The UK’s leading franchised training provider, Pitman Training, is celebrating this week after the door has been opened to the Great British brand significantly expanding into India.
After taking its unique model of computer-based, experiential learning to the forefront of education and skills discussions at the Indian Education Congress, in Delhi last month, Pitman Training Group has signed a Master Franchise Agreement with Franchise India, that will see the brand roll out a significant number of new centres within 2015 and beyond.
Recognised as a UK business Superbrand for the 3rd consecutive year for Executive Education, Training and Development, Pitman Training has been teaching shorthand in India since the turn of the 20th Century, and is returning now to introduce the modern ‘equivalents’ in office training into the workplace, through learning initiatives unique to the great British brand.
Roy Newey, Non-Executive Director at Pitman Training Group, addressed the Indian Education Congress on ‘Skill Development, the need of the Hour for India’, where he stressed the Pitman Training philosophy: “Skill development must lead to more than a job, it must lead to a career. Therefore skills development must continue once employment commences. The up-skilling of In-dia is also about delivering freedom of choice and economic independence for a lifetime to all communities in India.”
With over 178 years as a British heritage brand, Pitman Training Group is now working with Franchise India, to bring their respective skills and experience together, as part of the brand’s dynamic global expansion.
Franchise India, headed by Gaurav Marya – serial entrepreneur and hailed as the father of Indian franchising, is Asia’s largest integrated franchise solution company, engaging with over 5 million individual entrepreneurs, and 2.5b million businesses.
Andrew Walters, Franchise Development Director for Pitman Training Group, added: “Pitman Training has a long established history in India, and we are delighted to be bringing back what is now a thoroughly modern and state of the art organisation to the most exciting education market in the World. The appetite and desire for high quality education in India is unparalleled globally, and we are confident that the combination of the unique British heritage of our brand combined with our modern training processes will be a huge success. There is no finer partner in India or perhaps the World, than Franchise India, and with their extensive skills, experience and contacts Pitman Train-ing is all set for rapid expansion across the length and breadth of India.”
There is a clear focus on British Education models overseas, with recognition and investment in up-skilling populations with employment based skills. This agreement comes as part of global growth across the education sector in international territories which have welcomed the British model of education, led by Pitman Training, with recent agreements also signed in Nigeria, Zimbabwe and the Cayman Islands.
Andrew added: “The success of the brand in India can only add to the power of the brand overall, and we are just as passionate about growing our UK territories as we are developing new ones overseas.
As well as opportunities worldwide, there are many exciting franchise opportunities available in several areas throughout the UK, including Chester, Sheffield Leicester. Please visit www.pitman-franchising.com for further details.
Pitman Training has recently been announced as a finalist in the ‘Bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards 2015’ in the ‘Award for Innovation’ category, which pays testament to its constant strive for innovation, and its passion to remain forward thinking.
For more information on Pitman Franchising, visit: www.pitman-franchising.com, telephone +44 (0)1937 548527 or email franchising@pitman-training.com
