April 22 2016, 16.33 PM IST || Pocket News Alert
Hon’ble President of India Shri Pranab Mukharjee inaugurates the event
Sanjeev Duggal, CEO and MD, Centum Learning speaks on ‘India Skilling Story’
Mumbai, 22nd April ’16: Centum Learning, a leading organization in global skill development and vocational training, participated at the second edition of CII- GES (Global Exhibition on Services) which was held at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida between April 21-23, 2016. The event was inaugurated by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee a day in advance. Centum Learning represented India in the ‘Skilling’ service sector.
Following his special address, Sanjeev Duggal, CEO & MD, Centum Learning presented case study on India’s story on Skilling. He also highlighted the importance of Skilling in Indian context and how India is taking massive strides towards realizing its goal to skill millions and gain the demographic dividend. His session was followed by representatives from Australia, Germany, Canada, France, Switzerland and UK along with company representative of IKEA and Hettich who presented case studies from their respective countries.
On the occasion, Sanjeev Duggal said, “India today is amongst the youngest superpowers in the world where the working age population is far in excess of that is dependent on them. If pursued in the right direction, this will contribute immensely to the development of national economy. And, for that we need to enhance and continuously upgrade the population skills of the youth in the country. Centum Learning is continuously striving to move in this direction.”
The event was organized by the Government of India and Ministry of Commerce and Industry in association with Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). It offered a global platform for increasing trade in services, enhancing strategic cooperation and strengthening multilateral relationships between different stakeholders to interact with and explore new business avenues.
The focus sectors of CII-GES 2016 were – BFSI; Education; Environmental Services; Green Building / Architectural Services; Healthcare; IT & Telecom; Logistics; Media & Entertainment; Next Gen Cities; Professional Services / Legal; Quality / TPM Services; R & D; Retail; Skills Expo; SMEs in Services; Space; Tourism & Hospitality. The event featured more than 700 exhibitors from 60 countries and 18 Indian states and covered over 40,000 square feet area. The event included 3000 B2B meetings who in turn hosted many companies from their regions.
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About Centum Learning: Centum Learning is a leading organization in the global skills development and vocational training landscape. A key partner to the National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) fulfilling India’s national skilling mandate, Centum Learning has skilled more than one million youth across countries. Founded with an objective to enable sustainable transformation through learning and skills development, Centum Learning, today, has a global presence. It has expanded its footprint across India, Nepal and 17 countries in Africa with domain expertise across 21 industry verticals and more than 1350 training and development specialists.
About CII GES: CII GES is a platform to all the participants, delegates, business visitors and other key decision maker from the services industry and other related industry to interact with, and explore new business avenues. The event spotlights on the services sector of the world economy and will serve as a forward-looking impulse for the services industry. A Global platform for increased trade in services, enhance strategic cooperation and strengthen multilateral relationships between all stakeholders. This is an opportunity to understand the potential for services exports and to increase FDI flow in the Sector