The document discusses MIITE, an initiative to train and certify 1 million college students and job seekers annually in IT and soft skills. It is a partnership between EFS, NEF University, SUNY, and the Dr. Appukuttan Foundation. EFS provides over 800 skill training courses online at low cost in areas like business, IT, software, and digital literacy to help individuals and professionals. The courses are designed to help students and professionals gain certifications from companies like Microsoft, SAP, and IBM to improve their career prospects.

1. MIITE
To train and certify annually one million college students/job-seekers/
PROFESSIONALS in IT/Soft Skills
Prof. Harsha Kestur, Director, RIMSR, Education & Financial Services.

2. EFS - Education and Financial Services
 Technology driven, skill enhancement center
 Training at all levels in over 800 skill-sets
 Hands-on exposure through simulations and tutorials
Content Quality learning index
No-cost basis
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EFS, has teamed with NEF University, USA The State University of New
York, USA and Dr. Appukuttan Foundation ( Appuji Scholarships), to
achieve its objective providing Knowledge to all as, “Knowledge Is The
Greatest Wealth”

3. National Education Foundation (NEF)
Dr. Appu Kuttan, founder and chairman of the National Education Foundation
(NEF) the U.S. national non-profit leader in STEM+ (Science, Engineering,
Technology and Math, IT, Business, Management, Soft Skills) education,
announced the APPUJI Scholarship program to meet India’s critical skilling
challenge.
 635 world-class Web-based e-learning courses
 24/7 unlimited access
 IT and Project Management certifications
 Registration fee with NEF providing tuition scholarship
 To get trained in MICROSOFT, SAP, ADOBE, ORACLE, IBM, VMWARE,
CISCO, products and Courses Certification for Rs 2400
register @ www.edufinserve.in

4. National Education Foundation (NEF)
Headquartered in the Washington, DC Metro area. Formed in 1989 after
consultations with national leaders including former President Bill Clinton and
Intel founder Dr. Gordon Moore.
NEF is the U.S. national non-profit leader in bridging the academic and job
skills divides by providing world-class education in STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, Math), English, test prep, digital literacy, IT, business, soft skills
and management to millions of disadvantaged student and adults.
 Offers more than 5500 high quality online courses and mentoring
 Uses state-of-the-art LMS (Learning Management System) and interactive
video platform
 Motto: "High quality education for all."

5. Courses
1. 635 courses consist of Business, Soft Skills, IT,
and Desktop. These courses, offered at a very low
cost, meet the Professional and Personal Training
needs of Teachers, job seekers and others valid
till Jan 2015
2. 180 business soft skills courses and simulations
are divided into the following Solution Areas: 1.
Professional Effectiveness 2. Management and
Leadership 3. Project Effectiveness 4. Business
Strategy and Operations 5. Sales and Customer-
Facing Skills 6. Finance, HR and
Administration...Rs 2400 . Our 180 business skills
courses and simulations are divided into the
following Solution Areas:
1. Professional Effectiveness
2. Management and Leadership
3. Project Effectiveness
4. Business Strategy and Operations
5. Sales and Customer-Facing Skills
6. Finance, HR, SCM and Administration
• Bite-sized ‘How To’ demos for daily problem solving .3-5
minute ‘how to’ video demonstrations
• Covering the most popular tasks and topics needed by
technology end-users and professional
• Concise and targeted with live demonstration for quick
answers to daily challenges - and easy orientation to key
features and functions

6. Courses
3. 500 Desktop Skills courseware titles are for professionals who rely upon
standard desktop applications such as Microsoft Office, Crystal Reports,
Adobe Acrobat and Lotus Notes. Our desktop solutions are ideal for day-to-day
performance support, as well as supporting major corporate software
migrations. In addition, our Desktop Skills Courseware Collection supports
over 12 popular end user certifications including ECDL/ICDL and many
Microsoft MOS certification exams (Rs 2400)
4. 1,200 course offerings are divided into the following Solution Areas: 1.
Software Development 2. Internet and Network Technologies 3. Web Design
4. OS and Server Technologies 5. Enterprise Database Systems 6. Project
Effectiveness The courseware in these Solution Areas address over 100
current technical certifications sought by IT professionals and enterprises
providing technical products and services to their customers, including: 1.
Microsoft 2. ISC(2) 3. Cisco 4. Linux Professional Institute 5. Adobe 6.
CompTIA 7. Oracle ( Rs 2400)
5. The Digital Literacy courseware provides skills training and assessment for a
broad range of computing concepts and techniques, including competency in
computer hardware and software, operating systems, word processing and
spreadsheet functions, networks and the Internet, electronic mail, and an
• Over 1,700
tasks/topics
covered across the
most popular
applications:
• Office 2010
• Office 2013
• Office 365
• Office Online
• Google Docs
• Windows 8
• Graphics &
Design
• Mobile Devices
• Internet & Cloud
Computing
• End-User Security
• …and others!

7. Advantages
 Sea-change in contribution and team
work
 delivered on e-platform from SKILLSOFT
one of the world leaders in eLearning &
skill development
 Acquire advanced IT and soft skills and
knowledge in specialized areas
 Become successful entrepreneurs and
managers
Important links
www.appuji.org
www.edufinserve.in
www.cyberlearning.org
www.rimsr.in

8. Preparing Managers for Success in A Changing World.
Train and Certify one million college students/job-seekers in IT/Soft
Skills