FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CGI (NYSE:
GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) announced the launch of its new U.S. IT Center
Academy for recent hires that will enhance in-demand skills among
new CGI employees, strengthen delivery capabilities across the
company's U.S.-based IT centers, and continue to accelerate job
creation through existing partnerships with local communities.
CGI launches new U.S. IT Center Academy for recent hires
With a concentration on early career professionals, CGI will
hire and train an initial 1,000 new employees over the next 18
months. Technical training tracks will focus on building workforce
capabilities in sought-after disciplines including JAVA
programming, cloud, data engineering, IT apprenticeships and
platforms such as Salesforce, ServiceNow and Microsoft Dynamics
365.
The training program launched in October
2021 at CGI's U.S. IT centers in Belton, TX, Lafayette, LA and Knoxville, TN, and features trainee
assignments to internal project teams, additional industry training
in areas such as financial services and government ERP, targeted
training on enterprise software development best practices, and
real-world scenarios and development tasks. The program is expected
to expand into CGI's other U.S. IT centers in Lebanon, VA. Waterville, ME, Wausau, WI, and Troy, AL.
"We remain committed to an enduring investment in our U.S.
workforce that supports commercial, state and federal government
clients," said William LaBar,
Vice-President of CGI's U.S. IT centers network. "Accelerated
training will help ensure that our centers continue to create
effective domestic platforms for innovation and business
transformation on behalf of our clients in the U.S. and
worldwide."
Our U.S. IT centers are a force multiplier for the positive
impact our employees seek for their careers. Learn more about CGI
opportunities where employees help solve complex problems for
clients and improve the communities where they live and work. The
best version of us starts with you. Visit
cgi.com/UScareers for more information.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and
business consulting services firms in the world. With 80,000
consultants and other professionals across the globe, CGI delivers
an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and
business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business
process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works
with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a
global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform
their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2021
reported revenue is $12.13 billion
and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE
(GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
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