The 10 pathbreaking learning and development solution providers

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Company of the Month

PATHBREAKING Suresh G. Bharwani Chairman & Managing Director

Jetking

LEARNING &

DEVELOPMENT SOLUTION PROVIDERS

Ravi Prakash Founder & CEO

APOLLO INFOWAYS

Modernizing the Traditional Education Process Globally through e-Learning

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oday, the world is changing at a faster pace than ever before. Rapid change in technology, a significant surge in the number of smartphone users, and constantly evolving social media have changed the way people learn new things. Learning and development strategies of companies must change with time to address the emerging challenges. Organizations need to adopt modern tools and techniques that enable the people to learn in a most efficient manner. Adopting traditional strategies such as “one size fit all” will neither help employees nor organizations in overcoming contemporary challenges.

We can see many learning and development trends that will dominate worldwide.

Develop your training strategies around these trends to get maximum return on your investment.

Path Breaking Learning & Development Help in Scaling-up Business

The Learning & Development industry is more challenging today than ever before, especially as many disruptive technologies are emerging. This is precisely why companies need to focus on their L&D programs, constantly evolving them to stay ahead in the competition.

You’ll need to be aware of what is rapidly changing in the L&D environment.

Digital tools are the highest priorities companies looking for. To deliver effective training to their employees, customers, and partners L&D is playing a major role in the market: the workforce is no longer confined to a single space and time – it is constantly moving, and people need to have access to training anywhere, anytime. Many companies are also looking at business intelligence as a key element of their training strategies: therefore data analytics is becoming more important than ever.

Trends don’t pop-up out of nowhere. It is the continuous innovation that brings about new methods that work better than the others. Thus, effective methods go viral and become trends. As an astute professional, you need to keep a close eye on every development in the training and development space and other areas.

Connect the dots and use newer techniques even from outside the learning and development domain to make your strategies unique and innovative. Use these five trends as a starting point to develop a learning & development plan that is modern and best suited for your organization.

Poulami Das

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CONTENTS COVER STORY 08

Apollo Infoways: Modernizing the Traditional Education Process Globally through e-Learning

ARTICLES 22 The New Era

30 Expert’s View Training Trends That Are Here To Stay

42 CXO Standpoint The Revolutionary Role of Technology in the Education of the Future

E-Learning and Digital Initiatives Reviving the Indian Education System

34 Step-Up Educational Videos A Digital Touch to Our Future Education System

INTERVIEW WITH INSIGHTS SUCCESS

Pristine InfoSolutions:

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Pioneering Next Generation Security Services

Schneider Electric India:

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The Global Specialist in Energy Management and Automation

20 Chittlesoft Solutions: A Specialist in Marketing, Sales, and e-Learning Design Solutions

16 Jetking: Empowering Professionals to Think Progressively and Create Smarter Solutions

COMPANY OF THE MONTH

36 SoaringEagles: New-Age, Nimble-Footed Organization Making Businesses Future-Ready

The Importance of Learning and Development is Changing the World

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ontinuous learning and knowledge enhancement have become more important today than ever before.

Upgrading and updating knowledge in many streams have also become more rapid owing to the continuous changes in technology, process and maturity of human science. Organizations today are faced with the challenge of continuously evolving with learning becoming a key anchor to this. Professionals who have been managing the Learning and Development would have witnessed a huge transformation in the learning patterns among employees and would agree with me on the increasing challenge involved in retaining what is learnt and in motivating to improve the cycle of learning among employees.

Through ages, one has seen several learning strategies evolve, and witnessed companies emerging with best practices in learning. We have observed theorists developing new models on effective learning and in very short time spans; we have also seen these new models, best practices and strategies becoming irrelevant and making way for more path breaking initiatives. Creating a learning culture among corporations has never been so challenging as now.

The journey of our magazine begins with Cover Story; Apollo Infoways Pvt. Ltd., as a leading provider of Network Infrastructure Solutions and Education Solutions. They enable organization and academic institutions to improve performance by facilitating ‘knowledge enrichment and skills enhancement.’

We have enlisted; Chittlesoft Solutions as a result-oriented outsourced design services provider that helps leading organizations meet their business goals through in-depth strategy and creative solutions. SoaringEagles Learning is an innovative talent development company. XLPro Training Solutions enables organizations to enhance the knowledge and skill of employees, clients and service providers through specialized E-Learning, Gamified & Blended Learning interventions. Aurelius Corporate Solutions prides itself on being an Industry Insourcing Expert not bound by domains or industrial sectors. Learnnovators is a learning design and development company that creates innovative and effective learning solutions for a worldwide clientele. Prime Meridian Consulting India Private Limited is an end-to-end leadership development and human transformation consulting Services Company providing learning, training and consulting services to corporate bodies and academic institutions. eNEXT is always available at your service to provide you all time access to your distance learning content and E-governance services.

Stylus Solutions is a content writing and e-learning company. Stylus has been providing documentation services to multiple clients at global levels.

In this issue we have Jetking as Company of the Month, which offers highly trained and efficient IT professionals who can take on the real-world IT hardware and networking challenges in a competitive business environment.

We also mentioned an Interview of Rizwan Shaikh, Information Security Researcher, and Cyber Crime Consultant of Pristine InfoSolutions who gave some insightful views highlighting the necessity of cybersecurity in various domains and their solutions which help enterprises across the world to overcome their business challenges.

Similarly, we have also encompassed some insightful CXO “The revolutionary role of technology in the education of the future” by Shrutidhar Paliwal is a Senior Corporate Branding & Communications professional expert of Aptech. “Training Trends That Are Here To Stay” by Prakash Rohera Director & Ashwini Bangera Manager L&D of The Redwood Edge.

So, do flip the pages of our magazine to gain the knowledge about Learning and Development inspirations.

Cover Story

APOLLO INFOWAYS: Modernizing the Traditional Education Process Globally through e-Learning

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corporate and industrial training centers and school,

college and vocational laboratories

Ravi Prakash Founder & CEO

By understanding such consequence, an innovator, Ravi Prakash, Founder, Director and CEO established Apollo Infoways Pvt. Ltd. in 2014 as a promising System Integrator and education solutions provider. They enable academic institutions and corporates to improve performance by facilitating network security solutionn, knowledge enrichment and skills enhancement.

An Ingenious Mind of the Organization Ravi has a vast experience in the area of New Business Development and Key Account Management in Govt. and Corporate sector. Ravi has handled sophisticated software solutions selling, Network Infrastructure, Network Security Solution, Business continuity solution and Next Gen. E-learning Solutions.

He has achieved outstanding success in building and maintaining relationships with key decision-makers, establishing large volume, the high-profit account with excellent levels of retention and loyalty. He is well experienced in Clevel interfacing and conceptualizing scope of busniess for large scale organizations. He is highly networked

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Professional Services Team (PSG) conducts pre-consulting services to support institution vision in pedagogical and technological changes. Apollo Infoways delivers both application and infrastructure level scoping exercises to offer the right technology solution.

They design and recommend solution architecture to support higher demands of concurrency such as High Availability (HA) environment. They maintained few areas where they have been doing custom development such as Themes and UI Branding, Application Development, Building Blocks, and Mobile Apps Development.

customers to improve

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nnovation and technology have been predominant in every sector in India with each undergoing vast change in the past few years.

Technology has made everything much more comfortable and faster, leaving no option for various sectors of the economy but to adapt to change or fear to become obsolete. It is necessary for the education sector to adopt challenging exchanges & to maintain a healthy pace with competitive superiorities.

