The process of learning continues forever. It’s a process that we undergo every day. When this process of learning gets engaging, innovative & informative, the outcome often serves as a springboard into the knowledge pool.
One such learning process, rather, program was Springboard conducted by Xoriant. The initiative that began to impart knowledge to individuals during testing times culminated in Springboard.
Springboard is conducted over a period of 6 weeks, the sessions being held on weekends for 7 hours each day. The session is divided into two parts, a decent break separating them. Different topics are covered in each part, but, if required, in depth teaching on important topics occupies the entire session. Topics covered range from Architecture, Implementation, QA, Software Engineering etc. to those that are quite nascent in the software industry and not actively covered by various educational/coaching institutes but important at the same time such as mobile application development.
The session is unique in its own right as the process of knowledge transfer from the faculty of professionals; to students who want to make a good head start in their careers is conducted in a manner very much differentiable from conventional teaching methods. Practical sessions are conducted as required to ensure a firsthand experience of the technical & programmatic skills needed to encourage & sustain a good thought process in software development. The student-tutor interaction is given special attention & that has helped the students make the most out of the learning process.
Bundled with effective teaching & good practical training is a short project at the end of it all; assigned to the students to put to use all that they have learnt whilst giving full freedom to their creative thinking. On completion; the project is assessed by a technical panel & important informative feedback is given to the students as a helping hand to fill the voids that are known as “room for improvement”. Feedback in the form of suggestions, etc is also sought from the students so this program evolves and becomes better with each session. Certificates are given out to the students on successful completion of the program.
Overall, the program is handled with utmost professionalism, without the thought of it being a social initiative acting as a launch pad for many young IT professionals.
– Anup D’souza
