NICON Group of Colleges – We Dare To Be Different

Introduction

NICON Group of Colleges is the largest leading chain of skill based ‘hands-on-training’ providers for a range of vast short IT, Technical & Vocational trainings, linguistics, College/University Entry tests i.e. IELTS, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, NTS and Business and Management courses coupled with HR, IT and Management consultancy solution providers to the corporate clients in Pakistan. Its educational heritage can be traced back since 1984. NICON has always led the market by introducing latest market driven IT, linguistics and Management Courses. It is considered to be the pioneer for introducing International Qualifications and Certifications in Pakistan.

Today, NICON is a trusted name for its practical oriented / project driven hands-on-trainings in Pakistan. The group is determined to continue striving hard for arranging and ensuring comprehensive opportunities for the students related to their educational and personal development through its appropriate supportive learning environment. NICON has the ability to strike a perfect synergy among the skills offering technical & vocational trainings with practical experiences and that makes it different from other institutions.

NICON Group of Colleges is best known and recognized for its forward looking approach to higher education coupled with imparting and ensuring quality education to the potential students at a very cost effective rate, which is an integral requirement of the employers these days. NICON has maximum reach to its potential students through Campus Based Trainings in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Gujar Khan and Mirpur – AJK, through Internet Based Training (IBT) in areas where Internet facility is available and through Distance Learning Method (DLM) in remote – distant areas where Internet facilities are not available.

Mission Statement

The Mission of NICON is the advancement of learning by offering outstanding teaching / learning facilities and opportunities to students and providing the best education available by carrying out research and development programs on constant basis, thereby making NICON highly adaptive to change and a learning organization.

NICON Group of Colleges is entrusted to provide comprehensive opportunities to the students for educational development and personality building through supportive learning environment and a commitment to the creation of ideas and transmission of knowledge. To fully equip students with confidence, knowledge and skill, in order to meet the challenging needs of constantly changing environment and learn to be adaptive and innovative for personal / organizational development, thereby providing right person for the right job, at the right place and at the right time.

Vision Statement

To become the market leader and to make NICON, The No.1 and the largest educational / training institute in Pakistan as well as in abroad for providing unique and top quality education / training through highly qualified experienced faculty members and teaching methodology coupled with effective and optimum utilization of the sophisticated training aids and resources including latest labs, library and modern audio/video training tools and techniques

Goal Statement

1. NICON will foster an actively engaged and inclusive learning community based upon civility, trust, integrity, respect, and diversity in a safe, welcoming physical environment.
2. NICON will prepare students for careers and life-long learning by providing highly qualitative education and intensive training programs, culminating in student expertise at highly professional levels.
3. NICON will enhance advising, support services, and learning experiences that aids students in identifying life goals, planning academic careers, and achieving timely graduation.
4. NICON will invest in the professional development of all members of the institute and in the appropriate technologies necessary to achieve excellence in learning through teaching, research, and services.
5. NICON will establish priorities through planning and assessment processes that anticipate our needs and focus our efforts and resources in support of our determined mission and goals.

Organizational Hierarchy

Chairperson

Mst. Aziz Fatima Naz

Managing Director

Syed Ejaz-Ur-Rehman

Directors

Syed Kashif Ejaz
MBA (Middlesex University – UK), B.A (Hons) Business Administration, Ph.D. Scholar (final stage).

Directors

Syed Atif Ejaz
MBA (University of Westminster – UK), DipM- ACIM (CIM UK), B.A (Hons) Business Administration (Middlesex University – UK), Ph.D. Scholar(final stage)

Regional Directors

Mir Wajid Ali
MCS Computer Sciences, MCS Data Networks
Project Management, CCNA, Linux Administration

Manager

Muhammad Sohail Ayub
MCS Computer Sciences

Manager HR

Zobia Ali
M.Sc. DSS, HRM

Head of Department – IT

Yasar Rasheed
BCS Computer Sciences

Head of Department – Linguistics

Saima Shahzad
MA English

Affiliations and Collaborations – National & International

NICON enjoys an excellent reputation in the market and that is why NICON has its affiliation with many leading national and international Universities and Awarding bodies.

