Fifth Annual Internet of Things Day, April 9th 2016. As the technology industry prepares to celebrate technical achievements in connecting objects together, the UK’s largest training provider, QA, warns that from a security perspective, the IoT is broken.
PDS Group, a leading IT and Business Apprenticeship company, today announced a new Microsoft Software Tester Higher Apprenticeship. In partnership with Microsoft and Testhouse, an IT consultancy company, it’s collectively working with Software Industry Partners and companies across England to develop and nurture skills for growth.
Dimension Data Learning Solutions (DDLS) announced today it was awarded the ANZ Citrix Partner award for Learning Centre of the Year.
Using the groundbreaking process of neurostimulation, Firebrand Training is firing electric energy at students’ brains to accelerate learning up to 10 times the speed of traditional training.
The lack of robust cyber security strategies in many UK law firms and barristers’ chambers is putting them at a significantly higher risk of attacks, according to a new discussion paper from AXELOS.
'True data protection, and true data security, starts with training your people' says QA Technical Director. Many backup vendors have been touting their wares ahead of World Backup Day (March 31, 2016). In response, the UK’s largest training provider, QA, is warning firms not to try and solve the problem by simply buying more technology. Instead, QA is counselling a more holistic approach to backup and data protection – one that gives training and education of staff equal billing to technology investment.
DDLS Australian instructors have been acknowledged for providing the highest quality of Cisco training when they were awarded 2016 Cisco Instructor Excellence Awards, with some instructors receiving multiple awards.
QA, the UK leader in IT and business skills training, has been presented with a Director’s Award from Red Hat. Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source software solutions, gives one Director's Award a year to partners that go the extra-mile in their work with Red Hat.
QA, the UK leader in IT and business skills training, has been presented with the EMEA Training Partner of the Year Award from Hortonworks.
On International Women's Day 2016, Firebrand recognises the next generation of Female apprentices currently paving the way for women in the tech industry. The number of women in the technology industry is growing 238% faster than men.
Global Knowledge Wins Cisco Learning Partner Award for Partner Enablement and Innovation
UK organisations are putting their reputation, customer trust and competitive advantage at greater risk by failing to provide their staff with effective cyber security awareness and capability to defend against cyber attacks, according to the latest research from AXELOS.
Global Knowledge, worldwide leader in IT and business training, today announced that it has been named as an AWS Authorized Training Provider in the UK to deliver the complete curriculum of AWS training courses.
ITIL Practitioner will help organizations and individuals increase the value they obtain from adopting and adapting the ITIL framework.
kPoint Technologies has announced the release of Point of Presence (PoP), a media caching solution for video. The innovative caching solution greatly improves viewer experience by providing rapid video loading, uninterrupted video streaming and highest possible screen resolution. kPoint PoP reduces bandwidth consumption and server load by eliminating re-delivery of video content to the network.
AXELOS, the owner of Global Best Practice portfolios including ITIL® and PRINCE2®, today announces a RESILIA™ cyber resilience certified training partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Education Services.
On Wednesday 13th January, Pluralsight, global leader in online learning for technology professionals, will be bringing over 20 of its top course authors to one of the UK’s most influential developer events, NDC London.
Filtered.com and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) have been shortlisted for Best Training Initiative in the Association Excellence Awards 2016. The second edition of the awards, which identify best practice by trade and professional associations, saw an impressive 25% increase in the number of submissions.
17th December, 2015. Global Knowledge, the world's leading provider of IT and business skills training to the corporate sector, announced the appointment of Sean J. Dolan as President and Chief Executive Officer.
The combination of NotSoSecure and QA will provide market leading ‘Advanced Ethical Hacking’ courses, enhancing QA’s already comprehensive cyber security training portfolio, helping UK companies and the public sector to prevent cyber-attacks.
The combination of NotSoSecure and QA will provide market leading ‘Advanced Ethical Hacking’ courses, enhancing QA’s already comprehensive cyber security training portfolio, helping UK companies and the public sector to prevent cyber-attacks.
Despite eight out of ten IT decision makers experiencing a data or cyber security breach in their organisation in 2015, less than one-third plan to invest in cyber security technologies in 2016.
