Corel expands reach in Indian market through Authorised Training Centres

Multimedia professionals and students across the country to get certified by Corel

Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL) (TSX:CRE), the market leader with award-winning graphics and productivity software, today announced the expansion of the prestigious Corel Training Partner’s (CTP) Program in the Indian Market. The CTP program aims at partnering with colleges, educational and training institutes across the country to prepare qualified professionals for careers in industries such as like Printing, Publishing, Advertising, Desktop Publishing, Multimedia, Design, Animation and Web design. Through the years, Corel has been recognized for delivering innovative, trusted products that are easy to learn and use, enabling people achieve new levels of productivity.

Corel is one of the world’s top software companies with more than 100 million active users in over 75 countries. The CTP program, which Corel has rolled out along with its distributor, Aditya Infotech Ltd., focuses on providing training to institutions on the benefits of being a Corel Authorised Training Centre. By signing up for this program, the Institution will get following benefits:

1)    Privilege of being the selected institute to grant direct certification from Corel to their students. This certification will help students to stand out as better qualified professionals.

2)    The Institution will get special recognition and direct support from Corel in the form of – training and certification for their faculty, branding from Corel as Authorised Training Partners, use of Corel promotional material, Listing on Corel website, Corel Product licenses.

3)    Considering the large requirement of specialized skilled resources in the industry, the certification from Corel will not only help to highlight the potential of a candidate, but at the same time assist the institutions to secure attractive placements for their students

Corel has already launched this program in India and owing to the huge response, has already tied up with some of the leading private training institutes in the country. The company is constantly working with schools, colleges and universities and is aiming at collaborating with 100 more institutes in the next few months.

Talking about the CTP Program, Mr. Sathish Venugopal, the Corel representative in India,  said, “Corel is constantly working towards developing innovative products and these will excite students and professionals only when they are educated about the product features and their applications. Else, it will create a void between the industry requirements and the skills available in the market. I am confident that with our constant endeavors in expanding the CTP program, these gaps will soon be bridged. With the right technical support and the network of our distributors, Aditya Infotech Ltd, we are looking at implementing this program across the country.”

For more details on Corel Training Partner, one can write to sathish.venugopal@corel.com.

The award-winning product portfolio from Corel includes some of the world's most widely recognized and popular software brands, including CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo, Corel® Painter™, VideoStudio®, WinDVD®, Corel® WordPerfect® Office and WinZip®. Corel revolutionized the graphic design industry when it introduced CorelDRAW® in 1989. Today, the Company continues to lead the market with its award-winning graphics and productivity software. Corel is also at the forefront of the digital media revolution, delivering the industry's broadest and most innovative software like Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo & Corel® Painter™ which are a part of the Corel portfolio of photo, video and DVD software

About Corel
Corel is one of the world’s top software companies with more than 100 million active users in over 75 countries. We develop software that helps people express their ideas and share their stories in more exciting, creative and persuasive ways. Through the years, we’ve built a reputation for delivering innovative, trusted products that are easy to learn and use, helping people achieve new levels of productivity. The industry has responded with hundreds of awards for software innovation, design and value.

Our award-winning product portfolio includes some of the world's most widely recognized and popular software brands, including CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, Corel® PainterÔ, Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite, Corel® PaintShop Photo™, Corel® VideoStudio®, Corel® WinDVD®, Corel® WordPerfect® Office, WinZip® and the recently released Corel® Digital Studio™.

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