Leading English communication, Soft Skills and Assessment Company in India

Overview

Seven years into the operation, Evolv has trained over 1,00,000 people, audited more than 25,000 people for over 80 companies and government agencies in India, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Evolv’s assignments cover employees ranging from front-line staff to senior executives and in languages ranging from English, Hindi and other regional languages.

Our commitment to client satisfaction helps us strengthen and extend our relationships. 60% of our clients have been with us for over 3 years and 95% of our clients do repeat business with us.

Our solutions are a shortcut to experience. Given the right input, we can bring the workforce up the learning curve in a fast, cost-effective and timely manner. This not only saves learning time, but also helps build and refine the company’s workforce, leading to operational excellence.

In 2008, NIIT Ltd acquired a majority stake in Evolv. NIIT is a leading Global Talent Development Corportion, building skilled manpower pool for global industry requirements. The company which was set up in 1981, to help the nascent IT industry overcome its human resource challenges, has today grown to be amongst world's leading talent development companies offering learning solutions to individuals, Enterprises and Institutions across 40 countries. For More information on NIIT Please visit www.niit.com

Our core values have shaped the culture of our company, and guide how we behave and make decisions:

Integrity – Across everything we do.
Client Focus – Understanding clients’ issues, listening, and developing comprehensive solutions that exceed their expectations.
Team Work – As a competitive advantage which refers to leveraging the expertise of our colleagues to enable us to build the best solutions in the world.
Embracing Change – To capitalize on the adaptability of our individuals and the flexibility of the organization.
Freedom to take risks – Challenging the status quo to foster innovation and creativity; asking not just what is, but what could be.
Maximizing individual potential – And practicing meritocracy.
Replicating Best Practices – In order to maximize and leverage our global intellectual capital.
Positive Mental Attitude – Through which all the employees can achieve anything they set out to do.

With people across 8 locations in India, extensive experience in our field and a proven track record, Evolv develops solutions that maximize company performance.

Partnerships

International expertise, Asian experience

Evolv has developed powerful tools in-house, and wherever we have needed additional specialised input we have allied with world leaders, applying their knowledge in a way that is contextual and relevant to Asia.

Assessment Solutions Incorporated (ASI), now a subsidiary of AON Consulting, is a leading provider of human resources outsourcing services for organisations to hire, train, develop and competitively compensate a more effective workforce. They have provided Evolv with their Softer Side of Service, a Customer Service Training module.

UC Davis (one of the 15 best public universities of 2006 according to US News & World Report) is an ESL pioneer in the US and prepared a curriculum specially for Evolv on language training in the Asian context. Our trainers have been instructed by UC Davis guides.

Our People

Evolv Management Team| Trainer Experience

Management Biographies

Siddharth Talwar
Chief Executive Officer and Founder

Prior to establishing Evolv, Mr. Talwar worked with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP in Washington DC. Mr. Talwar worked on a variety of different projects including the Financial Closing of The Dabhol Power Company, the Citi-Travellers Merger and the AOL-Netscape Merger. Mr. Talwar founded Evolv Services in 2001. Kirti Seth
Chief Operating Officer

Ms. Seth holds an MBA from IIM, Calcutta. She has 18 years experience in Finance and Operations. Prior to Evolv, Ms. Seth worked with Nestle in India, Daiwa Securities in the UK and Citibank in India, UK and Sri Lanka.

Anjali vij
Ass.V.P. - Northern Region head

Ms. Anjali Vij has an MBA from Symboisis & is a certified Institutional Desiger. She joined Evolv as a trainer and has a mix experience in training herselfl, Conducting needs assessment & Content development.
Sheeba Thomas
Vice President - Southern Region Head

Ms. Thomas has an MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune and a Law Degree from Symbiosis Law College. Ms. Thomas has been in charge of the south zone for Evolv for the past 4 years and has been instrumental in creating the process of translating client needs into a customized training programs for communication.

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Trainer Experience

Our trainers come from diverse industry segments – financial services, I.T., education, hospitality & travel, call centres, real estate, law firms and automobiles – having different educational backgrounds. Most of our trainers are PhDs and post-graduates in different fields. This helps our clients in choosing a group of highly skilled trainers that have different profiles and bring with them cross-industry experience to the job.

All trainers undergo intensive Internal Training at Evolv:

An immediate 245 hours of training per trainer including Language, Customer Orientation, Training Dynamics and specific skill areas.
Each Evolv trainer is monitored constantly for quality purposes and is provided 100 to 250 hours of additional training inputs in the year.

Within the Evolv framework, our trainers draw on their varied experiences and develop their unique training styles after undergoing internal training programs.

Before training for a client:

All trainers go through a vetting process, which includes a mock training presentation, followed by shadow training and then individual training.
Based on client requirements, an approved bench of trainers is created for each client.

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Fact Sheet

Credentials	Successfully trained over 1,00,000 people for 80 companies
	and Government organizations across Asia
International Presence	India, The Philippines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan
Indian Presence	New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune, Ahamdabad, Guwahti
Established	April 2001; started Internationally in April 2004; Acquired by NIIT in 2008
Employees	110, including 75 trainers