NIIT ties up with Malaysian govt for IT training programmes

Chennai, July 26 (UNI) National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT), a leading training company has entered into a partnership with the Ministry of Human Resources, Government of Malaysia to foster skilled IT manpower in the country.

As part of the understanding, NIIT would implement its 'NIIT Inside' model in Arumugam Pillai Industrial Training Institute (APITI), under the aegis of the Ministry of Human Resources, Government of Malaysia, a company statement said here today.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed between En Romli Bin Hj Hassan, Director General, Jabatan Tenaga Manusia and G Raghavan, President, Global Individual Learning Business, NIIT, in Pulau Pinang, today.

Under the 'NIIT Inside' model, the training major would embed its cutting edge Industry acclaimed IT training programmes in APITI's curriculum.

Through this partnership, NIIT and Industrial Training Institutes would jointly work to create a complete academic framework for attracting and creating a large base of skilled manpower in Information Technology in the country.

The current initiative would further enhance NIIT's leadership position in the Asian IT Training Industry.

The partnership with Malaysian Government follows close on the heels of the announcement of its expansion plans in Vietnam, the statement added.

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