iQor Wins Training Award: Recognized for Best Employee Training & Development Practices

Underscoring its commitment to developing the best talent in the call center industry, iQor, Inc. (formerly IRMC), was awarded the prestigious American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) BEST Award for its creative, results-driven training programs. iQor joins a select roster of 40 companies that includes some of the best known brand names in business from the United States, India, and South Africa.

NEW YORK (Business Wire EON) October 25, 2007 -- Underscoring its commitment to developing the best talent in the call center industry, iQor, Inc. (formerly IRMC), was awarded the prestigious American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) BEST Award for its creative, results-driven training programs. iQor joins a select roster of 40 companies that includes some of the best known brand names in business from the United States, India, and South Africa.

We are currently making a very substantial investment in growing our talent base, and are launching some very innovative new programs which we hope will take our talent development practices to a whole new level.

“World-class training for our employees is a centerpiece of our pledge to our clients, and the ASTD award is a terrific testimony to our efforts” said Vikas Kapoor, President and CEO of iQor. “We are currently making a very substantial investment in growing our talent base, and are launching some very innovative new programs which we hope will take our talent development practices to a whole new level.”

“The BEST Award winners share a deep commitment to learning and development,” said Tony Bingham, ASTD President and CEO. “BEST winners set the standard for exceptional practices in learning, and demonstrate that a skilled workforce is vital to achieving business results.”

Established in 2003, the ASTD BEST Awards recognize organizations that are BEST at Building talent, Enterprise-wide, Supported by the organization’s leaders, fostering a Thorough learning culture. All winners are recognized in a special section of the October 2007 issue of Training + Development (T+D), ASTD’s monthly print magazine.

About iQor

iQor (http://www.iqor.com) provides call center services to some of the best-known companies in the world from 19 Centers of Excellence in five countries and four continents. iQor’s 7,000 employees work with state-of-the-art technology that affords maximum flexibility to iQor customers to tap the best skills of a global workforce. It serves clients in a range of industries including financial services, telecommunications and government. Its services include customer care, customer retention and revenue recovery.