HCL Tech to hire 300 IT pros in Michigan Technology Development Center

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HCL Tech to hire 300 IT pros in Michigan Technology Development Center​

In a bid to increase local hiring and scale up processes, HCL America, a wholly owned subsidiary of HCL Technologies and Consumers Energy, the fourth largest US electric and natural gas company have collaborated to set up a Center of Excellence (GCoE) called the Michigan Technology Development Center (MTDC). The center will be located at the Commonwealth Commerce Center in downtown Jackson, Michigan.

As part of the agreement, HCL expects to hire local technology professionals and create 300 professional technology positions during phase one of the MTDC opening. The MTDC also will be a designated training and development hub for advanced and emerging IT processes, tools and will work with local universities and colleges. The center will also establish a learning academy to train consumers energy employees on advanced and emerging technologies, and will be further expanded to accommodate 500 technology professionals in the next few years, HCL said in a release.

The agreement will increase Michigan's IT capacity, while improving employment prospects for IT graduates from Michigan universities and colleges.

"Our company is making this important investment to provide our employees with new IT skills to work on high value projects and technologies that will prepare our company for the future," said Mamatha Chamarthi, vice president and Chief Information Officer of Consumers Energy. "Through this center, HCL will provide IT operations for our company, enabling our employees to move to innovative projects," he added.

"HCL will invest in developing the next-generation workforce in Michigan by creating jobs in the industry and the region," said Rajeev Sawhney, corporate vice president, HCL Technologies. "We look forward to working with Consumers Energy on these strategic initiatives within its organization and the region," he added.


-TOI