Edu-leaders

EDU: How is PTC engaged with the higher education sector in India?

John Stuart: A team of five education managers call on higher education (vocational, colleges and universities) to provide deeply discounted packages of software, training, eLearning curriculum and tech support. We have our partners with reach all over the country attend to every need of the colleges and universities as well.

Q: What are some of its initiatives with the engineering colleges in India?

A: We are consolidating our position as the leader in product development solution with our flagship product Creo (formerly known as Pro/Engineer) among the engineering students. We are also rolling out our entire suite of PDS solutions in colleges and universities which are looking to give their students skills beyond the regular engineering curriculum, by providing Mathcad, Creo, Windchill and the eLearning tools along with the curriculum custom made for students in India. We have a free personal copy of Creo available for all the students from colleges and universities who are a part of our University programme.

Q: Why does PTC want to engage with college students in India?

A: As India transforms itself from a service- centric economy to an innovation and manufacturing powerhouse, PTC wants to train the engineers of the future to have a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Q: Is there any special programme that PTC has to help train faculty in engineering colleges?

A: The Authorised Training Centre Programme, wherein we train and certify the faculty of colleges and universities, who in turn train and certify the students on the curriculum set by PTC.