The Home Office won the award for the 'Best Use of Cloud Services', for their EBSA solution. This is a project that QA Consulting (formerly NETbuilder Academy) have been involved in delivering since its inception 2 years ago. They were able to leverage QA Consultant’s expertise in DevOps and their partnership with Puppet Labs to design and build out this Enterprise grade platform.
Firebrand Training has been named in the TrainingIndustry.com Top 20 IT Training companies for the sixth year running: the seventh award Firebrand has picked up in 2015.
AXELOS – the UK Government/Capita joint venture – has warned that organisations which concentrate their time and resources on technology solutions to manage cyber attacks rather than raising employee awareness of cyber resilience risk limiting their ability to prevent and recover from cyber attacks.
Firebrand Training’s Nordic division has been named Microsoft Learning Partner of the Year for the fifth time.
AXELOS has announced that ITIL Practitioner – the new qualification of the world’s most widely adopted service management framework – will launch globally in February 2016.
Firebrand Training wins Accredited Training Centre of the Year, extending a record-breaking run of seven successive years. Firebrand instructor Richard Millett was also named in the Instructor Circle of Excellence for the second time.
Global Knowledge, the world's leading learning services and professional development solutions provider, has further invested in supporting its customers with the acquisition of DevelopMentor.
For the first time, millions of professionals across the globe qualified in ITIL®, PRINCE2® and PRINCE2 Agile™ will be able to track and record their professional development through a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme as part of the new AXELOS Professional Development Programme.
Andy Rahden as Vice President of Creative, Design and Engineering will lead course development for Pluralsight’s Creative Division and the company’s expansion into 3D Design and Engineering training
Courses on Cybersecurity from Industry Experts Help IT Professionals Meet the Needs of the Growing Industry.
Training provider DDLS has today announced that it will relocate its Sydney training centre in 2016.
QA, the leader in IT and business skills training, has acquired NETbuilder Academy, a leading provider of STEM-graduate consultants providing specialist IT skills into Clients.
Firebrand and Microsoft partner to host first look at Windows Server 2016. This exciting first look takes place on 13th August 2015 and will look at the operating system's new features.
Pluralsight announces that programming expert Simon Allardice is joining the company as a full-time author.
Pluralsight announces acquisition of San Francisco-based HackHands, an online mentoring platform for programmers.
AXELOS Global Best Practice has today launched the new Cyber Resilience Best Practice portfolio - RESILIA - aimed at putting employees at the centre of an organization’s cyber resilience strategy, providing business with the confidence they need to recognize, respond to and recover from cyber-attacks effectively.
AXELOS has released a new version of the popular Portfolio, Programme, and Project Management Maturity Model (P3M3) following extensive customer feedback and a successful pilot programme with consulting organizations.
Organizations can be more effective in preventing and responding to cyber-attacks by ensuring effective collaboration between those responsible for cyber resilience and IT Service Management (ITSM) teams, according to a new white paper by AXELOS Global Best Practice.
AXELOS is using crowdsourcing - gathering ideas, challenges and advice from IT Service Management (ITSM) professionals from across the world - as part of the development of the new ITIL Practitioner qualification.
AXELOS is launching PRINCE2 Agile, the latest addition to the AXELOS Global Best Practice portfolio of products, which already includes the market leading qualifications of PRINCE2®, ITIL® and the recently launched cyber resilience portfolio, RESILIA™.
Recognised for providing innovative training solutions that drive Microsoft Azure technology skills
Firebrand Training instructors, Dave Petts and Richard Greaves, were this year recognised with the Cisco Instructor Excellence Award 2015.
Most recognised professional development provider for the last 10 years.
AXELOS has launched a new IT Service Management (ITSM) version of our career-planning tool - Career Paths - to support ITSM professionals identify and achieve their career aspirations.
Global Knowledge today announced it has been honored as one of the leading Juniper Networks Authorized Education Partners (JNAEP) in the UK region for 2014. Located in Wokingham, Global Knowledge is a leading IT and Business learning provider that delivers high quality training on Juniper Networks technology.
DDLS announced as a winner at the Cisco Partner Insight event at Cisco Live in Melbourne.
Firebrand Training, the leader in accelerated learning, re-launch their popular Free Training for Life competition. The winner will gain unrestricted access to Firebrand's portfolio of 180+ courses.
