Informatics Education Ltd (IEL) is a multinational corporation listed on the Mainboard of the Stock Exchange of Singapore. Established in 1983, it is one of the largest education and training service provider in Asia, providing quality lifelong learning services in the fields of InfoComm Technology, Business, Finance, Management and Language programmes. Informatics currently has 113 centres worldwide and a global network spanning 22 countries, while its wholly-owned subsidiary NCC Education in the UK has 300 centres in 45 countries. The Group offers programmes from O levels (for international students) and diplomas to undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. It has the most awards among Private Education Organisations (PEO) in Singapore, including the Singapore Brand Awards 2002 and 2003, the Singapore Quality Class for Private Education Organisations (SQC for PEO) and certification for the ISO 9001: 2000 standards. Following these, it clinched the Golden Brand Award in September 2005 and CaseTrust for Education in July 2005. Informatics has the most number of international government scholars among the PEOs and is also the only PEO in Singapore with employees awarded the National Excellent Service Award (EXSA) for two consecutive years (2004-2005).

History

Informatics was established in 1983, in response to Asia's economic growth fostering tremendous demands for skilled Information Technology (IT) manpower and knowledge-based workers to build and sustain the rapid economic development in the region.

The first private lifelong learning company to obtain a SGX-SESDAQ listing in May 1993, the Group has grown from strength to strength. Expanding rapidly from one centre when it was first established, to a global company with presence in countries spanning across Asia Pacific, Africa, Middle East, and other regions.

Informatics ranks alongside blue chip companies on the list of Top 20 Overall Best-Managed Singapore Companies in Asiamoney’s tenth annual poll of best-managed companies in January 2002.

Informatics' core business activities are training and education, IT-related services and franchise operations. The franchise products are Informatics Computer School, Thames Business School, Informatics Professional Development Centre and Informatics Global Campus.

Today, Informatics Education Limited, through the business units, International Division, Informatics Academy, E-Learning and Franchise & Licensing, has established itself as the global leader in providing quality lifelong learning services for individuals and corporations.