Bangkok--13 Oct--NIIT World class training centres in Bangkok to offer IT programs for students and professionals NIIT set to push Thailand to realize its IT potential with the launch of its academic center, while declaring cooperation with alliances. As part of the overall development of the Information Technology (IT) service sector in Thailand and to make Thailand stand out in the highly competitive IT industry NIIT, Asia’s top information technology academic institute, today officially announces its launch of its two IT academic centers in Thailand. Set up in the heart of the city, the new NIIT training centres are located at Siam Square , Soi 4 and at Sripatum University, 61 Phaholyothin Road, Jatujak, Bangkok. Mr. Rajiv Goel, Director of PNR Infotech Co Ltd, Licensee of NIIT in Thailand said “NIIT aims to expand centers across Thailand soon and the cooperation between the NIIT, and the alliances such as the Sripatum University, Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA), and Sun Microsoft would improve NIIT’s strength in developing the IT industry.” NIIT will offer its globally acclaimed IT training programs for students and professionals in Thailand. The company also plans to expand its reach by setting up several more centres in the country, in the next 2years. Adding that with operations in 34 countries and as many as 5 million graduates, NIIT is confident that it will be able to satisfy the needs of Thailand and would be a boost to help the country to rise in the competitiveness with other nations. Speaking on the occasion, Manoo Ordeedolchest, Chairman of the ICT Policy, Sripatum University said, “Under Second National ICT Master Thailand wants to be known as “Smart Thailand”. The goal is to increase total number of certified ICT professional up to not less than 30% of the total active ICT workers within the next five years. With this SPU-NIIT partnership program, Sripatum University is in a strong position to offer the advanced training in software engineering to both SPU students as well as practitioners. The Partnership is seen as collaborative program among many leading technological innovative enterprises such as Sun Microsystems and CompTIA to help supporting the human capital building at the national scale.” Announcing the launch, Mr. G. Raghavan, President-Individual Learning Solutions, NIIT said, “NIIT is committed to developing IT talent pool in Thailand. Our partnership with global technology innovators and expertise in IT education process management will enable us to offer unparalleled IT curriculum for students and professionals in the country”. NIIT, from its new training facilities in Thailand, will introduce the Mastermind Series (MMS)—a IT career program which offers specialization in both software development and hardware & networking. The industry endorsed curriculum is mapped to a range of world renowned certifications from global technology leader like Microsoft & SUN Microsystems. NIIT, will also launch short- term training programs on some of the fastest growing technologies in the world, such as, Java and Solaris, as a result of its global alliance with Sun Microsystems. Students and professionals in Thailand will now have access to Sun Certified Programs in Java and Solaris through NIIT. NIIT’s foray into Thailand will also soon mark the introduction of a range of training programs on emerging technologies in Web Design, Multimedia & Animation from Adobe; storage management from EMC2; and networking skills on Cisco Technologies. About NIIT NIIT, Asia’s No. 1 IT trainer and leading Global Talent Development Corporation, offers learning and knowledge solutions to 5 million students across more than 34 countries. Leading IT magazine Dataquest has conferred upon NIIT, the Top IT Training Company Award 2007. Rated among India’s Business Superbrands 2008, NIIT’s Individual Learning Business offerings include: Industry-endorsed programs for students seeking careers in IT: GNIIT, Integrated ANIIT for Engineers (IAE) and Advanced Technology Programs for IT professionals. Thosathorn Kruthanawat TEL: 081-445-3443