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Bangalore, May 30 It is estimated that the trained HR professional pool in the country is just about 2 per cent of what the industry actually needs. To tide over the crunch in the talent management team, Wipro Technologies launched the People’s Ambassador Programme last year.

As part of the programme, about 30 non-engineering graduates within Wipro will be trained every year in HR processes such as employee engagement, induction process, assimilation and performance management.

Says Ms Veena Padmanabhan, General Manager, Talent Engagement and Development, Wipro Technologies, “We are looking for competencies similar to what we would have in our current HR team.” Wipro Technologies currently has a 160-strong human resources team.

The programme involves selecting non-engineering graduates within Wipro and grooming them over a three-year period to be inducted in the HR team. Selection is based on a management aptitude test and soft skills such as professional interpersonal sensitivity, problem solving skills, customer orientation, self confidence and team working abilities.

The company has tied up with Pune-based Symbiosis Institute of Business Management for the same. The programme is a three-semester course that would be aligned to organisational HR needs, says Mr Pratik Kumar, Executive Vice-President, Human Resources, Wipro Ltd.

The people ambassadors, apart from receiving a hands-on experience in the HR domain also receive coaching and mentoring from senior HR managers of the company.

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