Dubai: Jacky’s Group of Companies has announced its foray into the UAE education sector with Anisuma Training Institute.

It will provide executive education and training programmes to enhance the managerial capabilities of senior executives and mid-career professionals to prepare them for senior management positions.

In an exclusive tie-up with the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIML) for its very first programme, Anisuma will be offering General Management Programme for Executives (GMPe), the flagship executive programme designed, developed and delivered by IIML in association with Anisuma, and specially designed to cater to the needs to UAE workforce.

Mahesh Chotrani, assistant vice-president of Jacky’s Electronics and founder director of Anisuma, said: “Education has always been very close to our heart and we believe it is our responsibility to give back to the society by providing for quality education in the region. Our strong educational background personally prompted us to move into the education domain. The idea is to facilitate quality education by means of rich content and delivery and at an affordable cost.”

Professor Rajeev Kumra, programme director, IIML, said: “This 22-day-long intensive programme will spread over nine months, and will be conducted on weekends with 17 days in Dubai and five days on IIM Lucknow campus. The programme has been meticulously designed to inculcate strong conceptual frameworks in business and management skills, allowing working executives to return to the classroom for a weekend every month and acquire knowledge and specialised skills.”