NIIT to help China in devp human capital

Mumbai, Sep 5: NIIT, Asia's number one trainer and leading global talent development corporation has entered into an agreement with ChongQing Information Industry Bureau (CQIIB), to build human capital infrastructure for the emerging knowledge economy.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU), to this effect, was signed between NIIT CEO Vijay K Thadani and Communist Party of ChongQing Secretary General Wang Yang.

As per the agreement, NIIT will offer its globally acclaimed IT training programmes through universities and colleges in the world's largest city, ChongQing. NIIT will offer training programmes in the areas of 'Software Engineering and Application', 'Network Administration and Management' and 'Game Design and Development' to create a skilled manpower pool for the IT industry.

In a statement here today, Economic Consultant to ChonqQing Vijay K Thadani said, ''As the first Indian IT company to venture into China, NIIT has a deep understanding of the Chinese market. NIIT's partnership with CQIIB is in line with our commitment to develop skilled IT manpower in China.'' Through this partnership, NIIT will embed its cutting-edge, industry acclaimed IT training programmes in the curricula of universities and colleges in ChongQing, under the 'NIIT Inside' model. NIIT's IT training programmes will be offered in both English and Mandarin. The training major will provide training and certification to students upon successful completion of the programmes.

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