Apprenticeship programme hailed |
Indian-American CEOs Indra Nooyi of Pepsico and Ajay Banga of Mastercard along with India`s IT major Wipro joined scores of US companies in welcoming President Donald Trump`s ambitious apprenticeship programme aimed at developing job-related skills among the workforce. They applauded the president`s commitment to industry-driven apprenticeships as a powerful tool to build the skilled workforce prepared for the jobs of the 21st century. Business Roundtable -- a group of chief executive officers of leading US companies -- said in a full-page advertisement released in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Abidali Neemuchwala from Wipro Limited is the only Indian company to have signed on this advertisement. Several Indian-American CEOs including Nooyi, Banga also signed on this advertisement supporting Trump`s initiative. Ajita Rajendra from A O Smith Corporation, Ashok Vemuri from Conduent Incorporated, Dinesh C Paliwal from Harman International Industries, Bhavesh V Patel from Lyondell Basell Industries have also signed.Besides, the advertisement was signed by scores of US companies including American Airlines, Caterpillar, General Motors, General Electrics and Verizon.
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