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Otermans Institute is a professional development training firm[1] that started as an idea in the United Kingdom. It which provides essential soft skills and employment skills training to students in India, Nepal and Bangladesh[2]. It works with schools and colleges in the region and with local government bodies. Its vision is to up-skill a generation in South Asia through employment-oriented training[3].

History
It was co-founded by Dutch researcher and academic Dr Pauldy Otermans[1] and social change maker Dev Aditya[2] who initially discussed the need of such a project for social innovation at Brunel University London while serving as the President and Vice President of its student union in 2017[3]. Together they have also worked on other social innovation projects like crowdfunding to bring a green cycle system in the town of Uxbridge in 2017[4]. Since 2019 it has taught in several states of India and Nepal and has started working with the government of Uttarakhand in India to train and up-skill its class 9-12 students starting from schools in the districts of Haridwar and Pauri[5].

Locations
Otermans Institute currently trains in 5 states of India, Kathmandu Nepal, and Dhaka Bangladesh[1].

Other Projects
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Otermans Institute published a comprehensive anthology called ‘Together: An anthology from the COVID-19 pandemic’[1] which continues to raise money for health charities in the UK and frontline services globally[2].

[1] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Together-anthology-COVID-19-Dev-Aditya-ebook/dp/B08CCYJ9P1

[2] https://www.hillingdontimes.co.uk/news/18612476.hillingdons-key-role-first-covid-anthology-highlighted/ [1] https://www.insightssuccess.in/otermans-institute-oi-bringing-soft-skills-transferable-skills-school-college-students/ [1] https://www.brunel.ac.uk/people/pauldy-otermans1

[2] https://www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/articles/2020-Alumnus-of-the-Year

[3] https://brunelstudents.com/asset/News/6013/Societies-Newsletter-from-The-Union-of-Brunel-Students-26.10.2017.4.pdf

[4] http://www.loveuxbridge.co.uk/news/d/116667/pedalling-their-way-to-success

[5] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/uttarakhand-govt-signs-mou-with-london-based-institute/articleshow/73779865.cms [1] http://theasianchronicle.com/otermans-institute-oi-is-bringing-soft-skills-transferable-skills-for-school-college-students/

[2] https://www.insightssuccess.in/otermans-institute-oi-bringing-soft-skills-transferable-skills-school-college-students/

[3] www.oiedu.co.uk