L to R: Shri Vijay Kalantri (President of All India Industries Association), Mr. Sean Leslie (LCCI Managing Director for Asia), Shri Dilip Walse Patil (Maharashtra State Minister for Higher and Technical Education, Medical and Energy), Mr. Mohan Kumar Giri (Managing Director LCCI Maharashtra EMR), Mrs. Priya Pawar (Director PACE Poona Pvt. Ltd), Mrs. Rupa Sankhe (Director LCCI Mumbai LAMR)

LCCI International Qualifications got off to a flying start in the Indian state of Maharasthra with launches in the major cities of Mumbai and Pune. LCCI was very proud to have the Chairman of Indian National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Professor Ram Takwale attending the Pune launch event on 2nd June 2005 and the Maharasthran Minister for Higher & Technical Education, Medical Education & Energy, Mr Shri Dilip Walse Patil attend the Mumbai launch event on 3rd June 2005.

Mr Patil spoke strongly about the need for the local workforce to be educated to international standards and welcomed LCCI to Maharasthra.

Sean Leslie, LCCI Managing Director for Asia, thanked Mr Patil for his encouragement and commented: “Our first international exams outside the UK were in Mumbai in 1898 so in a sense we are coming home.

With a population of some 100 million and a fast–growing and dynamic economy Maharasthra is the ideal state to act as the launch pad for LCCI’s planned expansion across the sub-continent.” Prior to the launch, LCCI has successful conducted teachers’ training for English For Business in both cities with participation of 42 lecturers, principals and professors. Please visit www.lcciebmaharasthra.com for more information.