Mission10X explained

Mission10X
Type:	Not for profit trust of Wipro Limited
Founded:	2007
Defunct:	2012
Location:	India
Industry:	Engineering
Services:	Education

Mission10X was a nonprofit trust that was initiated by Wipro Technologies, to enhance the employability skills of fresh graduates in India, and was launched on 5 September 2007,^{[1] [2] [3]} celebrated as Teachers’ Day in India. Mission10X was once a fast-growing academic community of learners and innovators. Mission10X closed its activities in 2012.

History

Mission10X was an initiative started with an aim to increase employability skills in graduates of higher education. Mission10X, was initiated as a part of Wipro's Quantum Innovation project.^[4] Mission10X initiative was launched to create a reasonable change in the employability landscape in higher education.^{[2] [3] [5] [6]}

Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Limited, launched Mission10X on 5 September 2007, in a gathering of senior academicians from Higher Educational Institutions across India.

Mission10X Faculty Empowerment Workshops were started on 12 November 2007 ^[7] and they continued until 2012.

Team

The Mission10X team consisted of an advisory board of senior academicians, a core team to set directions, a research team to conceptualize design and delivery of learnings by means of faculty workshops, and they were conducted with the support of academic relationship managers who interacted with academia.

Mission10X framework

The Mission10X Learning Approach (MxLA),^[8] was a procedure used in the workshops to empower faculty members with innovative teaching techniques and tools that would enable their learners to:

• Imbibe higher levels of understanding of their courses
• Effectively apply the learnt concepts in practical situations
• Develop key behavioral skills required for employability

MxLA was sensitive to the contemporary intellectual development in the human and social sciences and derived its essence from multiple disciplines, methods and approaches. Amongst many pedagogical and androgogical approaches, the MxLA focused on:

• Benjamin S. Bloom's Taxonomy of educational objectives
• Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory

Workshops

Mission10X conducted the following workshops and events:

• Mission10X 5 Day Workshop ^[9] – 5 full-day workshop, conducted for around 30 faculty members chosen from 3 different institutions. This program was oriented towards building continuous professional development of faculty members from higher education. It was primarily designed to shift the paradigm from teaching to learning and transform the learning cultures in the institutions of higher education.
• Mission10X Advanced Workshop – 2 full-day workshop, conducted for the same group of around 30 faculty members who had earlier attended the 5 full day workshop. This workshop was oriented towards documenting the faculty classroom initiations and also for obtaining international certifications.
• Mission10X Learning Forums – 1 half-day event, organised to facilitate learning culture amongst faculty members where each member could learn from each other.
• Mission10X Academic Leadership Workshop – 2 full-day workshop, organised for academic heads to enhance their leadership and managerial skills.

Mission10X international certifications

During their course of learning, faculty members were able to acquire three certificates that contributed towards their professional development:

• Mission10X Dale Carnegie Certificate in High Impact Teaching Skills
• Cambridge International Certificate for Teachers and Trainers
• Mission10X Certificate in Teaching and Learning

Affiliations and collaborations

Collaborated partners of Mission10X:

• Dale Carnegie Training^[10]
• University of Cambridge^[10]
• IIT Bombay^{[11] [12] [13]}
• Anna University^[14]
• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada^[15]
• Visvesvaraya Technological University ^[16]
• Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya^[17]
• West Bengal University of Technology^{[18] [19]}
• Indian Society for Technical Institution
• International Federation of Engineering Education^[20]
• Gautam Buddha Technical University
• Chandigarh University – http://www.cuchd.in/
• Administrative Staff College of India

Spread

During its initial three years (2007-2010), Mission10X was able to reach out to 10,000 faculty members from over 700 higher education institutions across 20 states in India.^{[21] [22]}

Mission10X Phase II

Mission10X Phase II was launched on September 6, 2010. Wipro Chairman Mr. A H Premji and the Union Minister for HRD, Sri Kapil Sibal unveiled the Phase II activities.^{[23] [24]} During Mission10X Phase II (2010-2012):

