About Nilesh Thomas

Nilesh has served in various higher education leadership roles in India and abroad for the past 17 years. He leads curriculum strategy, learning technology, quality assurance, institutional partnerships, and new business opportunities at The True School of Music, Mumbai, India. Nilesh spent 15 years in Malaysia, leading the design, delivery, and quality assurance of undergraduate and TVET courses in music, music production, music business, and sound engineering in collaboration with leading UK universities and the Berklee College of Music, Boston. He has extensive experience in designing Occupational Standards and Outcome-Based Learning models aligned to the Malaysian Qualifications Framework, the British QAA framework and the National Skills Qualifications Framework of India. Alongside his academic capacity, Nilesh actively maintains his professional profile as a sound engineer. Nilesh is a Media and Entertainment Skills Council (India) certified Master Trainer for Sound Engineering, an Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) recognised for the use of technology in music education, and an Avid Certified Instructor (ACI) for Pro Tools. He serves as the committee member representing South and South East Asia in the Popular Music Education Special Interest Group of the International Society of Music Educators (ISME). Nilesh holds a master’s degree with distinction in Music Technology from the University of Newcastle, Australia, and a first-class degree in Electronics from Mahatma Gandhi University, India.