Pearson
Educomp has set up a 50:50 JV called IndiaCan with Pearson, the international education
and information company, to support vocational learning in India. Educomp has transferred
its vocational education business to Educomp Vocational Education Pvt. Ltd., an
indirect wholly owned subsidiary (WOS) of the company (EVPL). These businesses are
now owned by Pearson Plc. UK and Educomp Higher Initiatives Pte. Ltd., Singapore,
an indirect WOS of the company. IndiaCan JV is backed by industry-standard certifications
provided by Edexcel, Pearson’s market leading qualifications and accreditation arm.
Pearson will contribute its world leading educational content, faculty and assessor
development services to the IndiaCan.
Pearson is an international media and education company with businesses in education,
business information and consumer publishing. With 34,000 employees based in more
than 60 countries Pearson has a $9 billion market-cap and is listed on the London
(PSON) and New York (PSO) Stock Exchanges. Pearson owns valuable brands like the
Financial Times, Penguin, Dorling Kindersley, Scott Foresman, Prentice Hall, Addison-Wesley
and Longman. Pearson Education is the global leader in Educational Publishing, providing
research-based print and digital programs across a wide range of vocations and subjects.
The international education and media business is made up of Pearson Education,
Penguin and the Financial Times Group.
Pearson Education is the world's leading education company. From pre-school to high
school, early learning to professional certification, our textbooks, multimedia
learning tools and testing programmes help to educate more than 100 million people
worldwide. Financial Times Group, one of the world's leading business information
companies, provides a broad range of business information and multimedia services
to the growing audience of internationally-minded business people. The Penguin Group’s
world-famous Penguin brand is the label of quality from novels and classics to cookbooks
- and much more - around the world publishing an unrivalled range of fiction and
non-fiction, bestsellers and classics, children's books and illustrated reference
treasure chests in over 100 countries.