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Institute of Finance, Banking & Insurance (IFBI) to groom students
for jobs in the financial services sector
- NIIT Imperia to offer Executive Management Programs for
working professionals
New Delhi, September 29, 2007: NIIT, Asia’s No. 1 trainer
and leading Global Talent Development Corporation has announced that it would
offer job-oriented training programs for financial services sector, and world
class executive management education, through its new training
initiatives—Institute of Finance, Banking & Insurance (IFBI), and NIIT
Imperia, Centre for Advanced Learning, respectively—in Tier II cities including
Bhubaneswar and Nagpur.
According to Dr. Smarajit Dey, President-Strategic Initiatives, NIIT,
“Booming Indian cities such as Nagpur and Bhubaneswar are a reservoir of
talent which can be harnessed for emerging sectors such as Banking, Financial
Services, Retail etc.
“While IFBI has been set-up to address the rising shortage of
skilled manpower for the growing financial services sector; NIIT Imperia aims at
enhancing the capabilities and productivity of country’s one million working
executives in light of talent shortage. Having established its presence in
metros, in the very first year of its operations, NIIT’s new institutes are now
extending reach to beyond metros, added Dr. Dey.
NIIT has co-located IFBI and NIIT Imperia centres at Nagpur and
Bhubaneswar, to make world class education and training offerings conveniently
available to career aspirants in and around the two cities. The launch of the
new centres takes the total tally of IFBI and NIIT Imperia centres to 12
locations across the country, including Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Hyderabad,
Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Pune, Nagpur and Bhubaneswar.
The Institute of Finance, Banking & Insurance (IFBI),
set-up by NIIT in equity participation from India’s largest private bank, the
ICICI Bank, will offer its popular 6-month duration, Post Graduate Diploma in
Banking Operations (PGDBO), to banking career aspirants in and around these
cities.
With the Banking industry estimated to add 6 lakh more professionals in the
next 4-5 years, and equally large manpower requirements in the Insurance
industry, IFBI is currently, rapidly expanding its reach and portfolio to cater
to these talent-development needs.
Selected students of IFBI’s PGDBO program get to join country’s leading
banks—the ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank—immediately upon completion of the 6-month
program. In the first year of its operations, more than 1000 graduates from IFBI
have already joined ICICI Bank, while another 1000 are currently completing
their training prior to employment, across the country.
NIIT Imperia, Centre for Advanced Learning offers long and
short-term programs in general and functional management to working executives,
from country’s premier B-schools, using the synchronous technology platform. The
institute brings its enriched portfolio of Executive Management Programs and
Management Development Programs from Indian Institutes of Management
(IIMs)—Ahmedabad, Indore and Kolkata, in addition to other leading B-schools
such as the Institute of Management & Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad—to the two
cities.
While the content, teaching and certification will be from one of the IIMs,
the technology, synchronous classrooms across the country, and the management of
the distributed education system will be provided by NIIT.
Synchronous Learning technology enables remote classrooms to be connected
live with the faculty teaching at institutes. The usage of dedicated broadband
with two-way audio-video, and special software, replicates face-to-face
teaching.
NIIT will also integrate its Learning Management and e-learning systems
with this technology, and implement and manage the overall student experience at
its state-of-the-art learning centre in these towns.
About NIIT
NIIT, Asia’s No. 1 trainer and leading Global Talent Development
Corporation, offers learning and knowledge solutions to 5 million students
across 32 countries.
Leading IT magazine Dataquest has conferred upon NIIT, the Top IT Training
Company Award 2006. Rated among India’s Superbrands (2003-05), NIIT’s
Individual Learning Business offerings include:
Industry-endorsed programs for students seeking careers in IT: GNIIT, Integrated
ANIIT for Engineers (IAE) and Advanced Technology Programs for IT professionals.
For working professionals, NIIT Imperia, Centre for Advanced
Learning, offers Executive Management Education Programmes in
association with Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Ahmedabad, Indore and
Kolkata.
NIIT Institute of Finance Banking & Insurance (IFBI),
formed with equity participation from ICICI Bank, offers programs to develop
talent for the banking industry.
NIIT offers turnkey IT integration program for schools. NIIT has provided
computer-based learning to over 5000 government and private schools.
NIIT’s Enterprise Learning Solutions, offers integrated learning solutions
(including strategic consulting, learning design, content development, delivery,
technology, assessment and learning management) to Fortune 500 companies,
Universities, Technology companies, Training corporations and Publishing
houses.
Element K delivers learning solutions for customers and
partners through a tailored combination of catalog learning products,
technology, and services. The offerings include: vLab®:
hands-on labs, instructor-led courseware, comprehensive e-reference libraries,
technical journals, and KnowledgeHub™: hosted learning
management platform.
NIIT together with Element K is now the first and the best choice
for comprehensive learning solutions, worldwide.
For inquiries, please contact:
IFBI: Phone # 60009000 or SMS ‘IFBI’ to 6161
NIIT Imperia: Phone # 18001806060 (MTNL/BSNL) or 60006448 (Others)
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