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with critical contacts in Government sector as well as PSU. Advanced Educational Services that Improve the Quality of Student Learning Apollo Infoways provides end-to-end services for customers seeking to implement technology-enabled learning solutions as per PMI and PRINCE2 industry standards. Their experience has translated into on-time, on-budget implementations for their clients with satisfactory results. They carry a strong reputation in the marketplace for implementing projects in academic and corporate institutions that facilitate productivity and enhance performance. The organization believes that test content and assessment management is core to the success of an organization’s assessment strategy.

Any organization with a recurring test delivery schedule should have more significant control and ownership of the assessment delivery process. Their

The total customer satisfaction is their prime importance along with the support that is aligned as per ITIL industry standards. Their support staff is inspired to outperform, deliver more than expectations and think outside the box. The support services team also provides preventative maintenance, customized support, remote and online support.

Technology Development Introducing Next Generation E-lab Method Last few decades have witnessed an unprecedented revolution in the field of technological applications specifically in the teaching and learning process.

Technology has become an essential component of this process in a way that it does not affect the teacher, student or course materials but it connects all these elements and makes the output of the educational process high quality. In particular, science education was significantly affected by technology regarding the nature of the

laboratories’ work, lab equipment, and media.

Many methods and tools used in the traditional lab are no longer in need of learners for many reasons. There is a necessity to activate and utilize the latest technological techniques to achieve ongoing science teaching/learning process. By using innovations facilitated by the possibilities of information and communication technologies in science education and practices, one can utilize the advantages of supervised interactive learning that simulates real laboratory work.

In E-lab, students get a chance to learn practical methods with the help of various advanced software. In India, Apollo Infoways is one of the first company which introduced Next Generation E-Labs. The company wants to replace tradition method of the lab because the institutions believe that new technics help students get new knowledge about technology.

Laboratory developers are focused on taking advantage of computer applications to create safe/active interactive learning environment that simulates life-like e-laboratory. This lab is “one where the student interacts with an experiment or activity which is intrinsically remote from the student or which has no immediate physical reality.” It can be defined as a tool which consists of interactive computerized software linked with sensitive connector endings called sensors. The components of practical sciences experiments are integrated with computers as a measurement instrument to collect and analyze data.

Accessing, Designing, and Implementing Network Security Solutions Their network security solution views explicitly align security strategies with organizational strategies with an aim to achieve, improve, and sustain the organization’s resiliency. There is a focus on not only critical assets but also the essential business processes of the organization. Additionally, the system of internal controls ensures that these assets and operations remain productive as intended. Their core philosophy is to be a preferred partner in network security journeys. They assess, design, implement and manage end to end, cost-effective and robust security solutions in various areas.

Apollo Infoways also provides Security Consulting Practice to Telecommunication and Fortune 500 companies worldwide. Their security consultants are abundant in industry and security domain experience, with an excellent track record in partnering

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with their clients in their security journeys. They follow three key objectives; increased assurance, enhanced operational efficiency, and reduced costs. The security practice was bestowed with the Frost & Sullivan “Market Leadership Award for Security Consulting in Next Generation Applications and Networks.

Apollo Infoways proffering Network Solutions and Services for the end-toend infrastructure employed in the realization of communication services for end-users. This implies those parts of the support that are actively involved in the communication path – namely, the devices and customer premises equipment, home network components, broadband and optical access networks, the core network infrastructure and associated gateways, application servers, and application hosting platforms, etc. Apollo Infoways enables this communications infrastructure to interact with the external IT systems to achieve Service Management and Business Processes Management solutions for Communication Service Providers (CSPs) and provides for foreign Value Added Service (VAS) Platforms. Their solutions for CSPs define and enhance the end-user experience.

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Strong Focus on “In our initial days we went to many engineering colleges, delivering the Best, and we realized students looking for some designed and cost-effective areadvance tech education system solutions to cater to the that inspired me.

Engineering colleges need needs of our clients advanced labs which helps to give practical works appropriately. We also connect development with rural areas; keeping

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Awards & Achievements Apollo Infoways has been selected by some prestigious awards such One among the ‘Twenty most promising LMS service providers in 2016,’ ‘Ten most valuable Learning & Development solution providers companies of 2017’ and “The 10 Pathbreaking Learning And Development Solution Providers in 2018”.

Future Panorama

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As “learning specialists,” we assist companies, academic institutions, and governments to create an environment that

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this in mind we take the initiative to connect people with digitalization. Not only India but also every country needs advancement in the educational domain because it helps a country’s people educated and futuristic.

fosters a community of continuous learning

Under Ravi’s expert guidance, the company has achieved few significant milestones that majorly include essential client acquisition adding worth to its credibility. The company has been striding actively towards realizing what it envisioned. The core team has worked out several powerful strategies focused on the overall growth of the company.

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We are the nation's fastest growing and most influential organization in the

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Ravi explaining the futuristic plans says, “At present, we are engaged in many diversified projects. One of them is offshore technical training and technical implementation partnership for some of the renowned OEMs. We have been successfully expanding our network tying up with a Spanish company, which works on ‘Technical Education Turn Key Projects (TKP) with public and private institutions using soft financing.’ They work on establishing high-end labs for technical colleges around the world. They also provide soft loan to customers to avoid financial limitations of the customers. Besides, we keep taking initiatives for achieving excellence in our services and delivering the best value to our clients; this lies at the heart of our every strategy.”

Ravi also aims to provide rural areas with Wi-Fi support to help the remote regions progress their life with the help of advanced technology. Striving for the betterment of the organization, he is educating people about digital technologies because only new technologies can upgrade people’s lives drastically. He firmly believes that providing Wi-Fi and internet access to rural areas will help the people develop and progress towards making India digital.

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Company Name

Management

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Apollo Infoways apolloinfoways.in

Ravi Praksh CEO

Apollo Infoways., as a leading provider of Network Infrastructure Solutions and Education Solutions. They enable organization and academic institutions to improve performance by facilitating ‘knowledge enrichment and skills enhancement.

Aurelius Corporate Soultion aurelius.in

Sumit Peer CEO

Aurelius Corporate Solutions prides itself on being an Industry Insourcing Expert not bound by domains or industrial sectors.

Chittlesoft Solutions chittlesoft.com

Vinita Iyer Ram CEO

Chittlesoft Solutions as a result-oriented outsourced design services provider that helps leading organizations meet their business goals through in-depth strategy and creative solutions.

eNext Solutions enext.co.in

Mahesh Wanikar Co-founder

eNEXT is always available at your service to provide you all time access to your distance learning content and E-governance services.

Jetking jetking.com

Suresh G. Bharwani Chairman & MD

Jetking offers highly trained and efďŹ cient IT professionals who can take on the real-world IT hardware and networking challenges in a competitive business environment.

Learnnovators learnnovators.com

Ravi Pratap Singh Co-founder

Learnnovators is a learning design and development company that creates innovative and effective learning solutions for a worldwide clientele.

Prime Meridian pmconsulting.in

Pavan Bakshi CEO

Prime Meridian Consulting is an end-to-end leadership development and human transformation consulting Services Company providing learning, training and consulting services to corporate bodies and academic institutions.

Soaring Eagles Learning soaringeagles.in

Sonali Sinha Founder & CEO

SoaringEagles Learning is an innovative talent development company.

Stylus Solutions stylusolutions.com

Delnaz Edulji Director

Stylus Solutions is a content writing and e-learning company.

Stylus has been providing documentation services to multiple clients at global levels.

