International Grooming with an Indian Edge

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Words Worth products use creative and innovative pedagogies, development tools, training and learning resources for skill building. Be it Language fluency, Grammar or Assessment of Speaking and Listening (ASL), it caters to all.

Words Worth is a valuable tool to the K-12 segment in grooming the young as per international (ALTE/ CEFR) standards with an Indian edge. The products have rapidly adapted to curricular requirements of CBSE and other boards to make available Assessments features.

The products have found seamless integration with school, college and university curricula along with vocational and higher learning organisations across India. Words Worth enjoys an installation base of over 3,000 labs catering to the English language learning requirements of over 1 million students across India. Words Worth brings the enterprise to fore permitting teachers to assign home assignments for students to practice at home. Work done at home is supervised by the teacher using cloud technology. This ensures maximum practice by students without the school investing in expensive lab equipment.

Our strength lies in the product localisation, implementation, training resources, teacher training and continual support. Each year all customers are provided with the latest upgraded product in terms of technology and content. Our latest product – CBSE edition caters to the mandated feature of Assessment of Speaking and Listening. Our products are cross platform and work on Linux as well as Windows.

Jasvinder Singh, CEO
Company Name Words Worth English Language Lab Number of Employees: 45 Head Office 204, Silicon Tower, Nr. Law Garden, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380009, Gujarat Regional Offices Ahmedabad, Mumbai & Delhi	EMail: info@wordsworthelt.com Website: http://wordsworthelt.com Sales and after-sales support crm@wordsworthelt.com, 079-30451451

Business Collaboration

Rajasthan Knowledge Corporation Limited, Government of Rajasthan – RS-CEL project
SCOPE project under the aegis of the Government of Gujarat
OEM products for several ICT implementing companies
Various Vocational skill Training companies

Products and Services

Words Worth’s bouquet of next generation learning products includes:

Words Worth Junior: for Schools
Words Worth Senior: for Colleges
Papyrus: for institutions with limited
infrastructure
Words Worth Enterprise: the comprehensive
integration of resources
for users anywhere (school or home)
and at any time
Words Worth actively participates in
Government initiatives of mass skill
development programmes

Words Worth product implementation accompanies On-site installation, On-site training of teachers, Trainer Manuals, Flash Cards, Students’ Course-ware and continual Technical Support though its helpdesk. The products offer a multi-user environment with integrated collaborative functions. Besides the learning elements, the products provide supervisory control and reporting, the subsequent advisory functions make the products unique. Assessment is an added feature for self evaluation. The enterprise offers more flexibility with access anywhere. Words Worth English Language labs are available for Linux as well as Windows Operating Systems and can be deployed on Thin and Zero clients besides regular PC.

Target Vertical

Schools, Colleges, Higher learning institutions, Vocational and Government capacity building programmes are our target verticals.

Top Clients

Government of Gujarat through
SCOPE project
Govt of Rajasthan through RS-CEL
project
Professional institutions
IIT
350+ Colleges
3,000+ Schools
Training organisations
NSDC Partner companies

Business Highlights and Achievements

Product designed to cater to the English
language learning requirements of Indian
learners
Partnering implementation projects
with two state governments
Installation base of over 3,000 academic
sites
Catering to the language enhancement
requirements of more than 1 million
learners annually
Over 1 million students using the software
every year
The Enterprise: collaborative learning
with extra practice at home
The only ASL compliant product in India

USP

Uses blended learning methodology combining instructor-led trainingand computer-based practice
Based on the CEFR
Graded product for progressive learning
Designed as per ASL requirements of CBSE
Uses neutral accent and Indian context
Works on Linux also, thereby lowers cost of ownership
Compliant with Thin and Zero clients besides regular PC
Yearly product upgrades

Embedding Technology to Embed Skills

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Station-e is a skills development and training company. It has established language labs, skills development centres and digital classrooms across management institutes, engineering colleges, universities and several other educational institutions that have trained tens of thousands of students, professionals and employees of various business organizations.

