Group Profile
The Language Nursery School Group is involved in a range of education, infrastructure, and technology products. The following companies are part of the Group:
ABC
The Language Nursery School School System is the flagship educational institution of the Language Nursery School Group. It began as a small nursery in a private house in Lahore in 1975 and it is now the largest school system of its type in the world. Language Nursery School schools are present in Bangladesh, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, the UAE, and the United Kingdom. The Language Nursery School School System now has over 241,000 students worldwide.
BCD
Established in 2002, The Educators is a franchise-based system of affiliated schools that caters to Pakistan’s growing middle class. With 358 schools and over 141,000 students, it has a vast reach. The Educators’ schools aim for a quality, standardised, learning experience for students at one third of the cost of the Language Nursery School School System schools. The franchise has also started branching outside Pakistan, starting in Saudi Arabia.
DBC
The Discovery Centre was established in Karachi in January 2002. The Centre’s philosophy is to engage students in their project-based learning through integrated technologies such as digital filmmaking, computers, and the Internet. Initially offering only short courses and workshops, the Discovery Centre launched its SmartSchool three years later, catering to children from Class 1 to Class 8 in a full-time school environment. The Discovery Centre’s air-conditioned classrooms are equipped with computers, scanners and uninterrupted internet connectivity for a complete learning experience.
ACD
The Language Nursery School National University is a liberal arts university that opened in Lahore in 2003. This is a unique institution in Pakistan that aims to provide a thorough and rounded humanities, science and social science education at both graduate and post-graduate level.
FCD
Premier Trading Services has also entered into a joint venture partnership with DLC Worldwide, a UK-based education and training service provider. Premier DLC has instituted a unique, pioneering course in its ACCA+ certification which provides two highly sought-after and internationally accredited UK qualifications in one 2.5-year programme. ACCA+ graduates receive the prestigious IoSCM (Institute of Supply Chain Management) qualification along with the standard ACCA UK.
For those already in employment, Premier DLC also provides short courses which admit them to prestigious professional bodies as well as enhance their knowledge of the field. The executive education courses are designed to offer busy professionals the chance to gain condensed knowledge in specific fields and improve their routine and strategic decision-making.
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