XL Pro Training Solutions xlprotraining.com

Shrilekha Kota Director

XL Pro Training Solutions enables organizations to enhance the knowledge and skill of employees, clients and service providers through specialized E-Learning, GamiďŹ ed & Blended Learning interventions.

Suresh G. Bharwani Chairman & MD

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Company of the Month

Jetking Empowering Professionals to Think Progressively and Create Smarter Solutions

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inancial freedom is necessary for each one of us so that we are not dependent on other people to support us for our requirements. Understanding this and with an aim to provide economic independence to 10 million people in India and Overseas, Jetking is committed to creating globally competent IT professionals through their innovative teaching methods, advanced courses, exceptional faculty and thought leadership in IT education.

who are constantly driving growth in the IT sector in India and abroad. With their promise of 100% job guarantee across all the 100 centers across India, Jetking is committed to an improved life for their students, franchisees, recruiters and investors.

An Empowering Leader

Jetking is India’s top digital skills institute with over three decades of expertise in IT and digital education. The company has over 100+ franchises and training centers and has trained and skilled over 700,000 students in the area of IT and digital technologies.

Suresh G. Bharwani, Chairman and Managing Director of JetKing is a visionary in his own rights. He has successfully transformed an old-fashioned brick and mortar company into a dynamic, result oriented and zero debt IT education monolith. He did this by empowering his team and being hands-on with the entire chain of operations.

The organization today is known for its award-winning training methodology. They focus on making technical training fun and engaging by using e-learning, simulations, role-plays and real-life case studies. Jetking’s focus has always been to make students employable by focussing on their English-speaking skills, personality development, and job readiness.

His urge for learning is unstoppable. He has been trained by world-class trainers like Bob Pike, Tom Peters, Ken Blanchard, Edward De Bono and of course Dr. Jaydev of “The Yoga Institute”, Santacruz. While he was training himself, he also endeavored to transfer whatever he received to his employees and peers. Thus, a trainer and mentor was born from a successful entrepreneur.

Founded in 1947 as an electronics manufacturing and training company, Jetking has evolved into a leading IT and IMS training institute. Early on, they recognized the rapidly changing IT landscape in India and have accordingly adapted their teaching methods and courses over the years.

Their training and best practices are benchmarked along international standards. At Jetking, all the endeavors are to create opportunities for their students, employees, and business partners to lead a better life.

Suresh’s Smartlab Plus methodology is a synthesis of such efforts and has been bringing rich dividends to Jetking as well as the 7-lakh students all over the country in the past 30 years. His mantra “Smartrain” makes this process fun, faster and easier and helps the manager become more productive. He has applied this mantra of powering productivity to more than 10 thousand professionals successfully.

Enjoying a leadership position in the IT and IMS training sector, the company has trained more than 600,000 students

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follow way and at the same time, insightful set of training tools. To keep himself serene and calm in this age of quick changes, he regularly practices “Smartyog” which is a confluence of meditation, asanas and equanimity.

Gujarat. They were honoured by the US-based Pike’s Peak award for their training methodology and has also bagged an official entry in the Limca Book of Records for highest job placements by any vocational training institute.

The Journey towards Success

Unique Attributes of Jetking

The Late Shri Gordhandas P. Bharwani and his brothers established Jetking in 1947. They started trading in big Radios, Gramophones & Valve Radios, which were in vogue post-war. After the Partition brought them to Mumbai from Pakistan, Jetking was founded as a portable radio-manufacturing factory in a suburb of India’s commercial capital Mumbai. Jetking pioneered the runaway success Do-ItYourself kits and Pocket Transistors to become India’s leading manufacturer and seller of radios.

Their single-minded focus is to make the student employable and ensure that he or she is placed in the IT and IMS domain. With a 100% Job Guarantee at the helm, their unique learning pedagogy is completely aligned with the industry requirements and is designed to ensure holistic development of the student and this makes them the best choice for every student.

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Our focus is on making technical training fun and engaging by the use of e-learning, simulations, role plays and real-life case studies

Continuing the tradition of 68 years, Jetking is still constantly reinventing and reenergizing themselves to provide Digital India the frontline soldiers through their franchise network of training centres. They have been bestowed with multiple awards and recognitions by esteemed industry bodies and associations such as ASSOCHAM, FICCI and Governments of Maharashtra and

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In 1970s, they tried to venture into TV manufacturing but that didn’t take off. However, it did not deter them.

Taking over the business, Suresh made a jump-start yet again in the field of electronics, as computers became the next big thing.

He pioneered the Computer Hardware and Networking training in India and in 1990, after incorporating Jetking Infotrain Limited, the Company launched its first institute for the training of non-technical students by the name of Jetking School of Electronic Technology. Thereafter, Jetking has become synonymous with computer hardware and networking training with its footprint all over the country and overseas.

Jetking’s unique training methodologies of Hands-on learning through practical studies; life-skills such as Yoga, English speaking and Personality Development training; employability sessions such as mock interviews; and innovative learning techniques such as Mindmap, form the cornerstone of their award-winning training methodology SmartLab Plus and differentiates them from their competitors.

Future Roadmap

At Jetking, they are currently leveraging technology to facilitate Hybrid learning that enables students to learn at home as well as in the classroom. They plan to make deeper inroads with NSDC and to be completely aligned with the Skill India mission. Their aim is to expand to 250 centers over the next 3 to 5 years in order to build capacity to train 100,000 students in a year.

“We are grounded by the foundation and values of our past but are youthful and progressive in our present and will continue in the future,” says Suresh.

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Chittlesoft Solutions: A Specialist in Marketing, Sales, and e-Learning Design Solutions

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he developments and breakthroughs of today’s fastchanging world are impacting the training industry as well. Where Gen X and baby boomers were accustomed to formal classroom sessions, Gen Y with short attention spans, want training to be fun, selfpaced, and available when and where they want it. Whatever the mode of instruction, training must revolve around how to engage learners.

Chittlesoft Solutions has successfully developed and delivered training that is not only learner-centric but tech-savvy and pocket-friendly too.

As a part of their project cycle, they apply a meticulous and detailed approach to comprehend business objectives, conduct the right research, design an effective marketing strategy, and cascade it into a marketing plan.

They also leverage design thinking to deliver excellent user experiences in websites, portals, and applications.

With an innate understanding of learning behavior due to their experience in various collaterals, and a strong design sense, Chittlesoft is effectively able to combine designs that delight, with strategies that work.

A Multifaceted CEO

Chittlesoft Solutions has been following contemporary approaches to design and development right from its inception in 1999. Today, along with e-learning, the company also provides marketing and sales outsource design solutions. Flexi time, diverse, and skilled resources help companies prepare everything from presentations, sales pitches, product demos, minimum viable prototypes, application designs, and specialized user experience consultations. They also help run integrated campaigns across digital, social, and print media.

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Vinita Iyer Ram is the Founder and the current CEO of Chittlesoft Solutions Pvt. Ltd., the Director of Ashra Consultants Pvt. Ltd., and the Chairperson of Perfect Sealing Systems. She was also one of the three founders and former COO of Affinity Express India Pvt. Ltd. (subsequently sold in 2006) which she and her team grew to make the world’s largest Graphics Outsource Facility.

She is a clear-headed visionary and high-energy operations expert. She also takes a special interest in working with

social ventures related to women, entrepreneurship, and job creation.

Recognized as a design operations and training industry expert and pioneer, Vinita remarks on current trends, “Learning paradigms have changed completely. Effective e-Learning content has to provide a holistic overview but still distill to only relevant content, be available in snackable formats, be accessible anytime, anywhere, and be able to cater to the individual user’s learning needs within the context his organization or institute has defined, no matter what the demographic.”

