Cambridge University Press India takes the lead in enabling English as a Life Skill; enters into an MOU with Vidyanta Skills Institute

Vidyanta Skills Institute is engaged in providing hands-on technical and clinical soft skills training for healthcare and non-healthcare professionals.  It is on the threshold of expanding to other areas of skill development in keeping with the vision of 21st century India.

As a part of the MOU, Cambridge University Press and Vidyanta Skills will together develop content for nursing training syllabus; provide skills training in State Government Secondary schools; working towards moving the IELTS band of nurses to 7.0 from 6.5. In addition to these, both Cambridge University Press and Vidyanta Skills will help train the trainers to match international standards.

Vidyanta Skills and Cambridge University Press will co-develop content to up-skill nursing trainees in language and professional skills, offering post-research input on nursing curriculum context and delivery. The two organisations would also be co-marketing learning material to nursing schools and colleges across India.

For skills training in State Government Secondary Schools, content for ‘Train the Trainer’ would be co-developed by Cambridge University Press and Vidyanta Skills to up-skill 9th grade to 12th grade teachers in acquiring and teaching ‘soft skills’ along with short courses or workshops for students of the same grades.  Student level content would also be co-developed for continued Language learning.

Cambridge University Press would additionally be sharing sample teacher and student books to help Vidyanta Skills students improve in IELTS writing module. The Teacher Knowledge Test (TKT) would also be taken by Vidyanta trainers to match international standards.

Speaking on the partnership, Ratnesh Kumar Jha, Managing Director, Cambridge University Press, South Asia, said “English is the language of the world, hence the quality of English that we use needs to be of global-best standards.  We aim to develop English as a life skill which would help the youth from diverse sectors prepare to get job-ready not just for India but globally as well. In our continued endeavour to promote English, we are delighted to partner with Vidyanta and co-develop quality content with focus on English as an integral part of skill development.”

Jonathan Lance, Co-CEO of Vidyanta Skills Institute Pvt. Ltd. says, “We are excited to be in partnership with the world’s leading provider of English.  Our commitment to excellence in training delivery and a desire to enable people achieve their dreams form the foundation for our association with Cambridge.  As the co-content developer and training partner, we look forward to carrying this out by initiating a major shift from teaching English to training it as a life skill in order to make people employable in India and overseas.”