Modern Institute of Engineering & Technology signs MOU with Aspire and Cambridge ESOL

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Chandigarh, Tuesday 27th May, 2011: Modern Institute of Engineering & Technology announced that it has signed an MOU with Aspire and Cambridge ESOL to prepare its Engineering and MBA students through India?s leading training company, Aspire, with a vision to excel and create global employability opportunity for every student of its college.

As per the agreement, Aspire, which works extensively in the field of employability training, will train over 600 students to make them more employable through a series of well-structured modules with Aspire?s market-winning, training product- ProHireTM Classic v3.0.

Cambridge ESOL will assess all the students at the end of this program and provide them with international certification. The second/third year Engineering students and first-year MBA students will receive 4 semesters ProHireTM Classic employability enhancement training to develop their confidence, competitiveness and a strong foundation for a successful career. All final year students will receive ProHireTM Express v1.0 Training.

Modern Institute of Engineering & Technology (MIET), a successfully run Institution by Maa Saraswati Educational & Social Welfare Trust will embed Aspire?s ProHire into its curriculum. MIET has been operational since 2008 and is affiliated to Kurukshetra University, conferred ?A? Grade by NAAC.

MIET Students will sit for BULATS assessment at the end of ProHire Training. BULATS is the premier Global Business Language Test from Cambridge ESOL (University of Cambridge). MIET will be recognized as Cambridge ESOL Exam Preparation Centre under this MOU since Aspire is an authorized BULATS agent in India for University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations.

Mr. Amit Bhatia, Founder & CEO Aspire said, "It gives me immense pleasure in announcing the MOU with Modern Institute of Engineering & Technology (MIET). We are delighted to see MIET?s commitment to Employability Education and excited about the partnership. We are confident that ProHireTM, India's leading employability training product along with Cambridge ESOL certification, will help MIET become a leading institution in Punjab & Haryana."

Mr Lalit Jindal, Vice Chairman MIET said, "It is a great opportunity to have a kind of collaboration with Aspire and Cambridge. This will not only help the young minds to compete with their counterparts but shall also give our students an understanding of where they stand with respect to the global scenario.

Welcoming the partnership, Mrs. Sarita Manuja, Managing Director, Modern Institute of Engineering & Technology, says, "Aspire is a name to reckon with in employability education and we are delighted to bringing India's leading professional training to our students. This MOU will be effective for two years initially. MIET is responding to Indian employers and ensuring that our students are industry-ready through the program and second to none amongst Engineering Colleges."

Mr. Arunachalam, South Asia Head, Cambridge ESOL said "We are happy to be associated with Aspire and Modern Institute in this important initiative. Cambridge has been constantly supporting several skill development and capacity building projects across South Asia for years. We are glad to be part of pioneering initiative for this region."

Aspire has under its gamut a range of innovative employability training products that provide skills and techniques to help students in improving their Aptitude, Communication Skills, Industry Knowledge, Job Skills, Personality Development, Conversation Ability, Fluency, Comprehension, Speech Clarity and Attitudinal Skills.

About MIET

Maa Saraswati Educational & Social Welfare Trust, (Regd.) is successfully running the Modern Institute of Engineering & Technology situated at Mohri, 12 kms from Ambala Cantt. The Institute is operational since 2008. It is affiliated to Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra, conferred ?A? Grade by NAAC. MIET is established with a definite agenda and single minded devotion to be a provider of quality engineering education. Emphasis at MIET is firmly on grooming strong core faculty base by inducting well qualified young and bright faculty who have a missionary zeal for teaching and are committed to the cause of shaping careers. Guided and graded classroom instruction, interactive tutorial session, hands-on laboratory experience and interaction with successful entrepreneurs & visiting faculty are planned to help the students in developing self-confidence, clarity of thought and over all personality.

About Aspire

AspireTM is an industry-promoted social enterprise offering Embedded Education for schools, colleges and universities to Enhance Employability and Life Skills. All Aspire products have Global Certifications: ProHireTM and EnglishProTM with University of Cambridge (ESOL Examinations); ITProTM and RoboticProTM with iCarnegie (subsidiary of Carnegie Mellon University); and, MBAProTM with Harvard Business Publishing (subsidiary of Harvard Business School). Our products are enabled by an Employability Education Management System (EEMSTM) which includes online learning management, elearning and assessments (e.g., NESTTM). Declared \"Education Czar\" by Mint (2008), adjudged finalist of the John P. McNulty prize (2010), and profiled as ?Who?s Next? by Fast Company (USA, 2011), Aspire enables Educators, Employers and Employees to Grow More.

About Cambridge ESOL

Cambridge ESOL is a not-for-profit department of the University of Cambridge. It is part of the Cambridge Assessment group, Europe?s largest assessment agency. Cambridge Assessment was established in 1858 as the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2008. Cambridge Assessment is the trading name of UCLES. It provides exams and tests covering a huge range of subjects and levels. More than eight million are taken every year, in over 150 countries. All are respected for their quality, fairness and positive educational impact. They are backed by high levels of support for teachers and a world-class program of research and development.