SQTL-Edexcel certification agreement

The international certification organisation Edexcel inked an agreement with SQTL Integrated Solutions (India) on August 22, to provide its globally recognised BTEC HNC (Higher National Certificate) qualifications to SQTL students. The Pune-based SQTL offers its study programmes in 13 locations in India to over 4,000 students and professionals annually. Career-oriented courses in the IT (information technology) sector and skills enhancing programmes are offered. According to Shashikant Mohite, chairman of SQTL, with a growing number of international organisations outsourcing their IT requirements to India, SQTL responded by designing its BTEC (Business Technology Education Council) study programmes. “The need for graduates who are able to slip straight into the workforce is vital for the IT sector in India,” says Mohite. “Our BTEC combined with Edexcel’s HNC and diploma programmes are designed to provide students with skills required in the workplace. Moreover many of our students use their BTEC HNC and HND certification to qualify for degree courses around the world. A vocational qualification with a history of nearly 25 years, our BTEC HNC program offers a tried and tested balance of education and vocational application in work-related arenas,” he adds. IMT-Ghaziabad-NEN concord The Institute of Management Technology (IMT)-Ghaziabad, has signed an agreement with the National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) to introduce the latter’s entrepreneurship development programme to build successful start-up companies. A new cell established by IMT-NEN will educate, aid and advise aspirant entrepreneurs. The cell will also commission research studies in entrepreneurship, offer skills-building and networking workshops, mentorship and company start-up advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. The partnership was initiated with a day-long entrepreneurship workshop organised at IMT to acquaint students with critical drivers of economic growth and entrepreneurship. “Enthusiasm about entrepreneurship has been overwhelming and I hope our students are able to convert this into a great movement, which will add to the pride of IMT-G,” says Dr. B.S. Sahay, director of the institute. IMT-G (estb.1980) is widely acknowledged as a centre of excellence in management education which has adapted to changes in the business and social environments. MeritTrac Wins Red Herring accolade Merittrac services, which bills itself as India’s largest skills assessment company, has bagged the coveted Red Herring 100 Asia award, an accolade which acknowledges 100 private firms driving the future of technology. “We are very proud to be included in the exclusive list of 100 companies in Asia by Red Herring. We believe that this award is another endorsement of the importance of assessments across sectors today. It is also a recognition of the technology and process innovation that we have brought to the talent engagement space,” said Madan Padki, co-founder-chief executive of MeritTrac who received the award in Hong Kong on August 29. The Red Herring 100 Asia awards celebrate Asia’s hottest private companies from a pool of more than 500 applicant corporates in 16 countries including China, India, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Australia and Vietnam. As part of its short-listing process, an editorial team of Red Herring rigorously evaluates applicant firms on quantitative and qualitative criteria such as financial performance, technology…