IT education provider karROX rolls out XPERT training course

Mumbai, May 03 2008: karROX Technologies (karrox.com), a leading provider of Information Technology (IT) training and certification services from India, has announced the launch of XPERT, an innovative 3-year programme designed to bridge the increasing gap between demand and supply of skilled and quality IT manpower in various domains in India. Students who have passed Higher Secondary (Class XII in the 10+2 system) exams from any stream of study are eligible to apply for this programme.

The programme will cover latest software platforms spanning operating systems, databases, applications and development tools. These are backed by excellent learning support services, especially simulated projects and labs.

The emphasis of XPERT’s certified global curriculum is on imparting industry-specific competencies for domains like retail, aviation, banking/finance and insurance. The course strives for the holistic development of talent, imparting sound technical skills based on a strong conceptual foundation. XPERT will adopt a 360-degree learning approach blending industry-relevant inputs with student-specific requirements.

Besides equipping students with core programming skills, XPERT will prepare students for handling the dominant application-development technologies of the present and the future. XPERT students will also be trained on operational and project management skills, enabling them to direct and manage an entire Project Management Cycle.

One of the key highlights and unique features of the XPERT training programme is the emphasis on enhancement of soft skills such as interpersonal skills, communication skills, team skills, attitude and other core behavioral attributes that are critical elements in employee recruitment and appraisal process.

“Before fine-tuning the course curriculum, we did a research study where we spoke to around 600 end customers and approximately 30 leading companies and incorporated all the demands of the industry in this course curriculum,” says Jeetendra Nair, CEO of karROX Technologies. “At karROX, we understand the huge demand for domain experts in the IT Industry as well as in other booming Industries like retail, banking, finance, insurance and aviation. XPERT aims to provide job-ready professionals who can independently manage projects in diverse domains.”

Salient Features of the XPERT programme:
• Curriculum co-designed with leading IT companies and experts worldwide.
• 360-degree Learning Approach: Focus not only on technical skills but also on soft skills, project management skills, operational skills.
• Placement Partnership with Eye Global Technologies, an Arvind Mafatlal Group company; placement opportunities with more than 50+ companies worldwide.
• Soft skills partnership with LMI, world’s leading soft skills and leadership training provider.
• Domain specialization in Retail, Aviation, Banking and Insurance.
• Industry visits
• Overcomes technology obsolescence

To further enhance the learning experience, which is based on the philosophy that life is a never-ending learning process that is comprised of numerous other important activities, XPERT incorporates elements of fun & entertainment to create a multi-dimensional learning process. Towards this end, karROX has partnered with several other leading organizations- CINEMAX as Entertainment Partner, Oriental Insurance as Insurance Partner and DataQuest as Knowledge Partner-, TATA Indicom as Telecom Partner to allow students enjoy some exclusive benefits from these partners.

More information and prospectus of the course can be obtained by contacting karROX Technologies at 2500 2554 / 25002555 / 2500 2556 or sending a SMS “karrox” to 575758.

Media Contacts:
Name: Ajay Chhangani
Designation: Sr. General Manager
General E-mail address: info@karrox.com
Tel: 2500 2554 / 25002555 / 2500 2556

karROX Technologies Ltd (www.karrox.com) is a leader in high end latest technologies training and in its 15th year of operations. The company is dedicated to guide the IT industry and the professionals associated with the industry to competently compete and conform to international standards of quality, employee efficiency and productivity. At present karROX has 9 company-owned centres, over 50 franchisees in India and 20 training centers abroad.

karROX strategically caters to the needs of three predominant sectors in IT viz. Software, Networking and IT Security. With affiliations to premier organizations such as Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, CompTIA, ITESA and renowned educational institutions like IGNOU and Sikkim Manipal University (SMU), karROX ensures that its courseware, education systems and training methodologies are at par with international standards. karROX is also an authorized testing center of ETS, Pearson VUE and Prometric.

We have invested time and resources involved to make sure that our training programs meet three main objectives:
Right Training
Right Certification
Right Jobs

This release was published on openPR.