The most significant evolution in the ITIL best practice framework since the launch of AXELOS - the new ITIL® Practitioner qualification - was announced late last week on 13 March at the ITSM Leadership Congress in Singapore.
AXELOS has launched a new career planning tool - Career Paths - to support project and programme managers identify and achieve their career aspirations.
AXELOS, who owns the Global Best Practice portfolio, including ITIL®, has introduced a Strategic Partner Scheme for Examination Institutes (EIs) and Accredited Training Organisations (ATOs).
Global Knowledge, the world’s leading IT and business skills training provider, today announced its inclusion in TrainingIndustry.com’s Top 20 Leadership Training Companies for 2015.
Firebrand is to host a panel of Government and industry leaders discussing IT Apprenticeships, to help managers to better understand how to grow a business through an IT apprenticeship program and access the range of funding available.
AXELOS has published a new case study outlining how one of the United Kingdom’s most well regarded universities is using ITIL® to ensure that more than 27,000 staff and students receive the highest standards of IT service management.
As one of only nine certificates accepted globally by Microsoft, the Learning & Performance Institute's TPMA certificate can be used to satisfy the instructional skills part of the MCT qualification.
Boards need to develop their critical understanding and insight into cyber risk to become more effective in their ability to prepare for and respond to cyber attacks, according to the Head of Cyber Resilience at AXELOS Global Best Practice.
A statement from AXELOS in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address on 20 January 2015.
Real-time intelligent guidance and application intervention helps deliver improved end customer experience.
Dimension Data Learning Services has appointed Gary Duffield to its leadership team as national vendor and marketing manager.
Seventh selection showcases learning services leader's excellence in professional development.
QA shows commitment to providing high quality cyber security training with CESG-accredited course.
TrainingIndustry.com globally recognises QA Learning as a top IT training provider
QA supports the Tech Partnership Training Fund, a government-funded scheme for employers to invest more heavily in IT training.
Reed Learning, one of the UK's most respected learning solutions providers, is to start running ITIL® Foundation courses and qualifications accredited by BCS. These will take the form of open courses run from their learning centre in central London as well as in-company courses for clients across the UK and Europe.
Named the ‘QA Gateway Programme’ it is designed to improve employability for thousands of high-calibre graduates looking to enter the increasingly diverse world of IT. Through the programme QA aims to become one of the UKs leading graduate employers – fast tracking the careers of young people into the increasingly competitive IT market.
September 13th 2014 – PDS, a division of Global Knowledge, announces the introduction of Tech Industry Gold software developer and IT technician apprenticeships to its UK portfolio, making it easier for employers to develop new talent and equip young people for a career in technology.
Reed Learning’s new website offers a customised experience for each visitor, ensuring the most relevant course and consultancy information is prioritised.
Firebrand has announced the latest winner of its 'Training for Life' competition. Mario Henkel, is an IT Administrator working for ponturo consulting AG in Frankfurt. He will gain a lifetime of free access to 200+ IT, security and project management courses. His prize is estimated to be worth over £1 million.
Corporate learning company TTS and learning services provider SkillSet will be exhibiting the TT Performance Suite at Learning Live 2014 from Wednesday 10 to Thursday 11 September. Delegates will be able to put TT Guide to the test and learn for themselves the benefits of live in-application performance support.
TechQuarters, a Firebrand Apprenticeship partner, was last night crowned Small Employer of the Year in the Regional finals of the National Apprenticeship Awards 2014. The award recognises their continued contribution, commitment and success through their Apprenticeship programme. TechQuarters will now compete in the National finals, to be recognised as the best Small Employer of Apprentices in the United Kingdom.
With the demand for 3D Printing technology growing rapidly and a thirst from business to know how this technology will impact processes and markets globally, today has seen a new partnership formed between QA, one of the UK’s leading learning companies and ObjectForm, a tech start-up specialising in 3D Printing.
Not going to uni - applications for IT apprenticeships at an all-time high in the lead-up to A Level results day 2014, says top apprenticeship firm
DDLS (Dimension Data Learning Solutions) today announced that it has been selected as a winner at the prestigious MAPA 2014 awards. The company has been presented with the Microsoft Australia Learning Partner of the Year Award, for the third year-in-a-row.