It offers training programs, especially designed to cater to the demand of skills training for the youth of the country. We have embedded technology deep into our training to ensure that learners have a customized and personalized experience of learning. We have evolved a man and machine combination of a rare kind to impart training through next generation educational technology and innovative methodology. Station-e has the distinction of being the leading organization devoted to addressing the diverse requirements of an array of clients ranging from a business house to educational institutions, from Government organizations to the corporate world. It has established several Station-e Skills Development Centres across various states in India that have trained more than 100,000 learners.

Haresh Tank, CEO
Company Name Station-e Info Services Pvt Ltd Head Office “Station-e House”, 2 Jalaram, Near Veraval Merchantile Bank, University Road, Rajkot – 360007, Gujarat Website: www.station-e.com	Regional Offices Bhavnagar, Tirupathi, Bharuch, Amreli, Junagadh, Mandi, Gandhinagar, Papum Pare, Gurgaon, Ludhiana, Rewari, Anantnag, Dahod, Pune, Srinagar, Honavar, Wadhwan, Bhagalpur, Kota EMail: info@station-e.com

Products and Solutions

Skills Development Centre for Universities, Engineering and Management Institutes, Vocational Institutes, Schools etc.; Digital Labs; On-Site Training; Digital Classroom for Schools Courses; Communicative English (for students and professionals); Call Centre Training: Conversational Proficiency; Vedic Mathematics; Computer Skills; Leadership training; Goal Setting and other life and soft skills.

Top Clients

Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gujarat; Government Industrial Training Institute, Gujarat; Munshi Manubarwala Charitable Trust, Gujarat; Sister Nivedita Foundation, Gujarat; National Institute of Technology, Arunadha Pradesh; Team Work Associates, AP; University of Kota, Rajasthan; Islamia College of Science and Commerce, Jammu and Kashmir; SDM College, Karnataka; MS Kakade College, Maharashtra; TNB College, Bihar; Swami Ganga Giri Janta Girls College, Punjab; Ahir College, Haryana; Maharaja Lakshaman Sen Memorial College, Himachal Pradesh and West Goalpara College, Assam.

USP

Integration of ICT: A computer-based console is provided for
recording the voice and pronunciation patterns of the students which
can be accessed by the trainer as well as each learner. The interactive
sessions in the lab are an unmistakably effective way to reinforce the
theoretical input. This interactive process dramatically speeds up the
learning without compromising quality and standards. Entire process
of training and learning is so well technology-aided that consistent
monitoring becomes an essential feature of the process.

Digital Labs: Bridging Language Divide

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October 18, 2014

India is on the cusp of launching itself on the global platform. With the potential that India has – both economically and in terms of its demographics – there is a need for the youth of India to be prepared to face the challenges that need to be countered for the nation to command the respect it rightfully deserves.

With the advent of globalisation, geogrpahies are not barriers anymore and English, as a medium of choice for communication between diverse nationalities and cultures has now become commonplace. If there is one thing that India lacks at this point is the ability of a large populace to communicate in this language. Add to that the dearth of good English teachers across the country, and one gets a rather dismal scenario. India already suffers from lack of access to educational facilities and access to formal education is still a distant dream for many. Those who have access and can afford education for their children always tend to send their kids to English medium schools. The less fortunate have to contend with schools not equipped with the ability to impart quality English education.

In such a scenario, digital language labs have come as a blessing for many. Companies in this space realize this well and have adopted innovative techniques to make this solution available to the masses through institutions and maximum use of ICT.

Though in its nascent stage, digital language labs have the potential to benefit the millions who have been unable to get a hold over this language and subsequently, to lack of employment opportunities. With the advent of ICT being integrated with education and the pace with which it is catching up, things could soon change. The demand for digital solutions is huge. There is hardly one family in rural and urban India that is not obsessed with the idea of English medium education. Moreover, it can also bring about a much-needed transformation in the domain of language learning and personality development that is crucial to the success of India’s aspirational youth and the country at large.

Helping Schools with Innovative Research-Based Programmes

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October 18, 2014

American Institute of Enrichment, originated in USA in 1997, established a business office in India (Mumbai) in 2009. The AIE provides innovative, research based, and effective programs to help schools enrich student learning with concept based education.

