U21 Global launches second batch of Hybrid Certificate Program in Project Management for IOCL executives

The Hybrid Certificate Program in Project Management of U21 Global is a 15-week online program committed to provide the companys employees with quality higher education as well as other benefits of online programs. It has been customized to suit specific needs of executives. The batch was launched by Mr V C Agarwal, director, HR, Indian Oil, and Managing Director, IBP Co. Ltd, in the presence of Mr B N Bankapur, director, Refineries, Indian Oil, Dr Mukesh Aghi, CEO, U21 Global and Mr Girish Rangan, Country Manager-India, U21 Global.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Mukesh Aghi said, Our unique online pedagogy will help corporate executives to develop competencies required for international business practices in the area of project management.

Commenting on the unique feature of the program Dr Aghi said, An important and distinctive feature of our programs is that organizations receive an immediate return on investment.

While inaugurating the second batch Mr V C Agarwal said, It allows our executives to upgrade themselves while seeing real time benefits of the program in their work. At the same time it helps to meet our corporation requirements of preparing the manpower for large-scale upcoming projects This program has greatly aided our executives to better understand international best practices in project management right from concept to commissioning, including project closure and closure audit We believe this program will make our project managers more pro-active and help them foresee things and events and plan and act accordingly.

Mr Girish Rangan said, With the increase in the demand for both technical and managerial skills, there are tremendous growth opportunities for many aspiring professionals today. We at U21 are trying to fill this void by providing the best globally accepted practices. I trust this course will help them hone their managerial skills to international standards.

Established in 2001, U21Global offers globally-recognized online graduate programs. It is a joint venture between Universitas 21, an international network of 19 leading research-intensive universities in 11 countries, and Thomson Learning solutions.