Ajay Binay Institute of Technology ties up with PurpleLeap for employability training

Ajay Binay Institute of Technology, Cuttack will be the first college in Orissa to tie up with PurpleLeap. PurpleLeap gets students “industry-ready” by enhancing their professional skills.
By: Priya Mathew - AIMHIGHIndia.com
 
May 27, 2010 - PRLog -- Bhubaneshwar: Ajay Binay Institute of Technology (ABIT), a pioneer in Technical Education in Orissa has today announced a unique tie up with PurpleLeap, a pioneer in entry level talent management, to provide Skill Enhancement Programs for students which will help them get better jobs. These programs would be delivered in PurpleLeap Career Centre set up inside the college premises. This Centre will develop as a one-stop solution for Career Management and Skill Development needs of students as well as Training and Placement needs of the college.

PurpleLeap will start with Career Programs for basic professional skills (Communication, Problem-solving) as well as specific programs for different entry-level roles across industries such as IT/ITES.

PurpleLeap is backed by Educomp Solutions Ltd., country’s largest technology driven Education Company and Pearson, world leader in Education, as strategic investors. PurpleLeap uniquely focuses on training delivery in the colleges itself by setting up technology driven career centres. This will help combine academic learning with insightful skill-building for industry application.

Dr. P.R. Mishra, Director-Academics, ABIT said, “We are delighted to announce our tie up with PurpleLeap. It is well known that India has a shortage of skilled labour. The requirement for skilled professionals is only likely to go up; and the gap between demand and supply of such man-power is also expected to widen. We are aware that students with a better employability quotient will be better positioned to exploit the opportunities that are available. We are sure that PurpleLeap completely understands the gap between existing skills and desired skills among graduating students and that their unique training model will help our students to be well equipped for their careers.”

Elaborating on the programs Mr. Amit Bansal, CEO, PurpleLeap, said, “Our programs combine domain expertise with world-class learning methodologies that result in meeting learners’ objectives to align them to industry expectations. Our unique hybrid delivery model leverages the strength of various technologies to deliver a world-class learning experience, while keeping the fee affordable. Using technology and industry know how, we bring the best of trainers to train our students and through continuous mapping of their skills we are able to identify the roles they are most suited for. We hope that we can enable the students of Ajay Binay Institute of Technology attain their dream careers.”

PurpleLeap currently has presence in over 80 colleges in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Haryana and is presently training over 5,000 students. By the end of financial year 2010, PurpleLeap plans to be present in 300 colleges across 10 States.

About PurpleLeap:
PurpleLeap is a holistic platform that empowers students to succeed in their careers. PurpleLeap was founded in 2007 by highly experienced professionals from the Industry India's leading education experts and Pearson, world leader in education have strategic investments in PurpleLeap.

PurpleLeap, with its deep insights into talent management for the industry coupled with Educomp's expertise in delivering large-scale technology enabled learning solutions, is uniquely poised to bridge the anticipated shortage of 5,00,000 knowledge and service professionals by 2012.

In strategic partnership with colleges, PurpleLeap sets up Career Centers on campus premises to help students realize their dream careers. At the same time, PurpleLeap enables Corporate to leverage PurpleLeap Career Centers to acquire quality talent and reduce hiring and training costs. For more details please visit www.purpleleap.com

About ABIT, Cuttack:

ABIT was established in the year 1993, by the renowned architect and industrialist, Mr. K.B. Mohapatra The engineering wing was set up in the year 1998. ABIT is an ISO 9001:2000 certified institution that provides quality education in the State of Orissa. . For more information please visit www.abit-pmca.com

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