Affiliations with Pakistani Bodies

•  University of Sargodha
  • University of Sargodha has affiliated NICON Group of Colleges to conduct university’s Masters Programs in its campuses. UOS Programs offered at NICON are:
    •  Master in Business Administration
    •  Master and Bachelor in Commerce
    •  MA English / Political Science / Islamiat
      
•  TEVTA – Punjab
  • NICON has its registration with Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) – Punjab for offering Technical and Vocational Courses in its campuses where students are trained through Skill based training by industry professionals in respective fields i.e. DAE in the field of Civil, Electrical, Electronics and Telecommunications.
    
•  TEVTA – AJK
  • Similar to TEVTA – Punjab, NICON has affiliation with TEVTA – AJK for its Mirpur Campus.
    
•  Federal Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education
  • NICON’s subsidiary Jinnah Public School & College is affiliated with FBISE Islamabad for SSC and HSSC programs.
    
•  Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education
  • NICON is affiliated with BISE-RWP for offering F.A, F.Sc., ICS and I.Com in its campuses.
    
•  Skill Development Council-Lahore, Govt. of Pakistan.
  • NICON is affiliated with SDC-Lahore for offering a large number of courses including Management Sciences, Computer Sciences, Building & Construction, Education, Technical & Vocational qualifications.

Affiliations with International Bodies

•  Edexcel International - UK
  • Edexcel International is the UK’s largest awarding body for offering over 5000 qualifications around the Globe. Edexcel UK has granted the affiliation to NICON for offering its Higher National Diploma that is recognized by Higher Education Commission – Govt. of Pakistan as equivalent to 14 years of education in Pakistan. NICON offers HND in following:
    •  Higher National Diploma in Accounting
    • Higher National Diploma in Business
    •  Higher National Diploma in Computing
      
•  NCC UK
  • NCC UK is another UK awarding body who is well known for its Computer and Business related qualifications. NICON is authorized to offer following NCC UK qualifications in Pakistan:
    • International Foundation Year
    • International Diploma in Business
    • International Advance Diploma in Business
    • International Diploma in Computer Sciences
    • International Advance Diploma in Computer Sciences
    •  Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Business & IT
      

Collaborations

National University of Science & Technology (NUST) – College of EME

NICON, in collaboration with NUST – CEME, is conducting short term professional and demand driven courses for NUST students as well as outsiders at College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering – NUST since 2010. A number of successful trainings have been organized during this tenure. These trainings include IT, Management and Linguistics courses conducted by highly skilled professionals.

Pakistan Computer Bureau

Pakistan Computer Bureau – A govt. funded organization is chartered to promote IT skills in Pakistan. PCB has been offering IT courses to enhance the computer skills of employees working in govt. sector as well as students.

NICON is an authorized training partner of PCB. NICON has conducted a large number of training batches in its campuses where IT industry professionals have conducted the trainings and PCB had assessed those students through NTS in order to maintain the transparency. NICON has the honor to impart training to the personnel of Pakistan National Assembly in the field of computing.

NAVTEC

National Vocational & Technical Education Commission is a govt. funded program to enrich Pakistan with highly skilled technical manpower. NAVTEC has been offering different technical programs by outsourcing them to public and private institutions.

NICON is also enlisted as private institute to offer NAVTEC sponsored technical and vocational trainings in its campuses. These trainings include IT and Engineering short courses.

CISCO – Network Academy

NICON is an authorized CISCO training partner in Pakistan. It is registered as CISCO Local Academy for offering training of Cisco Certifications. NICON trains a good number of trainees who, after training, appears in the Cisco’s industrial exam and pass that exam.

NTS – Training Partner for ETS tests (TOEFL, A-1 Certificate for spouse, TOEIC)

NICON is an authorized NTS training partner in Pakistan. It is registered for offering training of ETS tests in Pakistan as well as for conducting tests of NICON students in its premises.

Alliance Francaise – Training Partner for French courses and Certifications

NICON is an authorized training partner in Pakistan. NICON trains a good number of trainees who, after training, tend to appear in the Alliance Franceaise French tests with the aim to apply for study, work and spouse visa purposes.

British Council – IELTS Registration Centre and Platinum Member of IELTS Partnership Programme

NICON is an authorized IELTS online registration centre and recognized training provider as member of IELTS Partnership Programme in Pakistan. NICON is the largest IELTS training provider in Pakistan.