With this vision in mind, they ventured into the e-Learning market a few years ago, to create highly customized, innovative, and creative content.

Out-of-the-Box Solutions The Chittlers have developed a wide range of e-Learning courses for varied industries and clients. These include training for a large cosmetics giant, one of the Big 4 consulting firms, a quality management consultancy, and a reputed technology services company.

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With a strong foundation in design fundamentals, their robust training strategies and delivery outcomes have impressed clients greatly. Applying their prior repertoire of project knowledge and principles to pedagogy, with a creatively-inclined thought process, they are able to execute exceptional out-of-the-box solutions providing exciting angles to common learning material. Users need a fun learning experience, and Chittlesoft delivers precisely that! The end results? Satisfied stakeholders, keen learners, and accomplished training goals within budget.

Today, Chittlesoft offers custom Learning Management Systems, design and development of highly specialized, high quality, SCORM compliant eLearning content, which is delivered in a pay-per-use, pay-per-learner, or outright purchase model. They are well-informed on new evolving paradigms of learning and believe in teaching holistically.

Client Accolades Here are some client excerpts: “I have been working with Chittlesoft for the

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We are midnight oil burners, boundary breakers, and committed partners who aim for the very best results.

past seven years now and have always been extremely happy with the quality and delivery of their service. One of our recent projects was the creation of e-Learning modules for our SOPs like raw material management, safety precautions and waste disposal…The project was challenging on several fronts and I must say that Chittlesoft delivered beyond our expectations on all of them…our standards on content related to SOPs are very stringent; Chittlesoft did a flawless job on making our e-Learning modules accurate, structured and engaging.”

Vinita Iyer Ram CEO

for UI, minimum viable prototype designs, pitches and presentations, reports and more.

With significant investment in technology systems and solutions, Chittlesoft is looking at tapping a high value, creative network of artists, technology experts, and individuals who will provide extremely high value for money and be able to cut any organization’s design costs by 25% upwards, while delivering better quality and delivery. www.chittlesoft.com

Mr. Suresh Lulla, Founder of Qimpro Consultants stated for one of the developed courses, “Problem Solving Pro has turned out to be an effective digital learning tool only because of your creative thinking. Had you not pushed for the ‘comic’ format, we would have lost the impact. Your thoroughness is your strength.”

Future Plans Chittlesoft Solutions aims to become the world leaders in high quality, creative e-Learning content and specialized outsource design services

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Reviving the Indian Education System

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y the turn of century, the Indian educational sector has witnessed a gigantic change and continues to evolve at a steady pace. Since inception, education sector has been given utmost importance; however the growing imbalance of the studentteacher ratio stands to be a major concern in meeting the objective of imparting education to all. Also, traditional education has failed to transform itself in order to be relevant for today’s educational requirements. With the advent of technological innovations, E-learning and digital platforms are playing a crucial role in helping to bring a step change to ensure quality education for everyone.

With the passage of time and increased availability, the changing trends in education sector have created a broader choice for the students. Independent researchers suggest that by the end of 2018, the e-learning sector in India is expected to reach $1.29 billion, which is a staggering growth of seventeen percent. E-learning is a revolutionary concept which assists to deliver impactful courses that are fun and engaging. Incorporating e-learning into education sector have also helped to increase the IT skills of the teaching staffs. As the majority of workplaces have transformed into digital workplaces, e-learning is becoming widely popular platform in delivering education effectively.

The Paradigm Shift Traditional education systems are slowly losing their relevance as both students and educators are embracing what e-learning offers convenience, personalization, and agility. Merging education with technology has opened new gateways in terms of reach, quality, and awareness. The rapid increase of robust internet ecosystem has been an important catalyst for the growth of e-learning platform in the country. Other prominent factors like Government initiatives, multitude of local and global players is assisting e-learning make further inroads. The education sector is witnessing a paradigm shift

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from a one-size-fits-all factory approach, to a much more agile and tailored form of learning. Innovations like e-books, e-content, e-learning technologies have introduced a plethora of developments in the existing teaching methodologies.

Tapping New Horizons As the number of internet users in India soars above five hundred million, India’s potential as a huge e-learning market is enormous. Majority of new users are accessing internet from their smartphones which is an ideal, personalized and commerce-enabled platform for e-learning education. Working as a cohesive unit, platform providers have played the role of content providers and curators of online modules. Emerging business models have further broadened the scope of online education in India. The C2C model provides a platform that connects prospective teachers with students whereas B2B business model offer higher education, where institutes accredit degree or diploma courses to students either through their own platform or by collaborating with third party aggregators.

Emerging Categories in Online Education Although online education sector is witnessing a steady growth, few key categories are dominating the online education sector and are the driving force to enhance e-learning in India. Some of the mentionable categories are: Primary and Secondary Education Adoption of online supplementary courses alongside tuitions and classroom training is on a high note. Evolving consumer behavior is the major reason for this upsurge. Majority of science students are adopting this mode as it helps them for preparing for competitive exams in addition to the school curriculum.

Test Preparation This category has the potential to be the highest growing sector in online education as it can evolve as a genuine substitute or supplement to the existing offline test preparation market. Independent researchers predict that online test preparation market is expected to be an eleven billion USD market by 2021.

Reskilling and Online Certifications The online reskilling and certification market is growing at a steady pace due to the requirement from the professionals in corporate sectors. Continuous evolving technologies and demand from new entrants to the workforce is another prime reason for high demand.

Higher Education Innovative learning technologies like virtual labs provide convenient access and increases acceptance of online education in the higher education sector. MBA and MCA courses are dominating the higher education sector in online domain.

Language and Casual Learning The online language learning space is driven by the demand of learning English and other foreign languages. Language courses have a higher adoption rate as compared to other hobby related courses. The learning market is expected to grow further as industry players come up with newer, differentiated alternatives.

Future Prospective Technology is leading to a revolution as every student is getting exposed to a world-class education system, something which is not available in the traditional system. With computers and digital elements entering the classrooms, students are finding it more exciting and easy to adapt the new environment. Innovative digital tools, applications, tablets, and laptops have transformed learner’s education process and delivery procedures as they are more engaging, entertaining and exploring. Evolution of ed-tech sector has made it possible for education to be accessed from anywhere and anytime. The ratio of online education in the rural sector is on a high trajectory as a result of affordable high-speed internet and direct-to-device-technologies are empowering students to access quality education. Going forward, there would be a convergence of digital and physical worlds, as internet becomes more flexible and accessible to everyone.

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ristine InfoSolutions, the only company in India, providing comprehensive cyber-crime investigation services and solutions to prevent, detect and resolve growing cyber-crime, frauds and security incidents including digital forensics. In an interview with Insights Success, Rizwan Shaikh, Information Security Researcher, and Cyber Crime Consultant gave some insightful views highlighting the necessity of cybersecurity in various domains and their solutions which help enterprises across the world to overcome their business challenges.

Kindly brief us about your organization.

Pristine InfoSolutions is a global IT service and Information Security Company based in Mumbai, India embracing strong competencies in IT Outsourcing Services, Systems Integration, IT Infrastructure Management, IT Security and Audit Services, Cyber Crime Investigations, Cyber Law and the entire spectrum of IT Security training businesses. The organization focusses on delivering smart, next-generation business solutions that help enterprises across the world to overcome their business challenges. Excelled with a unique business model, strong values and philosophy, combined with trained, certiďŹ ed and highly experienced workforce, we have established a reputation for providing top-notch IT and Information Security services to industry leaders. We help organizations reduce risk and enhance competitive advantage by protecting their information assets and providing positive assurance on governance. Pristine has been at the forefront

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f pioneering innovative IT solutions and services, enabling our clients to meet their business objectives. Our IT Outsourcing offerings aim to become the outsourced IT Department of the customer with an experienced team of technocrats thereby, maximizing ROI on IT Infrastructure. Pristine’s System Integration Services include supply, installation, and integration of hardware and software across India with complex IT implementation projects to ensure that all our clients always benefit from the latest cutting-edge technology. We have over 60 employees & 10 branches across India and Abroad.