Learning services provider leads worldwide skills development program for Business Partners for SoftLayer, an IBM Company.
Firebrand launches its official offering of VMware vSphere in partnership with HP. The five day fast track course will be offered throughout Firebrand's European and Middle East training centres.
Firebrand apprentice, Kimberley Bolton, made history recently by becoming the first female to win a Microsoft Apprentice of the Year award in the Medium Business Category. Kimberley's achievement is another important step towards addressing the gender imbalance, where women make up less than 16% of the IT industry workforce.
DDLS Sydney-based Microsoft technical trainer Manoj Nair has been awarded the Microsoft MVP or Most Valued Professional status for PowerShell. The award recognises Manoj’s extensive technical knowledge of Microsoft PowerShell and his wider work supporting the technical community.
Firebrand Apprentice Kimberley Bolton was last night crowned Microsoft Apprentice of the Year at the awards ceremony in the House of Commons. Firebrand Apprentice partners Hitachi and Pythagoras were also highly commended as Apprentice Employers.
From 11th June, Docebo (www.docebo.com) is launching a brand new series of product integration webinars. Known as ‘#TechSeries’ and running each week for five weeks, these events aim to further serve Docebo customers’ needs – by creating strategic alliances with business partners and expanding Docebo’s technology partner network around the world.
Learning services provider SkillSet will challenge traditional workplace training at the Learning Technologies Summer Forum, making the case for greater integration of learning with work. SkillSet’s Tim Marshall will host a seminar highlighting why a more integrated approach to learning can better respond to the changing workplace.
7 May 2014 – DDLS (Dimension Data Learning Solutions), Australia’s largest provider of technical IT training, certification and professional development, today announced the launch of a series of new training courses aimed at helping organisations combat hacking technologies.
DDLS (Dimension Data Learning Solutions), Australia’s largest provider of technical IT training, certification and professional development, today announced a strategic partnership with Ouellette & Associates Consulting, Inc. (O&A) to provide the learning and development content to help businesses strengthen and evolve their IT departments and personnel.
QA and Computing team up to combat cyber security skills gap.
Dimension Data Learning Solutions (DDLS) announced today that it is the recipient of a Citrix ANZ Partner award for Learning Centre of the Year for the third year in a row.
DDLS today announced it has extended its education offering as a Polycom Authorised Training partner for Australia and New Zealand.
We’re excited to announce that DDLS has been awarded the Australia and New Zealand Learning Partner of the Year 2013 at the Cisco Australia and New Zealand Partner Insight Awards. Cisco announced the winners on March 18th, 2014 at its Partner Insight Conference, as part of Cisco Live! in Melbourne.
Firebrand Training re-launches its competition to offer a second person a lifetime of training at zero cost to the winner.
QA joins Hortonworks Certified Partner network as the largest UK training partner.
IT contractors nominate QA as Best Training Provider
SkillSet Ltd today announced that it has signed a reseller agreement with NetDimensions (AIM: NETD; OTCQX: NETDY), a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning management systems.
2014 has started well for senior DDLS Microsoft technical trainer Wayne McGlinn. Based out of the DDLS Brisbane training centre, Wayne was recognised by Microsoft and awarded the MVP, or Most Valued Professional status for Windows Expert/ IT Pro.
TTS identifies stumbling blocks and how to avoid them; whitepaper published for managers of IT training.
DDLS, Microsoft Australia’s Learning Partner of the year 2013, announced today the availability and delivery schedule of training courses and certification for a new Microsoft Hyper-V technical training course and associated certification.
A new specialist Microsoft Dynamics CRM training company launches - with a comprehensive and distinctive set of services.
VMware recognizes QA with Premier VATC status
QA is hosting a Project Management Summit with the Association for Project Management (APM) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to discuss an assessment led learning approach to Project Management Learning.
Sydney, 15 October 2013 – DDLS (Dimension Data Learning Solutions), Australia’s largest training provider of technical IT certification, process management and professional development, today announced the launch of a series of new training courses aimed at helping organisations turn business strategy into project reality.
QA joins Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN); AWS-authorised training courses now available from QA.
With the aim of helping organisations to improve end-user performance while lowering training, user support and change management costs, SkillSet and its partner TTS, have announced the availability of three new webinars in their Performance Support Academy webinar series.
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