kolkata while the whole country is agog about the melt down in the it sector the top brass at niit appears upbeat about its future prospects according to samarjit dey the senior vice presidentcorporate affairs the slowdown in the it sector was just a passing phase the worst hit would be smaller players who were in the business to make a fast buck and those who had not bothered to devote enough attention to rd and changing customer needs niit unveiled a three pronged growth strategy for its it education business with a view to increasing its market share from current leadership spot in the market to a position of clear dominance the elements of the three pronged strategy launch of new technologies expansion of niit network and courses and customer education program on the need to make the right choicewere announced on wednesday by dey in the coming months niit had plans of launching many more new education products around newer technologies besides investing heavily in retraining and retooling its employees informed tulika sinha the zonal manager of niit indias east india operations additionally niit will expand its computer training business significantly over the next few quarters in order to enhance its reach among customers it has plans to increase the number of its education centres both in india and abroad to 3000 by end september the institutions gniit program will be extended to 9 minimetros including ahmedabad baroda chandigarh cochin coimbatore dehradun jaipurlucknow and ludhiana tulika sinha spoke about the need for students to develop strong it fundamentals by opting longer fundamentals oriented programs rather than short term skills based programs she said in the coming times new learners will be challenged to keep up with emmerging digital tools as the employers can now take time to look for people with the right skills the beneficiaries will be computer professionals with the right skill set who can switch or adapt to newer technologies