Mindtree ropes in Coursera for upskilling workforce

New Delhi, Nov 27 : To upskill its workforce in relevant and high-end technology skills like Machine Learning, Python and data science, leading IT services firm Mindtree has partnered with US-based online education company Coursera.

Mindtree will leverage Coursera's enterprise platform Coursera for Business for the purpose, Coursera said in a statement on Tuesday.

This is a continuation of a partnership which started as a pilot programme earlier this year, the company said, adding that Mindtree employees from across the globe will have on-demand access to the Coursera programmes and upon completion, will receive course certificates.

"Coursera is a great platform and will help strengthen our efforts through high-quality, industry-relevant courses, which were developed by leading universities and experts," said Ramesh Gopalakrishnan, Executive Vice President and Head of Delivery and Operations, Mindtree. 

"Our in-house subject matter experts will curate specific courses aligned to Mindtree's business priorities," added Raghav Gupta, Director, Asia Pacific and India, Coursera.