Simplilearn
Simplilearn is a provider of professional certification training, based in Bangalore, India and Houston, USA. Simplilearn offers more than 100+ professional certification training courses across 11 verticals through its multiple-modes of training – Classroom Training, Self-Learning Online Training and Instructor-Led Online Classroom Training. The multiple-mode training was initiated by Simplilearn to suit the different needs of working professionals.
History
Simplilearn was founded in 2009 as Simplilearn.com, a project management blog, by founder and CEO Krishna Kumar after his company TechUnified was acquired by ORG Informatics in 2007 The blog provided project management tips as well as information on certification and professional training, and was accessed by three thousand people in 100 countries over the site's first nine months. In April 2010, Simplilearn introduced a “blended model” approach to Project Management Professional (PMP) training, which employed a mixture of classroom and online training. This included additional courses, including online training, blended classroom training and exam practice tests in areas like IT service management, IT security management, finance management, quality management, and certification Microsoft and Cisco. In 2013, Simplilearn trained over 100,000+ professionals across 150+ countries. Moreover in 2013 the company had acquired a US-based SAP training organization, adding SAP training to its programs.
Awards
- In 2012, Simplilearn won the TiE Lumis Excellence award 2012.
- The company was also ranked 4th at the Deloitte Technology Fast50 India awards.
- In December 2013, Simplilearn was ranked 11th in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Awards.
- In July 2013, Krishna Kumar, Founder & CEO, Simplilearn Solutions Pvt. Ltd. won the E-Learning Leadership Award hosted by World HRD Congress.
- In February 2014, Simplilearn won the India Digital Awards organized by IAMAI for the best educational website.