First SCTE Installation Technician Training Programme Held in India

SCTE's training partner in India, the government agency BECIL, has successfully conducted the first Training Programme for Installation Technicians from 19 -23 December 2011.

Shri Uday Kumar Varma, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, along with his senior colleagues from the Ministry were present at the Valedictory function held on 23 December 2011 at BECIL's newly constructed office "BECIL Bhawan". The trainers gave very positive feedback.

SCTE will be promoting its training initiatives for cable technicians and engineers with BECIL at the forthcoming Convergence India exhibition from 21-23 March 2012 in New Delhi.

Last year, the SCTE (Society for Broadband Professionals) and BECIL (Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Ltd.) signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding, enabling BECIL to teach SCTE cable training to India’s cable engineers and technicians.