NIS Sparta ties up with Eagles Flight

Corporate training firm NIS Sparta has tied up with Canadian learning solutions company Eagles Flight to provide experiential learning packages to Indian companies.

Experiential learning programmes are essentially games that help employees to enhance their performance through better teamwork.

"Eagles Fight is a $20 million global leader in simulated learning programmes. NIS has fine-tuned a few of Eagles Flight's modules to suit the Indian business environment," said Sanjeev Duggal, CEO, NIS Sparta.

Eagles Flight trains corporates in 27 different countries and some of its clients include IBM, Bombardier Inc, Nike, Nortel and Bank of America.

The company has introduced four programmes in India called Excelleron, Gold of the Desert Kings, Rattle Snake Canyons and Promises Promises.

For instance, the game Excelleron is about members of 12 different clans, which compete, trade, negotiate and work together to achieve the 'Order of Excelleron'. The clans must also pass a test of ethics, judged by their rivals.

"Participants in this game experience the challenges and rewards of effective negotiations and learn how to achieve best results through productive relationships," said Duggal.

In another game known as the Gold of the Desert Kings, teams rush to compete against each other in a challenging race to cross the desert.

Their goal is to battle the elements to get to the mountains to mine for as much gold as possible and return home alive.

Teams are forced to be as productive as possible with limited time and resources at hand. The participants experience the benefits of teamwork, planning, setting targets and taking calculated risks.

Indian companies like NTPC, Microsoft, GE Capital and American Express have used NIS Sparta's experiential learning programmes.

"There is empirical evidence that suggests that efficiencies go up and costs come down after employees undergo such training programmes," said Duggal.

According to the company, employees learn better if they are taught in an engaging and entertaining manner.

"These programmes can be used by companies irrespective of their size, to train employees in any function," added Duggal.

Learning curve

• Experiential learning programmes help employees to enhance their performance through better teamwork
• Eagles Flight's clients include IBM, Bombardier Inc, Nike, Nortel and Bank of America
• The company has introduced four programmes in India called Excelleron, Gold of the Desert Kings, Rattle Snake Canyons and Promises Promises