Welcome to Viscar:Enhancing Performance and Productivity
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EGDP is a transformational programme for Engineering and IT graduates that maps their knowledge to skills required by the industry. It gives them exposure enabling them to gain industry experience and groom their personal skills and competencies.
The Viscar EGDP programme is one of a kind in the region that bridges the gap between Engineering and ICT academic qualifications and industry expectations, through hands-on knowledge and skills transfer. Started as one of Viscar’s flagship projects in 2009, the program has seen 210 trainees successfully complete the program and are currently working in various organizations including Telecommunications, Broadcasting, Information Technology, Manufacturing and Energy. The program targets fresh Engineering and ICT Diploma and Degree graduates selected across all universities hence encouraging diversity and cross learning. The program ensures the trainees get real time exposure through industrial visits and a practice that reinforces the trainees understanding of their profession and industry at large.
The mode of training includes theory and practical classes conducted during the 2 hours evening class, site visits and case studies- research and presentation that the trainees are assessed on for a period of 3months. This culminates the end of the training and certificates of Completion are awarded. EGDP provides a holistic curriculum that combines both technical expertise and practical life skills ensuring participants graduate with the qualities required for success in the workplace and as entrepreneurs. The training is delivered by consultants who are actively working in the industries with proven over 10 years’ experience in the industry, the consultants are vetted annually to ensure they are professionally developing themselves through training and certifications programs, the trainees are asked at the end of each module to provide feedback on the performance of the trainers in order to ensure quality standards are maintained. EGDP provides valuable training and mentorship interaction with seasoned industry experts and consultants ensuring industry entry level competency as well as career growth.
To further ensure the relevance of the training, the different programs are continuously under revision by the solutions team to ensure optimised knowledge transfer taking into account the dynamic technology and the market needs.
Annually Viscar runs two programs rotating across the six programs with each class having a maximum of 15. Viscar took the initiative to develop the fresh graduates as they enter the market to enhance their employability. Since inception Viscar has provided half scholarship for this program for all the trainees. In the year 2016 Viscar made a step forward to offer full scholarship to all the trainees.