Next Education wins prestigious K-12 award

Hyderabad:  Next education Pvt Ltd, one of the leading E-learning Technology companies in India, has won the prestigious K-12 (Public Choice) award in the category 'Interactive Solution Provider' at the eIndia conference 2012.

With participants competing for the award from across India, Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe & North America, Next Education bagged the prestigious award for its innovative product, MathsLab.

Veena Raizada , the Director of Academics was felicitated by Ponnala Lakshmaiah, Minister for IT & Communications, Government of Andhra Pradesh and Sanjay Jaju, Secretary- IT, Government of Andhra Pradesh at the conference.

MathsLab is an innovative hands-on learning solution designed to explain complex mathematical concepts by using simulated explanations & Audio-visual explanations. The solution develops higher order thinking skills in children by stimulating their minds and also generates interest in mathematical and geometrical concepts

eIndia is India's largest event on Information and Communication Technologies, organised annually by elets Technomedia & Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies. The event is co-organised by Department of IT, Government of India and is held in close collaboration with several ministries of Government of India.

It is a unique platform for knowledge sharing in different domains of ICT for development and facilitates multi-stakeholder partnerships and networking among governments, industry, academia and civil society organisations of different countries, including the host country- India.

The nominated projects were judged on the basis of Innovation, Scalability, Ability to overcome challenges, Achievements & Impact Potential. The Award selection was a dual process of evaluation by a panel of Jury & public voting system.

Commenting on the occasion,  Beas Dev Ralhan, the CEO of the Next Education said, "We are immensely elated to receive this prestigious recognition. The major area of focus of Next Education has always been content and we've spent huge amount of time & effort in developing & improvising our content to meet the ever changing demands of the dynamic E-Learning industry. This award gives us a fillip to keep striving to provide the best content & services."

Laurus Edutech to train under privileged women in beauty and hair-care

Chennai-based Laurus Edutech, one of the premier skills development company, has in partnership with Godrej Consumer Products Ltd., one of the India's largest conglomerates, launched certificate course to impart technical training for the under privileged women in Chennai in the vocation of beauty, hair care and mehandi (henna) application.

The training programme, aimed at product training, corporate grooming and etiquettes to train both amateurs and qualified professionals, costs Rs. 2000 and is open to candidates above 14 years of age.
School dropouts and anybody interested can join the 200-hour course offered as full time or part time programme. The full time programme is conducted every Monday to Saturday from 10 AM to 6 PM. The part time programme is of 4 hours daily (Monday to Saturday in flexible batches from 10 AM to 2 PM or 3 PM to 7 PM). The course will be offered by the beauty centers set up at Sriperumbudur and Vyasarpadi and cover a wide range of holistic beauty treatments and related trainings from Personal and Salon Hygiene to Spa treatments.

The programme package is to include career guidance workshop, entrepreneur development workshop, placements of students in nearby industry, establishing alumina association of the old students, lectures of successful entrepreneurs, industry & market visit of students, soft skill lectures and et al.

At the end of the program, trainees will be awarded a joint certificate of Laurus and Godrej for beauty and hair care along with the beauty KIT worth the fee of the course (i.e., Rs. 2000/-). The certificate will be issued following a practical test. Placements will be provided within two to three weeks from the completion of the course, depending upon the performance of the students.

The training imparted by Laurus Edutech is part of Godrej Group's 'Good and Green' employability initiative to train 1 million rural and urban youth in skilled employment and under the unique program - 'Godrej Saloni'.
“Laurus Edutech Life Skills Private Limited's 'Skill India' is intended to be the largest repository of skilled resources and connects with the industry for better placement. We wish to expand our reach nationwide to develop skilled and polished work force in the nation especially the urban poor. We are extremely happy of such an association with Godrej to provide quality assured technical training to the informal sector. Creating quality employment opportunities for women is the basic aim of this project. 

This course would not only provide income generating techniques to aspiring individuals but also fuel the ambitions of budding women entrepreneurs. It is immensely satisfying that our projects are socially committed and prove advantageous to the common man." said Srinivas Rao Cheedella, Managing Director of Laurus Edutech.

Sumit Mitra, Executive Vice President (Corporate HR), Godrej Group, said, "Godrej Saloni is part of our corporate social responsibility initiative and has made a successful beginning in creating employability in India. We expect that the skills imparted by our trainers will enable women to generate regular income. As we advance further ahead towards the project we will see more women acquiring these skill sets. Our association with Laurus Edutech will help in this regard."

TES India launches exclusive portal for teachers and schools

New Delhi: TSL Education, publishers of the world renowned TES Magazine and host to the world's largest network of teachers, has launched TES India  (http://www.tesindia.com/) exclusively for Indian teachers and schools.

The website, which is completely free to join and use, has been designed by teachers for teachers. It is home to more than 5, 00, 000 resources and lesson plans which have been mapped to the Indian K-12 education system by grade and by subject. Besides resources for Kindergarten, Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary, TES India also offers learning materials for Whole School and Special Needs such as cognitive impairment and dyslexia, TES India  said in a statement.

In addition to these education resources, TES India also includes an educational jobs portal featuring opportunities in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Pune and other locations across India.

TES India is modelled on the hugely successful global site, TES Connect, the world’s largest network of teachers and home to more than 2.3 million teachers from 197 countries. Every week, teachers download more than 3 million resources from the site – that’s almost five downloads every second.

To celebrate the launch of TES India, the first 100,000 teachers to register will be entered into a draw to win 1 million rupees for themselves and 1 million rupees for their school. There are a further five runners-up prizes of Rs.20, 000 each.

Tom Andrews, General Manager of TES India said, "India has a tradition of striving for the very best standards in both education and teaching and we are very excited to be involved in that. We share that desire to improve education, world-wide, and with more than 100 years of heritage we hope our free site will help to assist and inspire all 7 million teachers in India. Besides becoming a millionaire themselves, teachers can also help their school win a million rupees which could help improve their infrastructure, for example, redeveloping the library or even building an ICT suite."