TWB to take certification programme pan-India through franchisees

February 06, 2009

The Writers Block (TWB), the leading provider of technical writing education and training services to aspiring technical communicators, has announced plans to take TWB Certification Programmes pan-India through TWB partners or franchisees. With immediate plans to expand aggressively via the franchise route, TWB seeks entrepreneurs and business owners, in India and Southeast Asia, who understand the unique drivers of education domain in India.

TWB, which offers short-term certification programme in technical communication, gives the partner three-year exclusive sale rights in the area. Meanwhile, the sale right is renewable without any signing fees. In addition, TWB is also responsible for evaluation, testing and certification, and placements for successful candidates.

According to estimates, there is an industry demand for over 1 lakh technical communication professionals in the country. They are required in various industries like software, IT, e-learning, instructional design, telecom, aerospace, defence, automobiles, publishing and digital media.

Over 50 per cent of trained technical communicators and technical writers in the industry are from TWB. More than 300 companies from various sectors hire TWB graduates as part of their technical communication teams, according to a company press release.

At present, TWB has its presence in over 16 cities including Bangalore, Mysore, Nagpur, Coimbatore, Vizag and Vellore through TWB Partners Program or franchisees.