AEO – Australian Education Office Authorized Registration centre for IELTS

NICON is an authorized AEO IELTS application collection centre in Pakistan. It is registered for offering training of IELTS tests in Pakistan.

Corporate Clients

NICON is not only specific to campus based or general trainings. NICON has a vast experience of providing services to corporate clients as well. The list of corporate clients is quite big therefore list of most frequent clients is as follows.

• Pakistan Army
• Pakistan Air Force
• International Finance Corporation – World Bank
• Federal Public Service Commission
• Pakistan Ordinance Factory
• State Bank of Pakistan
• UNESCO
• UNDP
• International NGOs

A wide Range of Courses offered by NICON

NICON has the widest range of Courses available. It won’t be wrong to say that NICON has a course for everyone according to their needs. NICON offers courses under following programs:

•  Degree Level Programs
  •  Master of Business Administration
  •  Master of Commerce
  •  Master of Arts (English | Political Science | Islamiat)
  •  Bachelors of Commerce
  •  Higher National Diploma (Accounting | Computing | Business)
• College Level Programs
  •  F.A
  •  F.Sc.
  •  ICS
  •  I.Com
• 1 Year Diploma and 6 Months Certificate Courses
  •  Information Technology
  •  Civil Surveyor
  •  Draftsman
  • Quantity Surveyor
  • AutoCAD
  •  Electrical
  •  Electronics etc.
• IT Specialization Courses
  • Basic IT Courses
    • Basic IT (ITPB)
    • MS Office 2007
    • MS Office 2010
  • Programming Languages
    • C#
    • Java
    • VB.Net
    • PHP
    • ASP.Net
    • Oracle etc.
  •  Computer Networks
    • MCSE
    • MCITP
    • CCNA
    • Network +
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • Sun Solaris
  •  Multimedia
    • Multimedia NLE
    • Web & Graphics
    • E-Commerce
    • Content Management System (CMS)
  •  Computer Hardware
    • A+ Hardware
•  Linguistic Courses
  • English Language Courses
  • IELTS & TOEFL Trainings
  • French Language
  • German Language
  • Arabic Language
  • Chinese and Korean Languages etc.
•  Management Courses
  • Project Management
  • MS Project 2010
  • Primavera P6
  • Human Resource Management
  • Business Communication
  • Conflict Resolution Management etc.
• International Programs
  • Higher National Diploma (HND) by Edexcel – UK
    •  HND in Accounting
    •  HND in Business
    •  HND in Computing
  • Higher National Certificate by Edexcel - UK
  • International Foundation Year by NCC UK
  • International Diploma in Business by NCC UK
  • International Advance Diploma in Business by NCC UK
  • International Diploma in Computer Sciences by NCC UK
  • International Advance Diploma in Computer Sciences by NCC UK
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Business & IT by NCC UK
•  Accounting & Financial Trainings
  • ACCA
  • CAT
  • FIA
  • Peachtree
  • Quickbooks
  • Tally
  • Sage
• Construction & Building Related Trainings
  • AutoCAD
  • Civil Surveyor
  • Quantity Surveyor
  • Building Electrician
  • Practical work Total Station and Theodolite.
  • 3D Studio Max
  • Primavera
• Other Trainings
  • Call Center Training
  • Air Line Ticketing and Crew Training
  • Mobile Phone Repairing
  • CCTV Camera Installation and Repairing
  • Network Installation and Development

Mode of Training at NICON

NICON Group of Colleges offers education and training in a unique manner i.e. combining the traditional class room teaching with latest technological developments. NICON offers training through following modes:

• Traditional Classroom Teaching
• Open Learning
• Distance Learning
• Online Learning
• OR a combination of the above.

