- Signs Authorized Training Reseller Agreement to offer Training
Programs on Salesforce.com CRM Management and Force.com
- Charts Challenging Career Opportunities in Cloud Computing
New Delhi, December 07, 2010: NIIT, leading Global Talent
Development Corporation and Asia’s largest IT trainer, has signed an Authorized
Training Reseller Agreement with Salesforce.com, the enterprise cloud computing
company and leader in customer relationship management. Under this agreement,
NIIT will offer training programs on Salesforce.com CRM Management and
Force.com.
NIIT will now become Salesforce’s authorized training reseller across
India to promote, sell and deliver these courses from Salesforce. The company
will offer training programs in Salesforce CRM for Administrators, Developers,
and Consultants and to the working professionals and freshers as well. The
programs will help professionals acquire valuable industry credentials that will
enhance their skill set to their employers and to the marketplace. NIIT will
offer these training programs across key markets in India.
The program, developed and managed by Salesforce.com, equips
professionals with the latest cloud computing technologies. The program will
train Salesforce CRM administrators, developers, consultants, working
professionals and freshers to effectively implement and manage Salesforce
products.
Mr. Manish Mohan, Senior Vice President, India Enterprise Solutions,
NIIT Ltd., said, “We are pleased to associate with Salesforce, the pioneers in
enterprise cloud-computing. The program will provide working professionals, a
power-packed combination that will significantly enhance their skill-sets, thus
opening a new world of opportunities in Salesforce CRM/ Cloud Computing.”
“Salesforce, the enterprise cloud computing company, is proud to
partner with NIIT as one of our Authorized Training Partners in India. This
partnership will enable students and professionals in India to acquire the
skills and certification on the Salesforce CRM applications and the platform. We
will leverage NIIT’s extensive track record of training to create a certified
pool of professionals for the global cloud computing space”, said Chris Rauch,
Senior Director of Worldwide Training & Certification at
Salesforce.com.
For Salesforce CRM administrators and Force.com developers, the
training program will help to enhance their skills, advance careers, and get the
most out of Salesforce applications and the Force.com platform.
About Salesforce
Salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud
computing company. Based on salesforce.com’s real-time, multitenant
architecture, the company’s platform and CRM applications (
http://www.salesforce.com/crm) have
revolutionized the way companies collaborate and communicate with their
customers, including:
• The Sales Cloud, for sales force automation and
contact management
• The Service Cloud, for customer service and
support solutions
• Chatter, for social collaboration
• The Force.com
platform, for custom application development
• The AppExchange, the world’s
leading marketplace for enterprise cloud computing
applications Salesforce.com offers the fastest path to customer success with
cloud computing.
About NIIT
NIIT Limited, leading Global Talent
Development Corporation and Asia’s largest IT trainer, has impacted over 5
million students across 40 countries through its learning and knowledge
solutions.
Leading IT magazine Dataquest has conferred upon NIIT, the ‘Top IT
Training Company’ award successively for the past 18 years, since the inception
of this category. Rated among India’s Business Superbrands 2008, NIIT’s
Individual Learning Business offerings include industry-endorsed programs for
students seeking careers in IT - GNIIT,
Edgeineers and Global Net Plus for IT
professionals.
NIIT has provided computer-based learning to over 15,000 government and
private schools. The futuristic NIIT eGURU range for schools is
a holistic education package that comprises of Interactive Classrooms
(an embedded Teaching Learning Material, that uses elements of
interactivity, automation and web links library); Math lab
(technology tools that enable school students to learn and explore
mathematical concepts); IT Wizard (equips the students with
core computer knowledge and IT skills); and Quick School (an
Education Resource Planning solution for school management).
For working professionals, NIIT Imperia, Centre for Advanced
Learning, offers Executive Management Education Programs in association
with Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Ahmedabad, Indore, Kolkata,
Lucknow, IMT Ghaziabad and IIFT Delhi.
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 Uniqua, Centre for Process Excellence, addresses
the increasing demand for skilled workers in the business and technology
services industry by providing training programs in relevant areas. This is a
part of NIIT Institute of Process Excellence, a NIIT-Genpact venture.
NIIT’s Corporate 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.
NIIT delivers a tailored combination of catalog learning products,
technology and services through Element K offerings. These include: vLab®:
hands-on labs, instructor-led courseware, comprehensive e-reference libraries,
technical journals, and KnowledgeHub™: hosted learning management platform. This
makes NIIT the first and the best choice for comprehensive learning solutions,
worldwide.