- Delhi CM inaugurates learning centre in Tughlakabad
village
Smt. Sheila Dikshit, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Delhi inaugurated
the first NIIT Community Learning Centre (CLC), at the Tughlakabad village in
Delhi on Friday, August 29, 2008.New Delhi, August 29, 2008: In its
endeavour to bridge the Education-Employability gap and harness the latent
talent pool existent in urban slums—The NIIT Institute (TNI), a not-for-profit
society by NIIT promoters—has set up of the first-of-its-kind ‘Community
Learning Centre’ in Delhi.
Smt. Sheila Dikshit, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Delhi inaugurated the first
NIIT Community Learning Centre (CLC), set up in association with NGO ABHAS, at
the Tughlakabad village here today.
The NIIT CLC will provide relevant skills to the unemployed youth in urban
slums for making them employable for jobs in various industry sectors such as
Retail, Automobile sales, Telecommunications, Hospitality, Healthcare etc.
Flagging off the new initiative, Delhi CM Smt. Sheila Dikshit said,
“It is encouraging to see NIIT come forward with Community Learning
Centre, for empowering the underprivileged youth in the country. Initiatives
like these will go a long way in enabling their integration into the mainstream
and thus contribute to an overall growth of the society.”
According to various reports, the large population of underprivileged youth
residing in urban slums and semi-rural India lack vocational skills, which
renders them unemployable, even as the industry faces severe manpower shortage.
Research has shown an increase of almost 80% in hiring needs across major
sectors such as IT, ITES, Financial Services, Retail, Media, FMCG,
Infrastructure, Manufacturing & Engineering and Telecom etc. The demand for
skilled manpower is not only in the Indian industry but the developed world too
is facing skills shortage, which is expected to generate 56 million jobs by
2020.
According to Mr. Rajendra S. Pawar, Chairman, NIIT said, “The CLC
is another NIIT initiative to create employment for the youth in urban
slums.”
The NIIT CLC will address concerns of lack of good faculty and training
curriculum; disconnect between education & training and industry
requirements; and affordability for the underprivileged youth. CLC will provide
the youth with model educational, training and employment services, thus leading
to career-progressive jobs. This will be accomplished through NIIT’s partnership
with the industry, business, labor, education and workforce development boards,
the government, the communities and the NGOs.
The NIIT CLC will offer training programs of three months to one year
duration for 10th and 12th pass students, residing in urban slums and semi-rural
areas. NIIT plans to set up 20 CLCs in the next three years, in close proximity
to slums.
NIIT CLC will offer training programs in the areas of Basic English
Communication; Grooming & Etiquette; Basic Computer and Operating System
Skills; Knowledge of Industry sector; and Industry specific skills such as
Customer Handling in Retail. NIIT will work closely with the industry to
customize training programs as per the job requirements.
NIIT CLCs will be equipped with requisite infrastructure such as computer
hardware and accessories, teaching material, furniture etc, which is
representative of a typical NIIT centre. NIIT will leverage technology to
enhance the learning experience in the CLCs and train and deploy faculty at the
centre.
The leading Global Talent Development Corporation is working with leading
retail and hospitality majors to provide job opportunities for students trained
at the CLC.
The NIIT Institute (TNI)
The NIIT Institute of Information Technology (TNI), is a
not-for-profit Society, set up by the NIIT promoters. One of TNI's missions is
to positively impact the underprivileged of the country through its educational
process. To give this a concrete shape, TNI has begun a number of initiatives to
better understand issues at the grassroots level and build sustainable models
that can be made available to the country's like-minded institutions and to the
world at large.
The NIIT District Learning Centre launched in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh
last year offers skill development programs to graduates in the region, and has
received tremendous response from students and the industry. The CLC in
Tughlakabad is another initiative of TNI to harness talent from the
underprivileged society.
About NIIT
NIIT, Asia’s No. 1 IT trainer and leading Global Talent Development
Corporation, offers learning and knowledge solutions to 5 million students
across 34 countries.
Leading IT magazine Dataquest has conferred upon NIIT, the Top IT Training
Company Award 2007. 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 by NIIT with equity participation from ICICI Bank, offers programs for
individuals and corporates in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance.
NIIT Institute of Process Excellence Ltd., formed in joint venture with
Genpact will address the increasing demand for skilled workers in the business
& technology services industry by providing training programs in relevant
areas.
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computer-based learning to over 7700 government and private
schools.
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(including strategic consulting, learning design, content development, delivery,
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