Faculty at NICON

NICON Group of Colleges is very rich in Faculty members. There are more than 50 highly qualified instructors imparting quality education among the students. A brief list of faculty members along-with their qualification, experience and expertise are listed below:

Quality Assurance Mechanism

NICON's Quality Assurance Mechanism (QAM) is an independent body that audits the key activities of teaching, training, learning, research and management in all NICON campuses (NICON own campuses and approved study centres of NICON Group of Colleges). QAM checks how campuses maintain their own academic standards and quality and as a whole group. QAM reports on how they meet their responsibilities identify good practice and make recommendation for improvement. NICON's QAM publish guidelines to help institutions develop effective systems to ensure students have the best learning experience. One of the key functions of the NICON QAM is to work with academic and administrative staff involved across the NICON Group of Colleges to:

•  Maintain the academic standards of the qualifications granted to Internal and External students, including 'The Edexcel-UK Award, Certificate and Diploma'.
  
•  Assure and enhance the quality of the educational and learning experience of Internal (studying at NICON campuses through traditional classroom teaching) and External (studying through open / virtual / distance learning - with / without the assistance of approved study centres) students.
  

NICON's Education system particularly IT, Technical and Vocational training provides pathways for new entrants to the labour market. In addition to this, students seeking higher education, self-employment or career change are also facilitated by a wide range of most modern syllabus and courses offered at NICON. NICON equips individuals with the right skills required in a modern economy and delivers training that is practical and career-oriented. NICON's education and training system powered by robust quality assurance mechanism (QAM) is highly advanced, following two decades of continuous reform. Any qualifications under the NICON QAM can provide the foundation for progressing into higher level studies including Diploma and university Bachelor degree courses.

NICON offers a wide range of education and training options including courses in the popular fields of information technology, technical & vocational, web based solutions including ecommerce, business studies, design, marketing, hospitality and tourism. In addition to this, NICON's languages and linguistic depart is also a backbone to NICON product range. NICON is the leading and No. 1 chain of institutions in the twin cities to offer widest range of IT, Technical & Vocational courses coupled with language training Particularly English language not only to individuals but also corporate training to many multinational, local, NGOs, Banks, Financial Institutions, govt. and semi govt. Organizations.

NICON's qualifications are designed to provide students with the competencies that employers have identified as critical to their needs. Students graduate from NICON when they achieve the set competency standards. The NICON's QAM underpins the NICON's Education and training system to enable consistent, high quality training and assessment to be delivered and recognized across Pakistan and abroad as well. NICON QAM is committed to a critical examination of quality and related issues in education and training particularly focused towards distance learning programs.

NICON devotes itself to the dissemination of best practice for consistent improvement in education and training through effective and efficient management of change. NICON frequently invites insights into the perceptions and opinions of quality in education of a number of stakeholders to gain a balanced view. NICON QAM seeks to contribute to developing effective strategies to deal with the complex and uncertain environment in which education now operates. The aim is to compare and evaluate perceptions of quality of education by a number of stakeholders.

NICON's Quality assurance mechanism is effective and efficient because it analyses from both ways i.e. internal and external quality assurance of education and training; and finally tries to match NICON's internal resources with the demands of external environment before its competitors. NICON's QAM equally applies to all modes of delivering instruction: Traditional Classroom Teaching, Open Learning, Virtual / Distance Learning OR a combination of the above. NICON's QAM performs this task through a variety of mechanisms:

• Ensuring control and consistency in standardization of quality education and training.
• Frequent Faculty development and training programs.
• Intercampus Exchange of Students and Teachers programs.
• Feedback through Open and Closed ended questionnaires and group discussions.
• Revision / up gradation of Courses through constant Research and Development Program.
• Evaluation of internal quality assurance in all campuses
• Evaluation of specific types of educational provision system Evaluating students' skills and competencies through combination of written examinations, individual / group assignments, presentations, viva and projects.
  
• The centralized students' evaluation system is developed and constantly monitored by a group of subject / industry specialist team comprising of highly qualified, experienced and professional faculty members.

Each campus is responsible for the quality of its own educational and training provision under the guidelines of the head office. The campuses are required to demonstrate their own quality assurance standards closely matching the same academic standards and criteria set by the main campus.
Internal Quality Assurance Mechanism at the campus level.

