NIIT's CATS (Center for Advanced Technology Studies) at Tripureswore in Kathmandu will be offering ORACLE Cetrified Courses for the first time in Nepal. The centre will also be equipped with Authorized Prometric Testing (APT) facility and will also allow testing skills and getting certification for Microsoft, Oracle and Lotus products. These certification are recognised globally and will provide an opportunity for Nepali IT professionals to get international recognition, NIIT says. Since it launched its operations in Kathmandu seven years back, NIIT Ltd has trained more than 2,000 Nepali computer graduates.