Helen Brand OBE, Chief Executive, ACCA, was recently in India. She spoke with Curriculum magazine on growing presence and acceptance of ACCA qualification in India and how accounting careers are changing and about the latest trend Ms Brand, ACCA, has been quite active in India for past several years. What is the strategic importance of India in ACCA’s growth and …
Great Place to Study Research Institute (GPTS-RI), an entity of higher education Think Tank and advisory firm – SkillTree Knowledge Consortium, hosted its 2nd Global League Institute Certification at the House of Commons in London, UK. GPTS-RI certifies and affiliates colleges based on student satisfaction survey, and on-ground audit. Founded by Shekhar ABhattacharjee & Arvina Purkayastha, the new assessment model …
Skill sector is the toughest and complicated areas that needs clear understanding for moving forward Centum Learning (esb 2006), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti Enterprises, provides end-to-end corporate training programmes and skill development solutions. Its subsidiary Centum WorkSkills is partnering NSDC for skilling 12 million youth across the country. The company is also implementing PMKVY scheme for MoS Gen …
About eight schools from different parts of world were in Delhi for the annual meeting of the Global Schools’ Alliance (esb 2012) last month (October 13-16). Gurgaon-based Vega Schools, an upcoming CBSE-affiliated K-12 school to be inaugurated in January 2016 played host to the international event. Sandy Hooda, co-founder of Vega schools spoke with Autar Nehru about the meet and …
A sampler Mobile classrooms in ‘discarded ‘shipping containers an innovation by Safeducate, the education and training arm of logistic company Safexpress, was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Modi in the accompanying exhibition of a mega event convened to announce launch of Skill India imitative of the Government on World Skills Day (July 16) . The model has since remained in …
STIR (Schools and Teachers Innovating for Results) one of the fast-growing international NGOs, started its operations in India in 2012. STIR’s aim is to address the learning crisis in the developing world by empowering teachers to be changemakers. In 2013, it signed a memorandum of understanding with the Uttar Pradesh’s SCERT. In an email interview Sandeep Mishra, Government Program Director, …