Now in India and in collaboration with our exclusive Product Partners, we strive to enhance how schools teach and how students learn in Asia, the Middle East, and other emerging markets. We bring concepts to life and bring a new level of fascination in students as they expand into new areas of learning. Regardless of what board your school follows, (IB, IGCSE, CBSE, ICSE, or any other) our flexible programs with board aligned modules empower schools, parents, and students with a complete understanding of concepts giving them the advantage of a solid foundation.

Products and Solutions

We have programmes for Math, Early Reading, Reading Comprehension, Arts, Vocabulary, and Writing. Our programs range from grades 1 through 8 and are customized with modules that align to Indian and International Boards including IB, IGCSE, CBSE, and ICSE. AIE also offers a complete range of educational services including consultancy, teacher training and school programs. We have specifically engineered program features to be practically implemented in eastern and emerging markets and their scenarios.

Consultancy Services

School Startup and Development; School Improvement and Board Compliance; Curriculum Design and Implementation; Teacher Training & School Evaluations Curricular programmes

Jay Parekh, CEO
Company Name American Institute of Enrichment Management Team Viral Parekh Jay Parekh Jason Graham Head Office Level 4 -A wing- Dynasty, Andheri Kurla Road, Mumbai – 400069 Number of employees: 9	EMail: info@theaie.org Website: www.theaie.org Target Verticals We are looking forward to unveiling a Science Programme and an ERP solution next year

School Programmes

Mathscore (K-8 Math Online)
Writesteps (Writing Program)
Meet the Masters (Art)
Raz-Kids (Differentiated Reading)
Headsprout (Phonics and Reading
Comprehension)
Words and their Stories (Vocabulary)

Top Clients

D.Y. Patil International School; RBK Global School; RBK International Academy; Garodia International; Bombay Cambridge; MSB Educational Institute; Fountainhead School; Oberoi International School; Ecole Mondiale World School.

Achievements

We believe in implementation. Good programs and services
are ineffective without detailed oriented implementation. Our
implementation team ensures that the schools experience the results
as intended by our recommended solution. We make sure that
we empower the schools with honest solutions to experience real
results. With regular site visits, extensive teacher training, and a true
understanding of the school goals we are able to provide unbeatable
implementation to support our client’s business.

About Globarena Technologies

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Globarena Technologies is a leading learning and assessment company operating in the higher education space offering wide range solutions to enhance learning and assessment that helps institutions to effectively address their entire skilling needs be it generic or subject specific needs.

It is an ISO 901- 2008 certified and QCI NABET accredited company. Globarena Technologies offers solutions that combine e-Learning and human-led interventions that are delivered using ICT infrastructure.

Globarena Technologies are pioneers in providing technology driven solution to Universities and government education departments and is a know brand in providing end-to-end examination solutions including scanning services and on-screen evaluation solution; and are a sought-after company to provide scalable eLearning solutions on general employability skills like language, corporate skills, aptitude and corporate readiness. Globarena Technologies has also developed engineering subject specific eLearning solution to empower the faculty and students in the teaching and learning endeavors respectively.

V S N Raju, CEO
Company NameGlobarena Technologies Private Limited Head Office East Block 605-612, 6th Floor, Swarnajayanthi Complex, Ameerpet, Hyderabad – 500038 Regional Office(s) Delhi/NCR, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune, Bhopal, Anand, Jaipur, Kolkata	EMail: sales@globarena.com Website: www.globarena.com Year of Inception: 2000 Employees: 430 Leadership Team 1860-180- 2222 / support.learning@hcl.com

Products and Solutions

Globarena E-Mentoring Solutions (GEMS), TekEdge, Digital Labs (English Lab, Career Lab, Aptitude Lab), OnMark (End-to-End Examination Solution), OneX , Centre of Excellence (COE), Global Employability Test (Entry Level Skill Assessment Tool), 4M (Instructor Led Training).

Top Clients

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada (JNTUK), NASSCOM, Department of Collegiate Education, Government of Karnataka, Prof G Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education, Osmania University, Anna University, Sri Venkateswara University, Rayalaseema University, Yogi Vemana University, Vikrama Simhapuri University, Walchand College of Engineering.

