Wipro Wins ASTD's "BEST Award" Third Time in a Row.Only Indian Firm to Achieve Hat-Trick Award Recognizes Organizational Commitment In the study of organizational behavior and Industrial/Organizational Psychology, organizational commitment is, in a general sense, the employee's psychological attachment to the organization. to Employee Learning BANGALORE, India -- Wipro Technologies Wipro Tech (NYSE: WIT) is an information technology service company established in India in 1980. It is the global IT services arm of Wipro Limited (in operation since 1945, incorporated 1946). , the Global IT Services Division of Wipro Limited (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : WIT), today announced that it has been ranked sixth in the American Society for Training & Development's 2006 BEST Awards Program. Wipro is among 39 organizations from India, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. to receive the ASTD ASTD American Society for Training and Development ASTD American Society of Training and Development (Alexandria, Virginia) ASTD Air-Sea Temperature Difference ASTD Air Supported Threat Defense BEST Award and the only Indian IT organization to win the award three years in a row. Wipro is ranked 6th globally and is the only IT services firm in the top 10. The ASTD BEST Awards recognize organizations that demonstrate enterprise-wide success through employee learning and development. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jennifer Homer, Sr. Director, Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most & Public Policy, ASTD, "The winners set the standard of excellence for exceptional learning practices, and demonstrate that a skilled workforce is vital to achieving results." Homer continues, "The 2006 ASTD BEST Award winners use learning as a strategic tool and have the support of senior leaders who champion a learning culture." A team of 125 dedicated faculty spread across Wipro locations nurtures the talent of employees covering Technology, Behavioral, Domain, Project Management and Leadership. Commenting on the award, Selvan D, Sr. Vice President - Talent Transformation, Wipro Technologies said, "The ASTD award is a testimony to our efforts in providing a rich learning experience for our employees that translates into delivering higher value and improved customer satisfaction". Wipro is geared to train up to 5000 employees simultaneously. In 2005-06, Wipro delivered over 380,000 person days of learning of which 30% was through technology enabled learning. Through an online survey, the 2006 BEST Awards received applications from 78 organizations in seven countries. These organizations submitted quantitative and qualitative information to ASTD about their learning and development practices and programs. Their applications were assessed by members of the BEST Awards advisory committee, a group of experts in the learning and performance field. Wipro has learning centers in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Gurgaon and Kolkota and the learning centers are connected with virtual class room network with two broadcast facilities in Hyderabad and Bangalore. About ASTD ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) is the world's largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals. ASTD's members come from more than 100 countries and connect locally in 140 U.S. chapters and 24 Global Networks. ASTD started in 1944 when the organization held its first annual conference. For more information, visit www.astd.org About Wipro Limited & forward-looking and cautionary statements please see link below http://www.wipro.com/news/about_wipro.htm |
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