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{{Short description|Indian employment initiative}}
{{distinguish|Mission X (disambiguation){{!}}Mission X}}
{{Orphan|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox company
|name = Mission10X
|logo = MISSION10X.jpg
|logo_caption =
|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,<ref name=TheHindu>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/06/stories/2007090655601600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105085339/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/06/stories/2007090655601600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-05|date=2007-09-06|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Wipro Tech launches Mission10X|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref name=BusinessLine>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/09/06/stories/2007090650910400.htm|date=2007-09-06|title=Wipro Mission10X launched|work=Business Line}}</ref><ref name=TopNews>{{cite news|url=http://www.topnews.in/wipro-sets-mission-10x-indian-engg-grads-21364|last=Ranade|first=Malini|date=2007-09-06|title=Wipro Sets Up Mission10X For Indian Eng. Grads|work=TopNews.in|publisher=TopNews Network}}</ref> 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.<ref name=LiveMint>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/2008/01/06223446/Boutique-consultancy-Small-is.html|date=Jan 6, 2008|last=Rai|first=Archana|title=Wipro Quantum Innovation Programme|work=Live Mint|publisher=HT Media}}</ref> Mission10X initiative was launched to create a reasonable change in the employability landscape in higher education.<ref name=BusinessLine/><ref name=TopNews/><ref name=IFEES>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifees.net/news/2010March.cfm|title=IFEES Welcomes New Member – Wipro Mission10X|access-date=2011-05-05}}</ref><ref name=WP>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/17/AR2010121703199.html|title=India tech firms challenge 'guru' teaching culture to better prepare workforce|access-date=2011-05-05 | newspaper=The Washington Post|first=Emily|last=Wax|date=18 December 2010}}</ref>

[[Azim Premji]], [[Chairman]], [[Wipro]] Limited, launched Mission10X on 5 September 2007, in a gathering of senior academicians<ref name=TheHindu /> from Higher Educational Institutions across India.

Mission10X Faculty Empowerment Workshops were started on 12 November 2007 <ref name=Workshops>{{cite web|url=http://www.iact.ac.in/_programs/iACT%20partners%20with%20Wipro's%20Technologies.htm|title=iACT partners with WIPRO Technologies|access-date=2010-02-16|work=International Academy for Creative Teaching}}</ref> 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),<ref name="JITS Workshops and Conferences">{{Cite web
| title = JITS Workshops and Conferences
| url = http://www.jits.ac.in/wipromission.html
| date = May 2009
| access-date = 21 January 2011}}
</ref> 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 <ref name=DNAIndia.com>{{Cite news
| title = Mission 10x workshop begins at Nirma
| newspaper = Daily News and Analysis
| location = Ahmedabad
| date = 25 August 2009
| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/academy/report_mission-10x-workshop-begins-at-nirma_1285002}}</ref> – 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<ref name=DaleCarn>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090703/cth2.htm#2|date=July 2, 2009|title=Workshop for engg teachers|work=The Tribune|location=India}}</ref>
* [[University of Cambridge]]<ref name=DaleCarn/>
* [[IIT Bombay]]<ref name=IITB1>{{cite news|url=http://indiaedunews.net/IIT/IIT-B,_Wipro_sign_MoU_to_enhance_Engg_faculty_5738/print.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109051116/http://indiaedunews.net/IIT/IIT-B,_Wipro_sign_MoU_to_enhance_Engg_faculty_5738/print.asp|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 9, 2009|date=August 24, 2008|title=IIT-B, Wipro sign MoU to enhance Engg faculty|work=India Edunews|publisher=National Network of Education}}</ref><ref name=IITB2>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-22/pune/27925469_1_engineering-colleges-engineering-teachers-mission-10x|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024161046/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-22/pune/27925469_1_engineering-colleges-engineering-teachers-mission-10x|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 October 2012|date=22 August 2008|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Mission10X to train engg teachers}}</ref><ref name=IITB3>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_iit-b-wipro-ink-mou-to-boost-engg-faculty-skills_1184971|date=August 22, 2008|last=Basu|first=Mihika|title=IIT-B, Wipro ink MoU to boost engg faculty skills|work=Daly News and Analysis}}</ref>
* [[Anna University]]<ref name=AnnaUniv>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/edu/2008/12/08/stories/2008120850450400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105085359/http://www.hindu.com/edu/2008/12/08/stories/2008120850450400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 5, 2012|date=Dec 8, 2008|last=Mallady|first=Shastry V.|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Empowering Engineering Teachers|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
* [[Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada]]<ref name=JNTU>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/17/stories/2009031752090300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321002146/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/17/stories/2009031752090300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 21, 2009|date=Mar 17, 2009
|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=JNTU signs MoU with Mission10X|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
* [[Visvesvaraya Technological University ]]<ref name=vtu>{{cite news|url=http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=VTU+in+MoU+with+Wipro+trust+for+faculty+training&artid=i3jWfGVo3yw=&SectionID=Qz/kHVp9tEs=&MainSectionID=wIcBMLGbUJI=&SectionName=UOaHCPTTmuP3XGzZRCAUTQ==&SEO=|date=14 Aug 2009|title=VTU in MoU with Wipro trust for faculty training|work=Express Buzz}}</ref>
* [[Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya]]<ref name=RGPV>{{cite news|url=http://www.ummid.com/news/December/22.12.2009/mou_signed_for_mp_engineering_college_with_wipro.htm|date=December 22, 2009|last=Bari|first=Pervez|title=MP Engg. Colleges sign MoU with Wipro for faculty empowerment|work=Ummid.com|publisher=Awaz Multimedia & Publications}}</ref>
* [[West Bengal University of Technology]]<ref name=WBTU1>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=338314&catid=89|date=August 17, 2010|last=Banerjea|first=Gautam|title=Devoid of commercial interests|work=The Statesman}}</ref><ref name=WBTU2>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100826/jsp/careergraph/story_12855002.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025231135/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100826/jsp/careergraph/story_12855002.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 25, 2012|date=August 26, 2010|last=Campus Buzz|title=On a mission|work=The Telegraph|location=India}}</ref>
* Indian Society for Technical Institution
* International Federation of Engineering Education<ref name=IFEE>{{cite news|url=http://www.ifees.net/news/2010March.cfm|date=March 13, 2010|title=IFEES Welcomes New Member – Wipro Mission10X|work=IFEES|publisher=The International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES)}}</ref>
* [[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.<ref name="Wipro Education">{{Cite news| title = Wipro Program Takes on Education Woes| url = https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/04/05/wipro-program-takes-on-education-woes/| date = April 5, 2011| access-date = 4 May 2011| work=The Wall Street Journal| first=Geeta| last=Anand}}</ref><ref name="India Graduates">{{Cite news| title = India Graduates Millions, but Too Few Are Fit to Hire| url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703515504576142092863219826| date = April 5, 2011| access-date = 4 May 2011| work=The Wall Street Journal| first=Geeta| last=Anand}}</ref>

==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.<ref name=ASCI>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-educationplus/article699595.ece|date=September 20, 2010|title=For innovative engineering education
|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref name=ASCI2>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessstandard.co.in/india/news/mission10x-empowers-10000-faculties-announces-phase-2/407128/|date=September 6, 2010|title=Mission10X empowers 10,000 faculties, announces Phase 2|work=Business Standard}}</ref>
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==
{{Reflist}}
*http://www.weforum.org/reports/talent-mobility-good-practices-collaboration-core-driving-economic-growth – Talent Mobility Good Practices in the world

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