• 250 Academic Leaders were trained
• 2500 Unified Learning Kits were deployed
• 25000 more higher education faculty members were empowered

References

• http://www.weforum.org/reports/talent-mobility-good-practices-collaboration-core-driving-economic-growth – Talent Mobility Good Practices in the world

Notes and References

1. News: Wipro Tech launches Mission10X. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105085339/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/06/stories/2007090655601600.htm. dead. 2012-11-05. 2007-09-06. The Hindu. Chennai, India.
2. News: Wipro Mission10X launched. 2007-09-06. Business Line. The Hindu Group.
3. News: Wipro Sets Up Mission10X For Indian Eng. Grads. Ranade. Malini. 2007-09-06. TopNews.in. TopNews Network.
4. News: Wipro Quantum Innovation Programme. Jan 6, 2008. Rai. Archana. Live Mint. HT Media.
5. Web site: IFEES Welcomes New Member – Wipro Mission10X. 2011-05-05.
6. News: India tech firms challenge 'guru' teaching culture to better prepare workforce. 2011-05-05 . The Washington Post. Emily. Wax. 18 December 2010.
7. Web site: iACT partners with WIPRO Technologies. 2010-02-16. International Academy for Creative Teaching.
8. Web site: JITS Workshops and Conferences. May 2009. 21 January 2011.
9. News: DNAIndia.com . Mission 10x workshop begins at Nirma . DNA . Ahmedabad . 25 August 2009 .
10. News: Workshop for engg teachers. July 2, 2009. Chandigarh Tribune. Tribune News Service.
11. News: IIT-B, Wipro sign MoU to enhance Engg faculty. August 24, 2008. India Edunews. National Network of Education.
12. News: Mission10X to train engg teachers. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024161046/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-22/pune/27925469_1_engineering-colleges-engineering-teachers-mission-10x. dead. 24 October 2012. 22 August 2008. The Times of India.
13. News: IIT-B, Wipro ink MoU to boost engg faculty skills. August 22, 2008. Basu. Mihika. DNA. DNA.
14. News: Empowering Engineering Teachers. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105085359/http://www.hindu.com/edu/2008/12/08/stories/2008120850450400.htm. dead. November 5, 2012. Dec 8, 2008. Mallady. Shastry V.. The Hindu. Chennai, India.
15. News: JNTU signs MoU with Mission10X. https://web.archive.org/web/20090321002146/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/17/stories/2009031752090300.htm. dead. March 21, 2009. Mar 17, 2009. The Hindu. Chennai, India.
16. News: VTU in MoU with Wipro trust for faculty training. 14 Aug 2009. Express Buzz. Express News Service.
17. News: MP Engg. Colleges sign MoU with Wipro for faculty empowerment. December 22, 2009. Bari. Pervez. Ummid.com. Awaz Multimedia & Publications.
18. News: Devoid of commercial interests. August 17, 2010. Banerjea. Gautam. The Statesman. The Statesman.
19. News: On a mission. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025231135/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100826/jsp/careergraph/story_12855002.jsp. dead. October 25, 2012. August 26, 2010. Campus Buzz. Career Graph. The Telegraph.
20. News: IFEES Welcomes New Member – Wipro Mission10X. March 13, 2010. IFEES. The International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES).
21. News: Wipro Program Takes on Education Woes. April 5, 2011. 4 May 2011. The Wall Street Journal. Geeta. Anand.
22. News: India Graduates Millions, but Too Few Are Fit to Hire. April 5, 2011. 4 May 2011. The Wall Street Journal. Geeta. Anand.
23. News: For innovative engineering education. September 20, 2010. www.thehindu.com. The Hindu Group. Chennai, India.
24. News: Mission10X empowers 10,000 faculties, announces Phase 2. September 6, 2010. www.businessstandard.co.in. Business Standard Ltd.