The organizations aim to create a Safe Cyber Domain for the generation.

Briefly tell us about the CEO/Founder of the company.

Rizwan Shaikh is a prominent Information Security Researcher and Cyber Crime Consultant with more than ten years of experience in the meadow of Ethical Hacking, Information Security, and Cyber Law. He is a wellrecognized name in the Cyber World, and with an experience of more than ten years, he has been conducting Ethical Hacking training and providing Information Security services across the globe. He is widely sought after Speaker on Cyber Security and Cyber Law and has been invited by many corporate Organizations and leading institutions of India including IIT’s and NIT’s for conducting workshops, seminars, boot-camps, and training on Ethical Hacking and Information Security. He has trained more than 30000 individuals in Colleges, Corporates, and Government Departments.

He has trained employees of some of the most prestigious companies like Accenture, Wipro, Capgemini, Trend Micro, TCS, HCL and many others. His area of expertise includes Vulnerability Assessment, Information Security Audits, Penetration Testing, Source Code Reviews, Computer Forensics, Ethical Hacking and Cyber Law. Rizwan started his career journey at the Age of 17. His first accomplishment was finding a Loophole in a reputed SMS Gateway which allowed Spoofing numbers to send SMS (es). He came into limelight at the age of 18, when he protected many Indian websites from getting defaced by Pakistan Cyber Army where he played a significant role in finding out the plan with a pseudo name (using fake identity).

Being a Cyber Security Researcher and Ethical Hacking Expert, Rizwan has revealed numerous critical vulnerabilities, bugs, and loopholes in websites and

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networks of a major corporate organization, institutions, and government portals. He has also resolved many Cyber Crime cases and is also a security advisor for various reputed organizations, banks and e-commerce companies, helping them in designing safe cyber architecture for their web servers and networks. His significant accomplishments include identifying the websites which were involved in Fraudulent Activities like 419 Scam and Spamming among many others. He recently initiated and set up a feedback loop with different Anti-malware organizations to proactively share & report details about the abusive Domain names and different Malware. All his efforts are lauded by members of various underground hacking groups, security researchers, and communities worldwide. His fanaticism for Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security made him expert in the security domain.

What are the current trends in the learning and development sector?

The current generation is a digital world and is trending with the latest evolutions and technologies such as Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The IT industry is drastically changing due to the high demand for harnessing the digital equipment and utilizing the power of Information Technology to take it to a level above.

IT is ever updating. Not only the grasping power of a person matters but how strong is the necessary practical knowledge – sets the pillar. Once a person is well versed with basics, learning advance would become handy.

Please tell us about the inspiration that stimulates you to come up with a learning and development solution provider.

Providing a well-developed curriculum & quality education has always been the aim for Pristine Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd. We have seen that there is no university level ethical hacking course available in India, which covers the significant & most essential topics of cyber security.

Learner’s which are extremely good in Information Technology do not get a platform to upgrade their skills which is the most critical aspect of growing professionally.

Many students find their knowledge by merely just surfing the internet, but somewhere they miss learning the most crucial topics like Cyber Law & the Ethical use of their knowledge, which results in various negative aspects at times. Thus our founder Rizwan Shaikh came up with an idea of setting up a Centre where aspiring experts can come

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Kindly describe your initial journey.

It was a long and tough journey so far. Being a startup, getting clients/students is always a tough task. However, one thing we made sure was never to compromise on the quality of training. There have been incidents where even after providing most excellent or desirable training with the best possible facilities, aspiring students prefer to join the some other institutes, which provides some great old certifications. The students usually do not understand that certification isjust a piece of paper if you do not have proper practical knowledge and often fall prey to Big Brand names trying to sell their certificates with their Marketing Gimmicks.

After the first establishment of our office in Mumbai, we opened a branch office in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The same methodologies were applied like Mumbai to maintain good quality. We were slow at the start but quite steady which resulted in becoming a good brand our self in the domain of Cyber Security training & services.

What kind of challenges has the company faced? How did you overcome it?

facilities. We made all things available in the office including high capacity servers; high-speed multiple internet connections, and more. We never purchased PR or did any paid advertisements till date. We are more concentrated on helping thegovernment/law enforcement department to solve tough cybercrime cases. We conduct multiple awareness seminars and campaigns across all the major Engineering colleges across the country and abroad.

This indirectly brought us a lot of media attention which resulted in us becoming one of the most famous Cyber Security training institutes in India with most exceptional education quality.

The number of people working in Ethical hacking industry or want to enhance their career in this field is very low as compared to the other domains. However, with the increase in digitalization, it has also led to a rise in the Cybercrime.

At the same time, the requirement of Ethical Hackers in the Industry is rising day by day to stop these unethical hackers & their activities. Explaining people along with media that Ethical Hacking is not a bad thing and nation must create and nurture this talent; it was initially a very tough task.

However, with loads of seminars and awareness campaign, we have successfully passed the correct message in the mind of majority people starting with IT corporate employees. We did a lot of media interaction and radio interview to give the word of importance of Cyber security.

Success can never be a one-person show. It has to come with Good Team of hackers and dedicated employees sharing the same vision as of the organization. Our Entire team is responsible for all the success we have received so far. Their dedication and hard work has led us so far, and we hope they would help us achieve more milestones throughout the journey.

How you tackle the competition in your sector?

Kindly brief us about your future panorama?

Hire the best on high payroll. In Pristine the employees hired are one of top & Skilled hackers on the payroll as Trainers and Auditors. This indirectly results in delivering the best quality training for upcoming generation and Organization which hires them to have a safe IT Environment for their offices.

We are planning on building up one of India's high tech forensic lab that would soon be launched in Mumbai. This would help students to get real-time hands-on experience in a live environment. Apart from this, Pristine is planning to have an office in every state’s capital and aims at delivering the training to more than 1 lac students by the end of next year.

Describe the crucial elements which make your company the best and what would you attribute your success?

We also made sure that we are never short of resources and

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nvesting in employees is here to stay. According to Association for Talent Development (ATD) research, organizations have spent $1273 per employee in 2016 alone. This definitely suggests that companies consider investments in employee learning as a big part of the growth strategy. There is a consistent rise in demand to build skills and capabilities for employees. The urgent need for this is a result of the extremely competent, complex competitive business landscape.Employees need to be up skilled at every level today, from entry to leadership.

At every level of the organization, the consumer is connected to the company by the way of various social media platforms. From what an entry level employee says about the culture of the organization to how the top leadership behaves in the outside world, directly impacts the organization. This creates an indispensible need for organizations to have employees who are at the top of their game both in their job and in their interpersonal skills. Over the past 21 years I have seen many changes in the training needs in companies. In the early days most of my training engagements were with the sales teams. I have engaged

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with clients from various industries like banking, telecom, IT, finance, manufacturing, etc for sales trainings.

This trend has been changing in the past few years. Today organizations want create a pool of internal leaders, as a result I have seen a higher demand for leadership workshops being delivered to employees at an entry or junior executive level. At the same time organizations want to invest in their senior leadership and make sure they receive the desired guidance and coaching for optimum output. Looking ahead, I foresee two major trends in the Learning and Development space, namely Executive Coaching and eLearning. These two trends would become the pillars of the training industry in years to come.

