Relevance of Encarta Labs in Today's World

While the college curriculum does almost nothing to train a person into the Software Testing profession, very few companies are willing to train the freshers; resulting in a vast majority of persons jobless while the vacancies continue to exist in companies

• Companies who train on their own, spend a lot of money, time & effort in doing so
• The goal of Encarta Labs is to train a person so that he/she will be able work independently on a project from day one, as a Software Test Engineer
• Encarta Labs brings the idea of training fresh graduates, in order to bridge the gap between the corporate world and budding talents
• The course is designed and conducted by persons who have extensive experience of conducting boot-camps in the corporate world

Curriculum for Industry

• The curriculum designed deals with the way the IT Industry expects of the Testers today
• Software Testing is taught the way it is required in the current day corporate scenario, laying strong emphasis on basic fundamentals
• A strong foundation is laid out with specific emphasis on comprehensive approach to testing and quality of the software products
• A rigorous program ensures that the students bring the best of their talents to the table
• The students gain hands on experience on the projects, tailor made for them, while theoretically, a comprehensive understanding is obtained on the Software Testing Concepts

Program - Modus Operandi...

• Students are carefully screened before they are enrolled into the course - to make sure that they are truly interested in making a career in testing and also that they are capable of taking up the demanding role of a tester
• Evaluation is carried out during the program, to ensure the students are on the right learning track
• Students are eligible for hiring process only if they complete the program by meeting all the parameters set for training

What can you expect from an Encarta Labs Graduate

• Understands comprehensively the concept of Software Testing
• Can read, understand and raise questions on the requirement documents
• Can write test scenarios & test cases independently, on the requirements provided
• Is able to execute the test cases, mark the results of the execution and track the progress
• Conversant with reporting defects, verification and closure of defects

Corporate Hiring Scheme

• For the companies looking to hire fresh graduates in to testing stream, a suitable arrangement is made
• No commission is charged from the companies who hire the trained graduates
• Fresh graduates with specific skill sets, as required by the company, are hired, trained and let to be absorbed by the company
• Campus interviews can be arranged during the final week of the training program or later
• Salary negotiation is left to the company & the candidate, however, Encarta Labs suggests that the competitive salary be offered in order to attract better talents
• Candidates are made available for interviews to Companies, on a first-come-first-serve basis