ICICI direct Centre for Financial learning (ICFl) and XlRI - Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur have announced a strategic knowledge partnership to offer Management Development Programme (MDP) and long Duration Programme (lDP) specialising in Finance.
The alliance intends to create a knowledge partnership between ICFl and XlRI to offer programmes in finance that are contemporary and focused towards helping working professionals upgrade their skills to meet the opportunities offered in a dynamic environment through a convenient online mode.
Speaking on the occasion, Professor Ashis K Pani, Associate Dean (VIl) from XlRI - Xavier School of Management said, "Today, finance is one of the most pursued career option and young professionals are looking for convenient and fast-track modes to learn and enhance their skills and seek career advancement. We are happy to collaborate with ICFl and look forward to successfully delivering high quality Programme s by leveraging the complimentary capabilities of each other. This tie-up will help interaction between student and industry experts."
This collaboration will establish a framework for both XlRI and ICFl to attain and strengthen their shared objectives through the design, creation, distribution and delivery of programme s in the domain of finance.
While, XlRI brings its expertise through curriculum design, quality of faculty, content development and delivery, ICFl will bring a practitioner's perspective by introducing programmes based on the industry requirements, participation in content design, and delivery by practicing professionals and reaching out to learners with the proposition.
"ICICI Securities has always been at the forefront of simplifying finance whether it is at individual level or at corporate level. Young working professionals need simple modes of learning finance that help them save their time as well expense while pursuing their career. We are excited to associate with XlRI, a reputed institute through a unique knowledge based industry-academia partnership. We are looking forward to a successful partnership which will help several young Indians take up finance as a career option," said Vineet Arora, EVP- Product and Distribution, ICICI Securities.
XlRI professors will deliver the course from a studio at the XlRI Campus in Jamshedpur using a virtual interactive learning environment. ICFl authorized learning centres will enable the delivery of the programmes. Since the programmes are online, professionals will benefit from flexibility to study while pursuing their career. Besides the cost benefit is as an added advantage since participants will save on travel and residential costs.