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Technology-enabled Centre presents new-age career options to young professionals, graduates and graduating students across multiple sectors
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Offers advanced training programs in management, banking, digital marketing, big data, IT and other domains aligned to Cloud Technology to ensure anytime anywhere accessibility
New Delhi, August 06, 2015: NIIT Limited,
a global leader in skills and talent development, today unveiled its
Flagship Training Centre at Connaught Place, New Delhi.The high-tech, digital and completely paperless NIIT CP Centre will offer advanced training programs in executive management, banking, digital marketing, big data, IT and other multiple sectors. These programs will be backed by revolutionary Cloud Technology to ensure anytime anywhere accessibility.
The smart and vibrant NIIT's flagship Centre at CP is the first step in a series of changes that the company will now witness owing to Business Transformation Program that was initiated in the last financial year. Spread across 6800 sq ft, the Centre can enrol 850 students at one time.
Focused on upskilling, the centre will offer programs in
Executive Management,Banking and Finance,
Digital Marketing and Social Media,
Cloud & Mobile Software Engineering,
Big Data and Business Analytics,
e-Commerce & Business Administration and
Cloud Computing & IT Management. For the first time ever, young professionals and students will have the flexibility to choose options from a range of multiple new-age career programs, aligned to the evolving needs of the knowledge economy.
Speaking on this significant launch
Mr Shivan Bhargava, Group President – Skills and Career Group, NIIT Limited, remarked,
"NIIT today is standing at the threshold of a transformational change driven by upskilling and talent development requirements of the evolving knowledge economy. Our flagship centre at Connaught Place that is all set to embrace the changing aspirations of today's youth and diverse manpower needs of the industry, is
the first step in that direction. The centre is equipped with cutting-edge technology to ensure that students can procure avant-garde training from any corner of the globe and equip themselves with skill sets that employers' value thus helping them chart exciting careers across multiple sectors."
The programs would be offered on pioneering NIIT Cloud CampusTM empowering student to learn on his own terms, at his own pace, wherever and whenever he wants it. Students enjoy higher mobility as they can easily access educational services using a Netbook or a Mobile device that connects them to NIIT's Cloud CampusTM network. These services will be managed by NIIT centrally using the power of Cloud Computing.
About NIIT
Established in 1981, NIIT Limited, a global leader in Skills and Talent Development, offers multi-disciplinary learning management and training delivery solutions to corporations, institutions, and individuals in over 40 countries. NIIT has three main lines of business across the globe- Corporate Learning Group, Skills and Careers Group, and School Learning Group.
NIIT's Corporate Learning Group (CLG) offers Managed Training Services (MTS) to market-leading companies in North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. The comprehensive suite of Managed Training Services includes custom Curriculum Design and Content Development, Learning Administration, Learning Delivery, Strategic Sourcing, Learning Technology, and Advisory Services. With a team of some of the world's finest learning professionals, NIIT is dedicated to helping customers increase the business value of learning and development (L&D). Built on the sound principles of 'Running Training like a Business', NIIT's Managed Training Services and best-in-class training processes enable customers to align business goals with L&D, reduce costs, realise measurable value, benefit from rock-solid operations, and increase business impact.
NIIT's Skills and Careers Group (SNC) delivers a diverse range of learning and talent development programs to millions of individual and corporate learners in areas including Banking, Finance & Insurance, Soft Skills, Business Process Excellence, Retail Sales Enablement, Management Education, Multi-Sectoral Vocational Skills, Digital Media Marketing, and new-age IT. These programs are delivered through a hybrid combination of the 'Cloud Campus' online platform, satellite-based 'Synchronous Learning Technology' and a physical network of hundreds of learning centers in India, China, and select markets in Asia & Africa. The flagship multi-disciplinary course offerings include the industry-endorsed RevGNIIT program and a set of Post Graduate Programs for students from different streams, apart from a wide range of specialist short duration programs.
To further strengthen its SNC portfolio in India, NIIT has tied up with industry majors like ICICI Bank for NIIT Institute of Finance Banking Insurance& Training Limited, IFBI; leading business schools in India for NIIT Imperia; Genpact for NIIT Uniqua; and a joint venture with NSDC for NIIT Yuva Jyoti Limited. Besides this, for the China market, NIIT has tied up with governments and software parks in Guian, Chongqing, Wuxi, Suzhou, Changzhou, Zhangjiagang, Haikou and Dafeng, for state-of-the-art public-private partnership centres.
NIIT's School Learning Group (SLG) has been providing technology based learning to over 15,000 government and private schools in India, Bhutan, South Africa and the Middle East. The futuristic NIIT nGuru range of learning solutions for schools comprises Interactive Classrooms with digital content, technology-driven Math Lab, IT Wizard programs and Quick School - an Education Resource Planning software.
As the Most Trusted Brand in India for 3rd year in a row (Brand Trust Report, 2015), NIIT's learning and talent development solutions, continue to receive widespread recognition globally. NIIT has been named among the Top 20 Training Outsourcing Companies for the past seven consecutive years by Training Industry, Inc. USA. Further, leading Indian ICT journal Dataquest has conferred upon NIIT the 'Top Training Company' award successively for the past 20 years, since the inception of this category. NIIT Yuva Jyoti Ltd was recognized as the Best Vocational Education and Skill Development initiative at the World Education Summit, 2014.
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