Press Release

• NIIT’s Custom solutions, Managed Training Services, e-learning & Synchronous Learning solutions for enterprises, lead to recognition as ‘Enterprise Training Partner’ of CLO Summit 2011
• NIIT’s Element K acknowledged as global Official Provider of MS Official e-Learning

Mumbai/ New Delhi, 25 August 2011: NIIT, Leading Global Talent Development Corporation and Asia’s largest IT Trainer, showcased cutting-edge Learning Solutions for Corporates at the CLO Summit India, being held in Mumbai from 25-26 August 2011. NIIT, the ‘Enterprise Training Partner’ of CLO Summit 2011, offers Learning Solutions which include customized solutions in areas of Technology, Soft skills & Management, Managed Training Services as well as Technology supported e-Learning & Synchronous Learning Solutions for enterprises. In e-learning Solutions, NIIT’s Element K offers the world’s largest library for a multitude of learning needs.

The third edition of the Chief Learning Officers (CLO) Summit India is being held in Mumbai this year from August 25th - 26th. Shri Rajendra Darda, Cabinet Minister of Education, Govt. of Maharashtra inaugurated the summit and delivered the key note address. The summit is organized by LeapVault, a premier Indian player in organization development consulting, executive coaching and creating high end knowledge platforms. The summit is supported by the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Govt of India. The mega highlight this year is ‘Unlearning Expo India’. 

Manish Mohan, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Solutions, said “NIIT’s Learning Solutions are comprehensive ranging from Technology, to Soft skills to Management, and are offered through Instructor Led, e-Learning and Synchronous Learning modes. NIIT’s partnerships with technology OEMs like Microsoft, VMware, Symantec, Citrix, Informatica, Salesforce.com and CISCO to name a few, provides a distinct advantage to enterprise to deliver authorized training to their employees. NIIT’s Managed Training Solutions helps Corporates handle their entire training needs through one reliable and experienced training partner.”

NIIT has been successfully bagging significant, multi-million, multi-year Managed Training Services contracts from global Corporates and it is NIIT’s intention to bring all the expertise together in this field to Corporates based in India.

In another significant development, NIIT’s Element K has been recognized as global Official Provider of the MS Official e-Learning. This designation enables Element K to provide worldwide sales and distribution of the Microsoft Official e-Learning courses and virtual labs (vLabs), supporting both direct and reseller channels.

“We’re delighted that Microsoft has selected us as their go-to-market partner for official e-learning worldwide.  As a natural evolution of our long-time relationship with Microsoft, Element K and Microsoft are positioned to provide a high quality, next generation portfolio of Microsoft e-Learning solutions that will help individuals and corporations worldwide to better deploy and use Microsoft technologies,” said Paul Krause, President and CEO of Element K. "As a group company of NIIT, Element K benefits from NIIT’s strong reputation and presence across India and we expect to continue expanding our  e-learning customer base in this region.   We are particularly proud to have our Microsoft relationship highlighted at the Chief Learning Officers Summit India in Mumbai, the premier summit for learning and development professionals in the region."

Element K will be responsible for the development of Microsoft Official e-Learning courses and remote virtual labs, providing clients with a comprehensive and evergreen suite of Microsoft-related learning content.  In addition, through these offerings, combined with other learning services, Element K will support key Microsoft programmes with Microsoft e-Learning benefits, including Software Assurance, IT Academies, MSDN and TechNet.

Kumaar Bagrodia, CEO, LeapVault and Convenor, CLO Summit commented, “We are proud to have partnered NIIT as the ‘Enterprise Training Partner’ for the CLO Summit 2011.  The Chief Learning Officers Summit India is an initiative to bring focus on the important aspect of constant learning and development in the corporate world. NIIT is a recognized leader in the Corporate Learning Solutions space and Element K’s tie-up with Microsoft further establishes their leadership in this segment.”