Here is an excerpt from the interview with Sheila Sudheendra, CEO of Radiance Training & Development:
Q1. Tell us something about Radiance Training & Development. When and how it started?
Ans. After having taught English abroad and in premier colleges in Bangalore for more than two and a half decades, I decided to pursue my passion for teaching on by setting up a small training centre in the year 2013 to help students crack competitive exams like GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, IELTS and the like. Thus, the inception of Radiance Training & Development facilitated many jobseekers and students make their way to get professional help in the English language.
Q2. What are the major coaching categories your institute offers? What is the USP of your institute and how satisfied are your students?
Ans. Initially, the Centre focused on training all those taking up entrance tests at the National and International levels, where English was one of the components. However, it gradually narrowed into specializing in IELTS training for immigration and study purposes.
Today, the USP of Radiance Training & Development, I must say, is helping IELTS aspirants make it to a band score of 7.5 and above! Those who obtain professional help from here have already reached their dream destinations abroad or enrolled themselves in foreign universities for higher studies. With a handful of students in the early days, the institute has taught almost 250+ IELTS aspirants till date.
Q3. How UrbanPro.com helps your institute to stand out from competitors and generate more revenue?
Ans. Well, to be honest, UrbanPro has been my only partner since Day 1. Having only one great skill in me, which is teaching, I was never a marketing person and that’s when UrbanPro stepped in to build my clientele. It not only gave me a platform to reach out to the student community but also helped me with leads for my business.
The UrbanPro Students’ Choice Award for 2016 and the Best IELTS Centre Award in 2017 that I’ve received consecutively in my field has been a shot in the arm for more enrollments!
Q4. What percentage of your institute’s work comes from UrbanPro.com?
Ans. Almost 60% of my enrollments are through UrbanPro, while other comprises walk-in students and referrals from the ones who had attended benefitted from the IELTS coaching at Radiance.
Q5. What do you think differentiates UrbanPro.com from other platforms?
Ans. I believe UrbanPro is a cut above all other platforms for many reasons, best known to me. First of all, it is a team of hard-working professionals who feel the pulse of its clients from the start. Secondly, the staff is very professional in their approach to, and once we become a part of their family, everything works perfectly automatically. Mails and telephonic queries are attended promptly along with sending out leads systematically and accurately. Last but not least, UrbanPro integrates itself into every individual’s needs and becomes a part of the tutor-taught community.
The annual awards given out by UrbanPro for various categories is yet another unique initiative that helps people recognise our service to the student community!
Q6. What would be one piece of advice that you would like to give new Institutes listed on UrbanPro.com?
Ans. Frankly speaking, I don’t really find any limitations in the newly emerging institutes, and if at all there’s any, the ones who enrol there would be able to spot them!
About the Institute: Radiance Training & Development Institute was established in 2013 in Vidyaranyapura, Bangalore. The training institute was incorporated with inception to help job seekers and students to make their way by providing professional help in the English language. Today, the institute is known for delivering end-to-end IELTS guidance that helps students gain confidence and to become good test takers. In a short span of time, the institute has helped roughly 250+ IELTS aspirants to reached their dream destinations abroad.
