India Education & Career

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGS I.P. University) and The NIS Academy, today, signed a MoU, to launch a three-month Certificate Course in Retail. The MoU was signed by Prof. R.K. Mittal, Dean, GGS I.P University and Mr.Manoj Chawla, Senior Vice President and Head Employability Solutions Group, NIS Sparta in the presence of Prof. K.K Aggwaral, Vice Chancellor of the GGS I.P University

The Certificate Course in Retail is targeted at the graduates and the working professionals, eager to make a mark in the booming Retail industry. The plan to launch the first batch by 26 July 2008 was also announced, on the occasion.

The 3 month short term, Certificate course in retail, will be offered as a weekend course, to train students in the area of Retail Selling Skills, Customer Service, Soft Skills, Basics of Retailing and Retail Store SOPs (Standard Operational Procedures). The initiative is expected to ensure a steady supply of the ‘Floor Ready’ manpower for the Retail industry to help bridge the manpower demand and supply gap that exists today. This will also enable the retail organisations to attract efficient, effective and productive human talent, leading to savings on training costs.