- Receives Approval to Conduct Classes from Brunei Darussalam National
Accreditation Council (BDNAC)
- Partners with Alif Technology e Knowledge Society (ATeKS) to Offer
Cutting Edge Training in ICT
Brunei, August 05, 2010: NIIT, leading Global Talent
Development Corporation and Asia’s largest IT Trainer, sets up operations in
Brunei in partnership with Alif Technology e Knowledge Society (ATeKS), a
leading information and communication technology (ICT) company. NIIT has
obtained permission from Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council
(BDNAC) to conduct classes in the country.
NIIT in partnership with ATeKS will offer full range of professional ICT
courses to the youth of Brunei. Targeted at public sectors, corporate and
individuals these courses will help create a pool of trained manpower for IT
industry in Brunei.
Panglima Hj Mohamad, CEO, Alif Technology said, “This partnership
hails the dawn of a new era in ICT and IT training in Brunei.”
Hj Arbi Hamid, CEO, ATeKS, remarked, “We are delighted to have
partnered with NIIT to train our youth in avant-garde information and
communication technology.”
Ajai Manohar Lal, Senior Vice President, International Education Business
(IT), NIIT Ltd, said, “It has been our constant endeavor at NIIT, to
introduce programs which prepare students to take on global assignments in IT.
At Brunei we have entered into a strategic partnership with ATeKS to offer
cutting edge courses in ICT. Together we aim to provide trained human resource
to the country, to enable them to achieve massive growth in the ICT
sector.”
NIIT’s state-of-art curriculum and association with the global technology
leaders will provide a unique learning experience to the students. The courses
have been tailor-made to offer globally recognized qualifications and thus
significantly improve the human capital for Brunei.
NIIT will gradually introduce specific programs in the rapidly growing
employment oriented domains like IT, BPO, Finance, Insurance, Banking,
Management, English Language Training etc for Brunei youth.
About Alif Technologies
Alif Technologies (Alif) is a leading Information & Communication
Technology (ICT) company with an established presence in Brunei. Alif offers
services in the entire gamut of ICT that include E-Governance, Paperless
Solutions, E-learning, Knowledge Management solutions, Workflow and
collaboration, Custom S/W development, Smart card and Biometric solutions and IT
infrastructure & security solutions. Last year Alif clocked a revenue of
approx 7.5 Million Brunei Dollars (BND).
Alif Technologies boasts of an impressive roster of clients both in the
public sector and private sector in Brunei.
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 17 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.
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Email:
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or
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4293042
Email:
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