Press Release

2012

NIIT Achieves Top Ranking in Training Magazine’s Top 125 List
NIIT is selected best among Employee Development organizations

ATLANTA, GA – Tuesday, February 14, 2012 –NIIT, a global managed training services company, was rated Number 86 on the prestigiousTraining Top 125 List. Now in its 12th year, Training Magazine honors those companies that are unsurpassed in harnessing human capital. This is NIIT’s fourth consecutive year of making an appearance on the list. NIIT continues to be the sole training provider on this list whose entire business is training and development programs.

Final rankings were announced last evening, during theTraining 2012 Conference & Expo at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Training Magazine hosted an invitation-only, black-tie gala honoring the selected companies and included the official countdown to Number 1.

The Top 125 ranking is determined by assessing a range of qualitative and quantitative factors, including financial investment in employee development, the scope of development programs, and how closely such development efforts are linked to business goals and objectives. “We tweaked the 2012 Training Top 125 criteria, placing additional emphasis on the qualitative scoring and requiring even more specific evidence of the effectiveness of training programs and their role in the achievement of corporate strategic goals. The competition was fierce this year,” said Lorri Freifeld, editor-in-chief of Training Magazine.

“We at NIIT are extremely proud of our ranking and being recognized by Training Magazine. This honor is a reflection of what we represent – Excellence in Training. Training is our business and our passion,” says Sapnesh Lalla, NIIT President and Business Unit Head.

The U.S. headquarters for NIIT are located in Atlanta and the company is hosting a fully interactive booth at the Training 2012 Conference & Expo. The conference runs until Wednesday, February 15 at the Georgia World Congress Center. For a complete list of 2012 Finalists for the Training Top 125click here.

About NIIT Enterprise Learning Solutions Business (ELS)
NIIT's Learning Solutions Business for Enterprises delivers innovative strategies that help clients accelerate business impact. NIIT Managed Training Services are a suite of best-in-class training processes that enable customers to reduce costs, sharpen their business focus, and drive quantifiable results. Our Managed Training Services deliver more relevant training to organizations, bring proven best practices into business processes, and redirect surplus training capital into core business functions. Known worldwide as a leader in learning outsourcing, with presence in more than 44 countries, NIIT’s Learning Solutions Business for Enterprise offers products and services including curriculum design and custom content development, learning administration and operations, learning delivery and management, learning technology development and administration, learning management systems, virtual labs, student retention services, and strategic assessments. Together with its organization, Cognitive Arts, NIIT’s global talent development programs help clients achieve real-world skills to better compete in today's market. Established in 1981, NIIT is known globally as the number one choice for strategic learning solutions. NIIT has earned more than 60 awards, including 17 Brandon Hall awards. For more information about NIIT’s Learning Solutions Business for Enterprises, please visit niit.com or facebook.com/niitels. You may also contact Kimberley Kelly, Director of Marketing at Kimberley.Kelly@niit.com. Visit www.niit.com or www.facebook.com/NIITELS for more information.