchasing, quality, marketing, and supply chain. The programme enables employees to fulfil their dream of acquiring an engineering degree from one of the top institutes in India without taking a career break. The programme also provides exposure and visibility that adds immense value to their personal and professional development.

The partnership was initiated in August 2017 with a pilot batch of 40 employees of Cummins India getting enrolled in the BTech programme. Since then, two batches comprising of 85 employees have successfully graduated with BTech and MTech degrees, claims the manufacturing company.

BITS Pilani’s Work Integrated Learning Programmes (WILP) division has equipped over 1,00,000 working professionals with career-advancing skills in industries such as IT & ITES, automotive, manufacturing, pharma, chemicals, metals and mining to teach the candidates, says the official press release.