Achievements

Implemented the Centre of Excellence project for JNTUH and JNTUK
Providing examination solutions with online evaluation of answerscripts
for JNTUK
Conducted online assessment for over 1000 students across India
Selected by NASSCOM as Assessment Partner for NAC 2.0
Designed & developed Faculty Enablement Program for over 4000
faculty for Institute of Electronic Governance Andhra Pradesh
Deployed digital solution on English language, soft skills and
aptitude skills in over 250 government Art & Science colleges in
Andhra Pradesh (United) and Gujarat

Skill Development Indispensable for India

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Skills and knowledge are the driving forces of economic growth and social development for any country. As per projections, India is expected to be home to a skilled workforce of 500 million by 2022. About 12 million people are expected to join the workforce every year and needless to say, this talent pool needs to be adequately skilled.

When we talk of skill development, one of the first assumptions we make is that the target age group is ideally between the age group of 5 to 24 years. This becomes very favourable for India which has an unparalleled youth population of the world.

The National Skill Dvelopment Council lays down that while in general, skill development refers to the larger objective of ‘equipping an individual with marketable skills’, in recent times, ‘skill development’ has been largely used in the context of technical/vocational training for the manufacturing/industrial or services sector.

Various steps are being taken towards meeting the above objectives, such as, the formulation of the National Skills Development Policy, delivery of Modular Employable Schemes, upgradation of existing institutions through World Bank and Government of India funding, as well as upgradation of training institutes under Public Private Partnership mode and the plan to establish 50,000 Skill Development Centres. Apart from these, several ministries/ departments and state governments are engaged in skill development initiatives.

However, we need to keep in mind that when we talk of a skilled India, the need for quality infrastructure in place is indispensable. A report by ICRA Management Consulting Services Limited (IMaCS) explains that in addition, there are challenges such as mobilising trainees, developing standardised and scalable content, ensuring the availability of trainers, making available appropriate infrastructure, and coordinating placement and industry linkages. The challenge pertaining to the need for skilling would be further compounded by the fact that 95 per cent of the employment would be generated in the informal sector (as per the National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector – NCEUS).

What we need to understand and work towards is that there is a huge demand supply gap. In fact, the National Skill Development Policy has set the ambitions target of training about 15 million persons annually. As mentioned above, with about 12 million persons expected to join the workforce every year and an existing skill development capacity of about 3.4 million, it is imperative to enhance the skilling and technical education capacity to about 15 million (considering that even sections of the existing workforce would have to be trained).

As far as the skill pyramid of India is concerned, we have to target skill development at all levels, higher or lower to become a ‘knowledge economy’.

MBD announces launch of NYTRA – first Augmented Reality App in Education

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MBD Group, the largest publishing house in India, announces the launch of the first ever Augmented Reality App called NYTRA for K-12 education in India. This initiative ushers in a digital revolution in the education space that aims to bring an extensive change in the teaching and learning methods, styles and content.

NYTRA can be downloaded free of cost on Android devices (version 4 and above) from October 2014 and will be available for download on Windows and iOS devices from December 2014.

Once the NYTRA app is downloaded, a user needs to open the app and will have to hover the camera on the image marked with NYTRA logo on the textbook, and the image will come live.

MBD Group is the first publishing house in India to come up with this kind of digital revolution in the education sector. The Augmented Reality app ‘NYTRA’ is an indigenously developed app by MBD, which would bring textbooks to life. It is an app which can make the images and illustrations in the book come alive with voice over for better understanding of the concepts. It includes digital content, videos, animations published in books, which would work on android, iOS and windows based mobile devices and would require minimum internet connectivity. Nytra would be available on text books for k-12 segment (CBSE, ICSE and State Boards).

Bringing World-Class Education to India

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HCL Learning is a wholly owned subsidiary of HCL Infosystems Limited. HCL Learning covers the entire spectrum of education and training requirements in K12 schools.

