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TestingPro: building a neurodiverse workforce
How a Nagarro × Atypical Advantage × Action for Autism × NASSCOM programme turns autistic talent into a software-testing pipeline.
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TestingPro is a working proof that the 'autistic unemployment problem' is really an access problem. It trains autistic adults as software testers and places them with real IT employers.
Why it works
- It builds a structured pathway from training to placement, not just a job board.
- Employer partners are prepared, so hires land in ready environments.
- It plays to genuine strengths — precision, pattern detection, focus.
Born from a partnership between Nagarro, Atypical Advantage, Action for Autism, and NASSCOM, and recognised with international awards, it's a model worth pointing employers toward.
If you're job-seeking, programmes like this matter because the employer arrives already trained to work with you — half the usual battle, gone.