Genpact, which manages business processes for companies around the world, and NIIT, a leading Global Talent Development Corporation, has launched a JV — NIIT Institute of Process Excellence—toaddress the increasing demand for skilled workers in the business and technology services industry by providing training programs in relevant areas. The JV was announced by Pramod Bhasin, Vice Chairman, NASSCOM and President & CEO, Genpact; Rajendra S. Pawar, Chairman, NIIT; and Vijay K. Thadani, CEO, NIIT.
This new company will initially offer training programs in areas such as business processes, language skills and business communication, and is targeted toward students aspiring to build sustainable careers in the high growth business and technology services industry.
Sharing details about the training facilities, “NIIT Institute of Process Excellence training programs will be offered to students through our state-of-the-art learning centers in key metros, mini metros and tier II towns in India, followed by China and the Philippines,” says Thadani.
Training facilities will be set up in the Indian cities — Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Pune — during the first year of operations. In the subsequent phase they plan to establish centers in Dalian, Changchun, Shanghai and Xian in China, and Manila in the Philippines. Genpact and NIIT expect the new institute to have over 250 learning centers by 2012.