Our initiatives are driven by the latest innovations in the Indian education space through introduction of Information Technology. As a constant conscious endeavor, HCL Learning has been working towards taking the world-class-quality education to all the schools and colleges of India. Our Learning solutions are designed to fulfill the requirements of the complete learning ecosystem comprising students, teachers, administration and parents.

Products and Solutions

K-12 solutions
Higher Education solutions
Professional skills
Training and certification

Business Highlights

Present across 3,500 schools in India and abroad.
Conferred with many Internationaland national awards
Recognised by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India
Content certified by Consulting Club of IIM, Indore for making significant impact on teaching-learning process

Anand Sundaresan, Business Head, HCL Learning Ltd
Company Name HCL Learning Ltd MD & CEO Harsh Chitale Management Team Mukesh Nigam (Head of Operations (Marketing & Administration), Shakti Swaroop Nailwal (General Manager), Anugrah Saxena (General Manager) Head Office G-8, 9 & 10, Sector 3, Noida – 201301	Regional Office(s) Bhopal, Lucknow, Noida, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Ranchi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad EMail: info.hcllearning@hcl.com Website: www.hcllearning.com After-Sales Support: 1860-180- 2222 / support.learning@hcl.com

Top Clients

Delhi Public School (Dwarka, Noida, Gurgaon,Indirapuram-Ghaziabad, Haridwar & more); Sainik School (Goalpara); Army Pre-Primary School (Kolkata); Indus Valley World School (Kolkata); Shree Jain Vidyalaya (Howrah); Miles Bronson Residential (Guwahati); Don Bosco School (Liluah & Bandel); Vivekananda Kendriya Vidyalaya, Assam; Modern English School, Guwahati; Udgam School for Children, Ahmedabad; Divine Child school, Surat; Anand Niketan, Ahmedabad; Rahul Group School, Mumbai; Children’s Academy, Mumbai; Jindal School, Mumbai; Victorious Educares School (Pune); Aditya Vidyashram (Pondicherry); SBIOA School (Chennai); Ebenzer Marcus Matriculation (Chennai); The Vellamal International School (Chennai); The Pupil Saveetha ECO School (Chennai); New Baldwin International Residential School; Cambridge School; Christ School and Carmal Convent (Bangalore).

USP

Well-researched content as per CBSE and mapped to ICSE/State Boards
Proven to deliver results
Fabulous features
Content application can be customised as per teachers’ requirement
User-friendly and Extended Support to ensure seamless delivery

Moving towards a digital tomorrow with Smart Classes

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Augmented reality can repurpose learning and this is exactly what smart classes do, especially in a developing economy with a huge rural urban divide, where technology is the only solution to overcome stumbling blocks such as lack of textbooks and blackboards. India’s education sector has witnessed phenomenal growth, and according to India Brand Equity Foundation, it is expected to nearly double to $95.80 billion by FY15 as demand for education is expected to take a leap.

Furthermore, software companies are also aware of the fact that there is need for simple technology that can be comfortably used in rural areas by people who have either not been introduced to technology or are not comfortable with it.

Technological tools are a necessity today and students today have more than 20 technology tools to gain information from, so teachers with the same knowledge base are not sufficient to quench their thirst for knowledge. There is requirement for much more and the need thus is for more technology intervention.

The population of India in the 0-24 age bracket is twice the population of US and India still has a long road to travel to match global standards. According to the Indian Education Sector Outlook — the total number of schools in India stands at 1.3 million, and only around 10 per cent of the private schools have tapped the potential of multimedia classroom teaching, whereas in government schools, it has barely made any inroads. According to market research, the current market size for digitised school products in private schools is around US$500 million. This is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 20 per cent to breach the US $2 billion mark by 2020. However, the market potential then might get as big as US $4 billion. Apart from this, the current market size for ICT in government schools is US $750 million. This is expected to grow five times by 2020 due to the current low level of penetration in government schools.

This makes India a very promising market for introducing newer technology in classrooms. A recent trend is that schools in tier two and tier three cities are increasingly adopting the latest technology. Moreover, state governments are also giving a boost to the adoption of technology in schools.

