Resellers first to benefit from new course on converging technology
Global IT trade association CompTIA has announced that training provider Q6, part of the REDTRAY group, has become the first to offer its Convergence+ certification – one of the UK’s only industry-approved qualifications on converging technologies. Q6’s long-standing success working with the IT channel means that the reseller community is expected to be the first to start taking the new course which is available now.
CompTIA Convergence+ teaches technicians to understand, operate and fix technologies that combine different functionalities into a single device. Examples include media servers, TV set top boxes, and voice over IP equipment.
“We have seen phenomenal growth in the number of devices that combine multiple technologies into a single package,” explains Matthew Poyiadgi, CompTIA’s European Vice President. “The growing number of these devices in offices and homes has meant an increase in the complexity of the technologies systems engineers need to understand and support. The result is a skills gap around converged technologies which urgently needs to be plugged.”
Whilst the UK training market offers several courses on converging technologies, CompTIA’s is the only one that has the backing of the entire technology industry and offers a globally recognised certification upon completion.
As Paul Sibley, Technical Director at Q6 explains, it is for this reason that Q6 has chosen to add the CompTIA certification to its armoury. “CompTIA is well respected, well established and well known across the industry. CompTIA Convergence+ provides an industry-recognised certification that candidates can use throughout their career. It allows them to prove their competency with an independent certification recognised all over the world. Few other options simply cannot carry the same credence.”
Q6 is a global technical training services company specialising in data and voice communication technologies. It trains resellers, end-users and internal sales teams on technologies from vendors such as Netgear, Foundry Networks and Alcatel-Lucent. Q6 is now offering CompTIA Convergence+ through its new convergence-specific website which can be found at www.Q6Training.com/Convergence.
Courses are available over durations of 3-5 days, depending on the prior experience of the delegates. They are available on a scheduled basis at the Q6 training centre in Windsor but the course content can also be tailored to specific requirements and run at customer sites if required. Q6 also offer a large range of specialised convergence courses on subjects such as SIP, IPTv and QoS technologies.
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