NIIT most influential IT training brand in China

Updated on: Thursday, October 01, 2009

New Delhi/ Beijing: NIIT was recently honoured for its contribution to the IT training industry in China, by the Chinese Society of Educational Development Strategy (CSEDS), under Ministry of Education of PRC, at a function held in Beijing, to mark the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.
 
Besides being honoured as the as the most ‘Influential IT Training Brand in China’, NIIT received four additional education awards, including, ‘Top 10 brand in overall training industry of China’, ‘Top 10 brand in student placement within training industry in China’, ‘Most influential brand in franchising within training industry of China’, and a celebrity award to Prakash Menon, President, NIIT China, for influencing the development of the training industry in China.
 
Commenting on the honours, Vijay Thadani, CEO, NIIT Ltd, said, “For over a decade now, NIIT has been involved in the creation of skilled ICT manpower in China, and has trained close to a lakh students till date. These awards are recognition of our efforts, to create a large number of well-trained, world-class IT professionals in line with business needs for IT enterprises in the country.”
 
NIIT was felicitated for its outstanding contribution to Chinese education and its contribution to the stability of society and employment-oriented talent training. The awards were presented at the ‘Summit for Chinese educational training and strategy development of the People’s Republic of China 60th Anniversary’, organised by Industry Education Partnership Committee of Chinese Society of Educational Development Strategy (CSEDS), under the Ministry of Education of PRC, ChinaEB, China International Education Online and over 40 primary media organisations to survey and choose a new direction in Chinese educational training and training brand.
 
Speaking at the summit, Prakash Menon, President, NIIT China, said, “This award is for all NIITians, as it is they who create continuous innovations in education that gives the very best to students.”
 
The summit ‘60 years of new direction - Who will lead the next 60 years?’ aimed to highlight PRC’s achievement in private educational training by advanced theory and practice experience, to vigorously extend high-end brands, to set new targets for the next 60 years, to lead the new direction in the next 60 years, and to improve the innovation and development of private educational training.

 

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