•	To Increase the Employability Quotient for Intake in the IT, ITeS and Service Sectors
•	These courses will be available through QAI's partner Everonn Education Ltd.
•	The partnership aims to reach out to over 1500 Everonn powered colleges and an estimated 300,000 students
•	QAI trainings and certification offerings will significantly ready the workforce for emerging skills and careers

New Delhi, August 04, 2010: QAI Global Institute, the global workforce development leader, today announced revised prices for all its entry level certifications like, Certified Associate in Software Testing (CAST), Certified Associate in Software Quality Assurance (CASQ), Certified Customer Service Professionals certifications etc., which are now available at $100, across the globe (Approx. 4,700 Indian Rupees). The cost has been revised to increase the affordability and ensure greater penetration of the courses. This cost revision shall benefit a plethora of students and fresh graduates and shall help them in increasing their employability quotient. Students applying for the courses from 4th August '10 will be able to avail the revised prices. These courses will be provided in partnership with Everonn Education Limited, the world's largest VSAT education network company. The program shall reach out to more than 300,000 students through the extensive network of 1500 Everonn powered colleges.

The certificate programs currently on offer from QAI and Everonn are in the following areas:

Certificate Program in Software Testing- Designed specially to provide edge to the pre-final and final year students desiring to pursue a career in Software Testing. The program is of 96 hours duration. Completion of the program leads to CAST (Certified Associate in Software Testing) certification from QAI Global Institute. The program focuses on understanding Software Quality, Test Case Design, Test Execution, Test Execution and Defect Reporting and a thorough understanding of automation for functional testing and defect management.

Certified Customer Service Professional-This program is a foundation level program for pre-final year and final year students, to equip them with sufficient skills to carve a niche for themselves in the Services industry. The program is of 40 hours duration. Completion of the program leads to the globally recognized CCSP Certification from QAI Global Institute. The program focuses on understanding CRM Technology, Principles of Customer Relationship Management, Tools for improving performance and Concept of customer life time value etc.

The ever increasing competition in the IT industry makes it imperative for the companies to hire the right talent to maintain their edge. Hence it is crucial for management to be to recognize professional and skilled individuals in the field. Individuals can take certifications to consistently assess their skill sets, gain recognition, achieve potentially more rapid career advancement and improve chances of better employability. Software certifications are increasingly being taken up by large organizations to give their employees global recognition. Presently QAI Global Institute has certified in excess of 38,000 professionals worldwide in 43 countries on the international standards for software certifications.

As part of this engagement, Everonn and QAI will together offer QAI's globally recognized certifications, trainings and mentoring to students through digitally enabled lecture platforms, campus adoption programs of Everonn across in over 1500 colleges and industry academia exchanges. Initially two of these courses will be made available through close to 650 colleges across.

Given the upbeat mood in IT, ITeS and the services sector and the revived focus on hiring fresh talent, this strategic alliance and programme roll-out is indeed well timed. As per recent reports, most of the IT majors are once again back to recruiting significant numbers of candidates from engineering campuses and it is anticipated that in excess of 100,000 software engineers will be hired by the industry this year. The courses been provided currently have been selected keeping in mind the industry requirements. Today about 70% of the total outsourced testing services, valued at US$ 9.1 Billion are garnered by Indian IT Service Providers.

Announcing the roll out plan in Tamil Nadu, Mr. P. Kishore, Managing Director, Everonn Education Limited said: “It is a global software hub and needs qualified and trained IT professionals with the right skills set. In this context, we are pleased to partner with QAI in their endeavor to build an ecosystem of trained and certified software professionals. Everonn's vast network of over 2000 colleges and institutes shall help QAI reach out to students and professionals and bridge the existing skill gap.”

Commenting on the reduced prices of the certification courses, Mr. Navyug Mohnot, Chief Executive Officer, QAI said, “The prices of the courses have been revised keeping in mind the student community, so as to make the courses more accessible to them. The $100 price tag would ensure that certification reaches out to the masses. The industry is witnessing a period of revival and with projected growth of more than 15 per cent there is an expected shortfall of 5 lakh skilled workers by the year end (source NASSCOM). This translates into immense opportunity for newcomers and existing workforce. We hope to bridge the gap for the benefit of the industry by our courses.”

The partnership will initially provide students access to the above mentioned certificate courses which will be imparted through approximately 40 hours of instructor led, technology enabled training, followed by globally acclaimed certifications from the QAI Global Institute. To ensure greater adoption and make the certifications readily available to interested students, the program costs have been considerably reduced. It is fairly well understood that students who undergo the requisite training programs are not only able to further enhance their careers, but also secure better salaries.

QAI Global Institute brings to this association its vast experience, knowledge capital and globally acclaimed certification programs in the software testing, IT, ITes and customer service domains. Everonn, through its vast presence amidst the learner community, particularly in the institutions of Higher Education, combined with its experience in developing apt methodologies of education delivery will ensure that these programs in partnership with QAI will reach to over 20,000 students in the span of the next one year.

Thus, this partnership aims to successfully build a pool of skilled professionals, who will help bridge the manpower deficit in the short run.

About QAI

QAI, founded by William Perry in USA in 1980, has emerged as the leading global consulting and workforce development organization addressing ‘Operational Excellence' in IT, BPO and knowledge intensive service organizations.

QAI Global Services, the consulting division of QAI, addresses “organizational improvement “ through Operational Excellence which includes the areas of Process Management, Quality Management, Innovation Management, Project Management, IT Service Management and others.

QAI Global Institute, the skill and competency development division of QAI focuses on “individual improvements”. The Institute has a suite of education, training, assessments and certification products and services to cater to the large global pool of manpower requiring skills for increased employability and the job effectiveness. QAI Global Institute has trained over 140,000 professions globally and assessed and certified over 38,000.

QAI is currently servicing over 200 clients in 30 countries and our regional bases are located in US, India, UK, China, Singapore, Malaysia and Canada. Some of the key clients are Accenture, Deloitte, Cognizant, Cadbury Schweppes among others. For any further information please visit: www.qaiglobalinstitute.com

About Everonn Education Limited

Everonn Education has its presence in the Indian education industry for over two decades and is listed on both the BSE and NSE. It is India's first education and training company to offer satellite-enabled learning, Everonn is a pioneer in facilitating education using breakthrough technologies.

Everonn is the largest VSAT education network in the World. Everonn today reaches out to over 3 million students through 8492 learning centres across 27 states and works with 16 State Governments of India. (31st March 2010).

Everonn has the expertise to design ‘wired and wireless knowledge and training delivery platforms' to meet the educational needs and the technological capabilities to stream relevant content simultaneously and seamlessly through VSAT, Broadband and the 3G Spectrum (Mobile). For any further information, please visit www.everonn.com.

For further information, please contact:

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