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.