First, let’s discuss Executive Coaching. Increasingly organizations are looking to create a sustainable succession pipeline, and executive coaching is an ideal way to achieve this. Executive coaching refers to hiring a coach for an employee who may be in a leadership position or is identified to occupy a leadership role. The goal of executive coaching is for the employee to have personal guide to help

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Prakash Rohera

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Directer The Redwood Edge

Manager L&D The Redwood Edge

About the Authors Prakash Rohera is a highly accomplished and a renowned Interna onal Trainer andSpeaker. He holds to his credit 29 years of rich experience which includes 11 years of extensive work experience with HCL Limited, Ci bank NA, and Bank of America and 18 years into Corporate Training. He has paved his way as one of the top training professionals by suppor ng his trainings with Recent Global Examples and Prac cal takeaways. What began with a desire to train, led to the establishment of “The Redwood Edge – Corporate Training Consultancy” in 1997 He has gained tremendous respect and apprecia on through his various workshops on Leadership, Mo va on, Selling, Team Building, etc.

Prakash holds a Bachelors of Science degree from Hindu College Delhi University, following which he went on to pursue his MBA in Marke ng, from the esteemed Symbiosis Ins tute of Business Management (SIBM).

Ashwini Bangera works as Manager L&D with The Redwood Edge. She is a post graduate in HR and has worked with companies like Abbo India Ltd and Tech Mahindra Business Services in the past. Training and Business Partnering are her forte and when she is not working Ashwini likes to cuddle up with a mythological novel and a strong cup of tea.

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him/her develop key skills and a mindset which will help in surviving the leadership challenges. During this engagement an employee gets insight on their personal strengths, opportunities and areas of improvement. At the same time the employee also gets guidance on how they can leverage these strengths to reach a best possible outcome. I believe the two main pillars for this are the Mindfulness and the Resourcefulness of the Leader. We have created the Redwood Leader Matrix to summarize this concept.

Mindfulness is the inner calm and strength of a person. A person high on mindfulness would be extremely self-aware and think about the future possibilities. Resourcefulness, as the word suggests refers to being able to make optimum utilization of resources to achieve the goals. Agile Visionary is a leader who is high on both, mindfulness and resourcefulness. Such leaders are deep thinkers, are selfaware; at the same time know how to make the best use of available resources. They align the organizational goal with the people activities. So when people in leadership roles opt for a coaching program, they generally would want to move to the Agile Visionary box. Over the past few years, I have been coaching CXOs, COOs and others in leadership roles and I have noticed that coaching is an extremely powerful and personal mode of developmental training. As a tool, coaching is so powerful, that people in leadership roles are keen to personally invest their time and money to find the right coach for themselves. From what I can see, coaching will be a key part of the future Learning & Development handbook. Now let’s discuss eLearning. Owing to the rapid technological advancement, people can now access everything, from news to movies at the click of a button; then why should learning opportunities be any different? In the past decade eLearning in itself has evolved by leaps and bounds. From simple code of conduct trainings in organizations to the advent of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), eLearning has transformed into a discipline of its own. eLearning has given people an option to invest in their own development.

With the likes of Coursera, Udemy and eDx, the ball has now shifted into the hands of the general public. This means that they can choose the skill that they want to upgrade and not have to wait for the organization to make it available to them. This empowerment in the digital age will become the cornerstone in L&D workspace. This is also a huge opportunity for corporate organizations to proactively

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invest in employee engagement via training. Leading organizations like TATA, BCG, Philips, Infosys and Barclays have already tied up with these MOOC platforms to enable employees’ access to these courses. Platforms like Coursera and Udemy don’t just provide learning material; they also provide this from credible sources.

These platforms have partnered with reputed universities, where professors can deliver lectures which are made available to a large audience. Due to the ease of operation and wide variety of courses to choose from, I believe that eLearning would become an integral part of the Learning and Development mainframe in the years to come.

Technology is advancing rapidly in all walks of life.

Artificial Intelligence has today travelled to our phones with Siri and Google Assistant. And soon enough it will make headway into the training world.

Virtual bots have already been integrated into a few LMS portals, guiding people on which courses to choose and how to approach them. So the important question then is, will your next training be conducted by a Robot? Maybe not just yet, but Trainer Bots may be a possibility in a not so distant future! At the center of all of it though, will be the content.

Irrespective of the medium through which it is delivered, the hero of any training delivery is the content. The one thing that stands tall through all the changing trends will be the customization. Trainers and organizations both need to be extremely careful about the connection with the audience. The content should be relevant, on point, easily understandable and highly customized. Carefully designed matter is what makes the training effective and useful for the participants.

As the times change so does the technology with it. As a training professional I believe one needs to keep evolving and getting in touch with newer technologies every few months. But it’s important to not lose the sight of what is important and what is to be conveyed. In the words of Socrates “The Secret of Change is to focus all of your energy not on the fighting the old but on building the new” This is a mantra that any training professional in the current environment should abide by. Fellow trainers let’s look forward to creating lasting impact with the audience.

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t has been always said that the learning is the only way to get to know the world around us and constitute us to be well aware and well knowledged about the multidimensional propositions of it. The process of learning starts at a very tender age and we always thought there has to be the most effective way to make the learning process simple and potent, and there comes the importance of digital media! Digital media is making its way through almost every sector of our lives and education too, is not far from its reach as this is the most constructive and fastest growing sector. Educational Videos are too perfect to get its way for spreading knowledge among the kids, but the best part is that, it is not strictly confined to this section only.

Improvise Education System The growth and strategies of education have changed with the time. The learning process has recently taken diverse turns. Presently, we are at the mid of the digital era and as a matter of fact, our way of teaching and learning has taken a different dimension. The first change came with designing books with pictures and then it became more colourful to make it more relatable to the kids. Now, with the advancement of digitalization, we have taken a step forward towards digital learning and educational videos and 34

animated videos, which are getting significant importance and immense success among the kids.

The Benefits of Educational Videos We all know the concept of educational videos. But now comes the query, how it can be beneficial to the users, as they are mostly kids! Let us delve into the detail: Educational videos have a great potentiality to be the best medium for learning, as they can create a visual impact, and sensory impact is the most powerful medium for learning and most trustworthy too.

Educational videos grab the attention of the kids like no other mediums. This becomes the smoothest way to help them learn. Mostly kids are inattentive to boring methods like explaining or teaching or preaching. But with something in motion in front of them, it at once catches the attention of them.

It is a more effective way to remember things. Yes, it is a fact that once you see something that remains in your heart for a long time, rather than mugging something without understanding or even realizing. Such videos can help in pictorial stimulation among the kids.

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Educational videos save a lot of time and do not force the kids to spend hours seating impatiently. Or on the contrary, help the kids learn a lot in apparently lesser time.

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The one big favour educational videos have done for the kids, is to relieve the poor souls from the black and white world of the classroom teaching.

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We all agree that there are a lot of things to learn apart from the syllabus and such videos create the opportunity to learn extra curriculum activities with ease.

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It is a cost-effective learning. This is one of the major facts that can create a great future for digital learning in a country like India. In interiors, where the schooling system is too feeble, educational videos can create the option of higher studies or to avail multiple courses.

Is it only a Medium for the Kids and Children?