There has been a significant improvement in student enrolment and attendance, as well as a reduction of student dropouts due to ICT interventions. Yet another study conducted by the Xavier Institute of Management in Bhubaneswar in 2007 revealed that computer-aided education has improved the performance of children in subjects such as English, mathematics and science, which are taught through computers using multimedia- based educational content.

Furthermore, with technological innovations gaining ground in the arena of school education, there has also been a growth of education-focused tablet computers in the market and the trend is only picking up.

‘Opportunities in Higher Education are Enormous’

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Jim Milton, CEO, Campus Management, was in India last month to assess the potential of the Indian market. Excerpts from an interview with ENN

You were appointed as CEO of Campus Management two months back in August this year. Is this your first visit to India?
I have been to India with previous companies and it’s been years. I think India has made a lot of progress. I have been to Delhi, Pune, Mumbai and Bangalore in the past. This is the first country I visited after United States. In my first 30 days, I have learnt a lot about the product and the organisation. We have half of our employees in India. A large number of them are based in Bangalore. Other half is in United States. So India is a very important place as a lot of software work gets done here. India is the first international trip from Campus Management.

How is the campus management solution different from enterprise resource solution?
One part we offer in higher education is called students information system. We only do it for higher education. We are vertically-oriented and focussed on higher education. We have also constituted resource management system. It is fully integrated with SIS. The life cycle of a student in a traditional university is from the point where an institution reaches out to a prospective student, enrolment and ultimately the student becomes an alumni engaged in fund-raising. So we help facilitate that student life cycle offering. We can only do that if we have an equivalent of ERP plus CRM all-purpose built for a higher education market.

How does Campus Management see opportunities in ambitious ‘Digital India’ programme?
Any investment scenario here by the government would only enable and facilitate our mission in providing educational institutions different models of delivery; whether it is on campus or online or a hybrid of the two. We are good at enabling them. Overall opportunities in higher education in India are enormous. There is so much demand in India. By the way, it is a little different in United States. There is actually more supply in US than there is demand.

Will that invite more investment from global firms like Campus Management?
Yes. We have already made significant investment. We are working with a lot of higher educational institutions, done pilot programmes, engaged with the government, National Skill Development Corporation as well.

What is the business sense you get as you wind up your visit?
I am more bullish.

Is there a challenge in mindset of educators who administer institutions of higher learning in India to adopt technology to deliver education?
Yes. It is an issue everywhere in the world. I think it is a bigger issue in places like United States. If you had institutions which had done things the same way for a very long time as US, UK, it is hard for people to change. Opportunities here are not only in existing institutions but also in new institutions and new models of delivery being formed. We have customers who are developing online methods of learning and the new skilling initiative of the Indian government is another area of opportunity. There may be resistance but by and large institutions are moving forward.

What is your presence in higher education in India?
We are working with 30 universities in India.

Are you looking to expand to state universities?
State universities are authorising bodies. If we have to do automation, we need to do it at the college level and then at state level.

Words Worth products use creative and innovative pedagogies, development tools, training and learning resources for skill building. Be it Language fluency, Grammar or Assessment of Speaking and Listening (ASL), it caters to all.

Business Collaboration

Products and Services

Target Vertical

Top Clients

Business Highlights and Achievements

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Products and Solutions

Top Clients

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American Institute of Enrichment, originated in USA in 1997, established a business office in India (Mumbai) in 2009. The AIE provides innovative, research based, and effective programs to help schools enrich student learning with concept based education.

Products and Solutions

Consultancy Services

School Programmes

Top Clients

Achievements

Globarena Technologies is a leading learning and assessment company operating in the higher education space offering wide range solutions to enhance learning and assessment that helps institutions to effectively address their entire skilling needs be it generic or subject specific needs.

Products and Solutions

Top Clients

Achievements

HCL Learning is a wholly owned subsidiary of HCL Infosystems Limited. HCL Learning covers the entire spectrum of education and training requirements in K12 schools.

Products and Solutions

Business Highlights

USP

Jim Milton, CEO, Campus Management, was in India last month to assess the potential of the Indian market. Excerpts from an interview with ENN

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