All campuses enjoy a high degree of autonomy and are themselves responsible for the quality of their educational provision. The campuses must be able to demonstrate how this responsibility is followed up through the operation of an internal quality assurance system that complies with NICON's set criteria. The link between internal and external quality assurance is established through the following NICON's (campuses’ internal quality assurance with reference to this - set of - criteria) evaluations methodologies:

• To constitute a syllabus evaluation committee comprising of highly qualified team of professionals to ensure quality of education and standardization.
• Assignment Evaluation Committee.
• Exemption Evaluation and Awarding Committee
• Examination / Certificate Diploma Awarding - Recommendation Committee.
• To constitute a syllabus evaluation committee comprising of highly qualified team of professionals to ensure quality of education and standardization.
  

External Quality Assurance Mechanism at the Organizational Level

NICON's QAM department is located outside of NICON campuses enabling it to act as independent external verifier and evaluator. NICON's QAM is given the responsibility for conducting external quality assurance and performs this task through different types of evaluations and other assessment methods. All quality assessments are carried out by means of independent external expert panels. NICON's QAM main tasks are to:

• Administer Training programs.
• Carry out comparative study coupled with volumetric analysis and sample evaluations with the purpose of investigating, assessing and developing the quality of education in NICON Group of Colleges.

NICON's Institutional Accreditation

NICON's Institutional accreditation empowers its campuses to prepare its students for award, certificate, diplomas and post graduate courses in affiliation with or as accredited study centers of various national and international boards / awarding bodies. Each campus has achieved the affiliated / accredited status after fulfilling the requirements of individual boards / awarding bodies.

NICON's QAM Institutional Audits

NICON's QAM audits represent the systematic, comprehensive mechanism for the external and internal evaluation of education and training, covering all campuses. The audits are evaluations of the individual campus's internal quality assurance work in relation to a set of broad NICON's criteria. The evaluations cover NICON's quality assurance system as a formal structure, the documentation it produces and the institution's own assessment of quality throughout its portfolio.

NICON's Qualifications Framework also ensures that only accredited qualifications are delivered. All campuses of NICON offering vocational and technical education are accredited by National Training Board, Govt. of Pakistan, Punjab Board of Technical Education Lahore, Skill Development Council Govt. of Pakistan, Edexcel International (UK's largest awarding body) and other respective boards / bodies.

NICON has comprehensive quality assurance mechanisms embedded in its education system at the campus and at the institutional level. NICON's campuses are self-accrediting and operate within a framework of autonomy and accountability. In a competitive world, NICON's campuses ensure that the courses meet the most recent demands for knowledge and skills. NICON provides its students with quality assurance and high levels of on-going support. NICON is offering courses at either at its own campuses or with a local education partner, the mandate of QAM has been extended to audit these courses / training programs so that the campuses maintain standards at least equivalent to those provided in the main campus. The NICON's Quality Assurance Mechanism also controls, monitors, reviews and provides advice on quality assurance processes in the vocational education and training system and at the same time ensures that the system provides quality training that is relevant to industry.

Campuses of NICON Group of Colleges

Head Office:

1st Floor, Dubai Plaza, 6th Road Chowk, Murree Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Post Code: 44000, Tel: + 92 51 4844625

Rawalpindi Campuses

• 6th Rd Campus: 1st Floor, Dubai Plaza, 6th Road Chowk, Murree Road, Rwp.
•  Liaquat Bagh Campus: NICON Plaza, Moti Mahel Chowk, Murree Road, Rwp
• Haider Road Campus: Al-Karam Plaza, Haider Road, Saddar, Rwp Cantt.
• Peshawar Road Campus: Bldg. no. 251, Chour Chowk, Peshawar Rd, Rwp
• Chaklala Campus: Khawaja Tower, Chaklala Scheme III, Rwp Cantt
• Harley Street Campus: Opposite Harley Street, Main Dhamyal Road, Rwp

Islamabad Campuses

• F-8 Campus: Al-Baber Center, F-8 Markaz, Islamabad
• I-10/1 Campus: 941, Sector I-10/1, Islamabad
• F-10/3 Campus: 317, Street 58, F-10/3, Islamabad

Mirpur – AJK Campus

• 1st Floor, Daud Plaza Plaza, Allama Iqbal Road, Mirpur – AJK
  

Gujar Khan Campus

• Gujar Khan Campus: Haji Shah Wali Plaza, G.T. Road, Gujar Khan
  

Cloud Campus

• Website URL: http://www.nicon.edu.pk
• Email Address: info@nicon.edu.pk