Raffles Education Corporation Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as an education group in the Asia Pacific region. The company offers training programs and courses in various areas of design and management; services for recruitment, training, consultancy, and management of human resources; distance education and services; and educational counseling services. It also provides management, administrative, recruitment, and general support services relating to education; information technology (IT) training, computer technology services, and franchise consultancy; English, business, and IT courses; and vocational and technical training programs and courses. As of October 11, 2007, Raffles Education Corporation operated 28 colleges in Asia Pacific under 4 education brand names, including Raffles Design Institute, Hartford Education Corporation Limited, Raffles School of Psychology, and Raffles School of InfoComm and China Education Limited. The company was founded in 1990 and is based in Singapore, Singapore.