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can never have that minimal reinforcement in the field of education. This can be a great way to spread the knowledge among the old ones also. Even in rural areas, where you cannot come up with a structural educational system like schools and other institutions, to provide adequate knowledge to the poor farmers or fishers about the latest technologies in their respective fields, educational videos can do the trick. It can be a great encouragement in women literacy too, in villages and interiors. Educational videos help students from all over the world to get the degrees from prestigious institutions nowadays, making the doors wide open for global education. Thus we can say at once that the digital education and the use of educational videos have their wide-stretched arms to embrace all!

The digital enhancement is everywhere. It has become part and parcel of our lives and education being the most formidable sector, cannot be devoid of its touch. India is growing rapidly digitally, making us curious how many more ways it can touch the lives of a country like India.

Aspiring on the current scenarios, we are awaiting the glorious day when every kid of our nation will be digitally educated.

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SoaringEagles: New-Age, Nimble-Footed Organization Making Businesses Future-Ready

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lobal connectivity, smart machines, an unprecedented torrent of data and processing capabilities and new media are some of the key drivers reshaping how we work and the skills we need to be successful in the 21st century.

As smart machines replace humans in some tasks and augment them in others, organizations will have to rethink the traditional career paths and prepare their employees for a highly volatile and complex business environment. Consequently, Learning & Development needs to evolve to move in tandem with our changing world.

This is why SoaringEagles Learning Pvt. Ltd., an innovative talent development company, focusses on building these 21st century skills which make employees future-ready and energizes them to deliver accelerated growth. SoaringEagles also works with individuals to help them be more successful by equipping them with these 21st century skills and making them purpose-driven and confident.

SoaringEagles has developed a unique and result-oriented approach to delivering desired behaviour change.

Their approach is premised on cognitive behaviour techniques, motivational counselling and experiential learning. The effectiveness of their programmes is evidenced by

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the quantifiable results SoaringEagles provides through pre- and postprogramme assessments and behavioural surveys. Participant feedback is also a testimony to the transformative nature of the programmes conducted by SoaringEagles.

A Social Entrepreneur A seasoned facilitator and speaker, Sonali Sinha, the Founder & CEO of SoaringEagles, has over 22 years of experience in entrepreneurship, investment banking, and the social sector. She combines her deep interest in psychology with her extensive and diverse experience to deliver highly effective programmes. She is also a business coach offering highly effective coaching to startup founders and CXO level executives.

Academically she has a stellar record having done her Economics (Hons) from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur. Right after her MBA, Sonali jumped into investment banking as an equity research analyst with SBI Capital Markets (SBICAP). Then from research, she moved into the M&A and Advisory vertical at SBICAP and worked on some marquee transactions and even contributed to policy-making.

From SBICAP, she moved to Ernst & Young in the transaction advisory

services vertical. This gave her an opportunity to work with many multinational clients and lead many transactions which included fundraising, acquisitions, joint ventures and India market entry assistance.

After 16 years in investment banking Sonali felt the need to give back to the society and so she joined an NGO which she led for three years as a CEO before starting out on her own with SoaringEagles. This platform gives her an opportunity to combine her strong interest in psychology and research with her innate ability to design programmes that help people achieve desirable results - thus impacting lives positively.

Sonali has been an Independent Director on the Board of STCI Primary Dealer Limited for several years. Her articles on learning & development and entrepreneurship have been published in prestigious publications like Entrepreneur, India Today, Your Story, Huffington Post, SME World, Education Insider, etc. In 2016, Sonali was awarded the Women Leadership Achievement Award at the World Women Leadership Congress & Awards for her contributions to Learning and Development.

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SoaringEagles has worked with leading companies such as SBI, Essel Propack, TATA Trusts, Accenture Operations, Aditya Birla Group, JSW Steel, Intuit, Keller India, Visible Alpha and so on.

Participants for the career advancement training for individuals come from leading companies like HSBC, Citibank, PwC, Reserve Bank of India, Trident Hotel, TCS, Max Bupa, Maersk, Borosil, HDFC Mutual, Infosys, ICICI Prudential, Capgemini and so on.

The high impact corporate training programmes offered by SoaringEagles includes Building a High-Performance Leadership Team, Enhancing Emotional Intelligence at Work, Building Collaborative Teams, First Time Manager Training, Persuasive Communication Skills, Strategic Thinking, Delivering Superior Customer Value, Strategic Planning & Organization Culture, etc.

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The concept, the course structure and delivery are impeccable and captivating. I discovered myself, to say the least. Anyone doing this program would feel energized and get ready to soar like an eagle

programmes such as ‘Advanced Personal Leadership Programme, ‘Lakshya Career Advancement Programme’ and ‘Advanced Public Speaking and Presentation Skills’ which empower working professionals to move up the corporate ladder.

SoaringEagles has also made a strong foray into diversity by conducting several sessions for leading companies like Accenture and Intuit for bringing back talented women to work after a break. Such sessions have received tremendous feedback and many participants have managed to get a good break with leading companies.

Tackling Challenges with Decisive Strategies As a bootstrapped startup, the biggest challenge SoaringEagles has faced has been to acquire individual customers on a very small marketing budget.

However, the operations of the company have grown on the strength of the quality of the programmes offered and the value delivered to the participants. At present, SoaringEagles is recognized as one of the Top 25 Most Promising Learning & Development Consultants in 2017 by Consultants Review Magazine.

What differentiates SoaringEagles from its competition is their strong learner-centric approach based on

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cognitive behaviour techniques and motivational counselling. The programmes arouse an intrinsic motivation to learn so that the participants are able to absorb more from the programmes and become lifelong learners. Unlike most other training organizations who depend on a panel of freelance trainers for meeting their delivery requirements, SoaringEagles works only with fulltime in-house learning facilitators.

Their training content is developed inhouse through in-depth research in positive psychology, cognitive behaviour techniques, motivational interviewing, and the science of learning which enables them to provide world-class training, consistently.

Future Ahead Today, SoaringEagles is emerging as one of the most innovative content development and learning & development consultants in India.

Sonali states while discussing the future of the organization, “We are developing engaging eLearning content and clubbing it with virtual live instructor-led sessions, thus reaching out to a larger, geographically diverse audience. We see technology playing a very important part in helping us reach out to larger audiences and providing a personalized learning experience.”

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chneider Electric develops connected technologies and solutions to manage energy and process in ways that are safe, reliable, efficient and sustainable. The Group invests in R&D in order to sustain innovation and differentiation, with a strong commitment to sustainable development.

In an exclusive chat with Mr. Anil Chaudhry, India’s current Country President and Managing Director of Schneider Electric India, we discuss about the current initiatives and the future endeavors at Schneider Electric India. This Interview is sure to give you a whole new perspective and insight into one of the most decorated Energy Providers in the world.

Elaborate on Schneider Electric India Private Limited and the services provided by you.

At Schneider Electric (SE) our goal is to ensure’Life Is On’for everyone, everywhere, at every moment. We do so by delivering connected energy and efficiency solutions in more than 100 countries. In India, we offer our services and solutions through Schneider Electric India Pvt. Ltd. (SEI).

We innovate to promote sustainable development. More than 20 million people have benefited from the Company’s Access-to-Energy offers via our diverse products and services in Energy and Automation.

The Company’s mission is to serve customers by developing innovative products and solutions that help simplify the lives of users. We harness the power and

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promise of the Internet of Things (IoT) to reshape cities, improve industries, and enrich lives. Schneider Electric technologies transform the places where people live, work, and play. To Schneider Electric, ‘Life Is On’ when it is energised, efficient, and connected. By driving energy efficiency across the markets, SE helps in solving the energy paradox: curbing global energy demand while simultaneously closing the energy gap throughout rural communities.

