New Delhi: The National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT), an IT training major in India, will help Colombians write professional mails, talk over telephone and conduct business in English.

"We will help them develop English soft skills. The aim is to improve their English proficiency to conduct business better," NIIT spokesman Prateek Chatterjee told the sources on Wednesday.

Chatterjee said NIIT will help in improving English soft skills like voice and accent training, professional e-mail writing, telephone etiquettes and other such fields.

The company has already signed an agreement with the government-run Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA) in Bogot on this issue.

SENA is the leading government technical education institute in the South American country providing free education and professional training to millions of people.

Under this cooperation, NIIT will provide content for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) courses and training, procurement of content for English Language training courses and training, and 'Train the Trainer' for BPO courses.

The company said this "international cooperation general agreement" marks a long-term commitment on part of NIIT and SENA to jointly develop human capacity in Colombia.

This will be followed by closer association in the near future, wherein NIIT will provide SENA training on various IT applications, soft skill training, access to e-learning, and launch its India Education Programme. IANS