Brief us about the CEO/Founder of Schneider Electric India Private Limited.

Schneider Electric, was founded in 1836 by Eugène Schneider. Schneider Electric’s present CEO and Chairman & CEO is Jean-Pascal Tricoire.

Schneider Electric India does not have any founder since it is the Indian arm of Schneider Electric, France. Anil Chaudhry is Schneider Electric India’s current Country President and Managing Director.

What benefits are your clients receiving from the company in the competitive world of Industry?

As one of the leading global specialists in energy management and automation, we support our clients via a diverse range of products and services, promoting innovative solutions that help drive sustainable development in India and worldwide. Schneider Electric has multiple products that are bringing together energy, automation, and software, thereby imparting an edge to

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clients in today’s ultra-competitive industry scenario. The EcoStruxure offering our IOT enable offering leverages cutting edge technology to address industry challenges across energy, industry, buildings and datacenters.

Besides, Schneider Electric’s innovations revolve around the core values of safety, reliability, efficiency, sustainability, and connectivity. These factors can provide a winning advantage for customers.

What kind of industrial as well as regulatory level challenges do you face today?

India is well on the way of making it easy to be an innovative business in India given policy directions like GST which makes taxes uniform and recent policies which allow for standards and easier access to energy across the board.

What kind of ‘out-of-the-box’ strategies is Schneider Electric India providing for differing from the competitors? Ÿ

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System View: Our products are always part of a modular system: electrical, mechanical, digital. The sum of the parts always works better together from a customer application perspective.

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Simple & Easy: Simplicity and ergonomic design are mandatory in all our offers that are intuitive and easy to design, commission, install, operate, and service.

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How do you see the current state of industries?

The meteoric rise of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics, among other trends, has increased the competitiveness of most companies and domains. This will drive greater disruptions in various industries. While this may be good for customers, who will benefit from the additional choices and offers, it will exert pressure on bottom-lines and trigger more consolidation among companies.

Where is your company going? What excites you more about the future?

As countries increase efforts in lowering carbon footprints and meeting SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), companies would be forced to follow suit. Additionally, the rise of Smart Manufacturing and AI denote an energy management and automation major such as SE is set to attract more attention and business globally. Also, digital transformation is a key area of focus for us. Schneider Electric has developed innovative technology such as EcoStruxure which involves innovation at every level including-IT, buildings, grid, power, machines etc. It is an interoperable and open platform which is IoT enabled which improves operational profitability in a measurable, safe and sustainable way.

Already, Schneider Electric’s positive impact has been honoured externally by global recognitions. We are proud to be among the top 25 companies in Fortune magazine’s Change the World ranking; an Industry leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index; and be of the CDP Climate A list for the sixth consecutive year, to name a few.

Clearly, our Company is heading in the right direction. With the NDA Government’s plan for building 100 Smart Cities and in meeting its climate change SDGs by 2030, we believe Schneider Electric is poised on the cusp of an exciting future where business opportunities would abound in varied geographies.

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echnology has brought deep changes in many industries and with the advent of modern media and a well-connected society, the education industry enables knowledge transfer from any part of the world. Unparalleled quality content and methods of delivery are available and various private and public colleges and institutes have welcomed the changes with open arms and established newer disciplines to bring out excellence in education.

Today, we know that the evolution of digital education is nothing short of a revolution. From chalk-and-talk lessons and assisted learning methods to advanced educational tools, digital education continues to be the new wave of learning. A recent report stated that over 5.8 million students enrolled for online courses in 2016, which is a 263% increase over the last 12 years.

The proliferation of digital tools, including apps, tablets and laptops, has transformed learners’ communication, engagement, opportunity for collaboration and feedback, as also delivery procedures. This is owing to the fact that the online space is not just

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one of the most cost-effective ways to educate, but is also an appropriate platform to present a world-class learning experience to the everexpanding workforce.

Many schools and colleges cope with tight budgets and limited funds since the delivery of quality education comes with a price. Instead of compromising with learning standards, a better way to manage/realign college affordability issues is by using technology for cost-cutting. One persistent challenge for educational policymakers and planners related to the potential use of informational and communication technologies (ICTs) in remote, low income communities around the world is that most products, services, usage models, expertise, and research related to ICT use in education come from high-income contexts and environments.

Technology has become a key to success for different sectors.

Importance of education is not hidden anywhere as it is the necessity in today’s world. There are various campaigns that have been initiated in

the name of education. The government is also taking radical steps to come up with policies that will help boost the online education market.

Faster implementation, improved quality of digital infrastructure and inexpensive broadband services across the country will help facilitate the use of innovative educational tools.

Let’s put some light on these factors that how education is have more affordable and available for people.

Easy Access Due to technology, education has become accessible in various villages, towns and cities. There are various modes such as internet that helps in improving the academic outcomes.

Numerous websites are associated with schools, colleges and institutions that are somewhere helping students who are getting educated online.

Cost effectiveness Getting enrolled with premium schools and colleges are sometimes not affordable for each and everyone.

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Shrutidhar Paliwal Vice President and Head Corporate Communication Aptech Ltd, India

CXO Standpoint

About the Author Shrutidhar Paliwal is a Senior Corporate Branding & Communications professional expert. He is having vast 20 years of experience. His specialized areas are Developing Communication strategies (both internal & external) in large organizations. He is responsible for creating a strategic vision and thought leadership for the brand, management & development of all communication plans globally. Moreover, he is helping the marketing & retail sales teams on implementing strategies to reach out to students/parents & prospective business partners.

Internet access and online presence of education is available for different people at affordable prices. Companies provide online education certificates to students for attending virtual lectures from experienced professionals. The requirement of classrooms and space which incur high costs is kept to the most minimum.

More Opportunities As people are getting more opportunities through online business, education plays a vital role in building their career. Access through mobiles, laptops make very convenient for all of us to reach education and to get enrolled with different types of courses that are not easily available in the market.

Skill Training Even online world has enough and more opportunities for adults as re-skilling opportunities are enough.

Teaching tech skills, learning new skills and improving job skills are some courses that make people more efficient. By developing education courses, companies are ensuring that

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every student is deserve education for improvement in nation’s growth.

Automation – Technology can be used to automate administrative/ process related role. Humans need this to add value to the learning process. Though there are various places that technology cannot replace. Some of these are the human touch, warmth, and empathy.

Better Content Delivery – The traditional way of content delivery and learning, i.e. through paper and printing can be done away with. Cloud services can help in storage, better communication, and enhanced productivity. The printing charges for textbooks incurred can be saved with the use of cloud storage. Delivery of content digitally means no need to re-print the content to update it. This means content made once can be used and upgraded without any hassle and added cost.

Restructuring the classroom- Ed-tech is changing the way teachers teach and students learn. In place of the traditional brick-and-mortar classroom, we have witnessed the rise of “flipped

classrooms” leveraging blended online and offline instructions, where students watch video lectures at home and do their “homework” in class.

Skills training- Ed-tech solutions also provide education to adults who want to improve their job skills, learn new skills or receive higher education at a lower cost. For instance, many online portals offer affordable higher education options. Companies provide massive open online courses that focus on teaching tech skills needed by the top employers in the Silicon Valley.

The whole revolution of online education was devised to create resources just once and be used multiple times for the generations to come, thus saving resources and efforts while still being personalized. Most of the impediments to learning can be cleared off with the use of technology.

Digital innovations in a classroom not only perfect the process but also help in the judicious use of resources. This can help equip a larger numbers of school students with the job-related know-how and skills.

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