The Service Desk Institute (SDI) today announced the appointment of QA Ltd as an Approved Audit Partner to deliver the internationally recognised Service Desk Certification Audit Programme.
QA has been named as a ‘2010 Top Leadership Training Company’ by leading industry website TrainingIndustry.com.
QA, the UK’s leading IT training company, and Europe’s largest provider of Microsoft training, has responded to customer demand by launching a new range of residential accelerated Microsoft training programmes.
QA has launched a new range of eLearning, focusing on its market-leading PRINCE2 project management courses. Developed by in-house experts, the eLearning includes ‘as live’ role play and a wide range of supporting interactive learning tools. It is fully accredited by the APMG.
QA has proven the quality of its service management training once again, scooping this year’s itSMF award for UK Service Management Trainer of the Year.
QA is launching a new and updated range of security training including the Certified Ethical Hacker certification, authorised by EC-Council.
QA’s senior learning consultant, Bob Simms, is joining Microsoft’s Career Express tour, running from 26 October to 13 November 2009.
QA has been named EMEA Training Partner of the Year by Novell for 2009, winning the award for four of the last five years and adding to the company’s extensive array of awards.
QA and Epic, leading providers of training solutions to the Public Sector in their respective fields, are joining forces to offer blended learning services to government customers. The two companies have long histories of working with the public sector and both are suppliers to Buying Solutions, the national procurement partner for UK public services.
Jeff Payne, Director of Professional Best Practice at QA, has been nominated by ISEB as the representative for Europe to the ITIL V3 ATO Sub-Group. In this role, Payne represents all Accredited Training Organisations (ATOs) across Europe as well as QA.
Remarc has today become part of QA, following the acquisition of the company. By joining QA, Remarc customers will have access to a wider schedule of training courses, across a greater number of subject areas and in more locations.
QA, the UK’s leading provider of learning solutions, has further strengthened its position in the UK training market through the sale of its sister company, solutions provider IQ Sys.
An outsourced learning service implemented by QA for News International has successfully transitioned the organisation’s Learning & Development to QA, and has created new opportunities for the in-house training team.
QA, the UK’s leading provider of technical training, has been selected as a 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards winner in Learning Solutions, Impact Partner of the Year. The company was chosen out of an international field of top Microsoft partners for delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology.
With the current pressure on IT budgets, investing in Green IT might seem like an unnecessary extravagance. But a new Green IT qualification (Foundation Level) from the BCS in conjunction with QA not only helps organisations understand how to begin to protect our environment but also helps to save money, meet legislation and prevent bad publicity.
QA has again been placed top of the UK IT training market in 2009, reporting revenues over four times that of its nearest competitor. The report, published annually by IT Training magazine, shows QA leading the top 50 providers.
QA’s Managed Learning Service has had a significant vote of approval from its customers, with several major contract renewals already in 2009. British Airways extended its Managed Service with QA for a further two years; BSkyB has renewed its service contract for a further 2 years; and QA has also been selected as a Master Vendor for eighteen subject and vendor curriculum areas for BT.
QA’s Managed Learning Service has been selected as one of the top 20 training outsourcing companies in the world by TrainingIndustry.com. The 'Top 20' list recognises the leading training outsourcing companies for the high quality of their services and comprehensive capabilities.
QA, the UK’s leading learning services provider, has kicked off National Apprenticeship Week (23-27th February) by celebrating a group of new learners taking their first steps towards achieving its new Credit-based apprenticeship Diploma qualification.
QA’s leading Citrix technologist, Rob Blincoe, has been recognised as Citrix Certified Instructor of the Year for EMEA. The training company leads the way in the UK with 85% of the market share for Citrix courses, and is the only UK Citrix Authorised Learning Centre (CALC) to offer the entire Citrix curriculum.
QA has further enhanced its Global Reach supplier management programme to remove both risk and administrative pain from the training procurement process.
A new accredited qualification in environmentally-aware IT best practice has been launched by the British Computer Society (BCS) and will be delivered by the UK's leading provider of technical training, QA-Xpertise. Developed in collaboration with industry experts the programme will provide the skills and knowledge to answer today's challenges in a way that is both cost-effective and resource-conscious.
QA-Xpertise has been awarded the UK Citrix Authorised Learning Centre (CALC) of the Year award for 2008. The award recognises both the high quality of the training delivered by QA-Xpertise and the breadth of the Citrix curriculum offered.
QA-IQ Group has today announced that its offer to acquire Xpertise Group PLC has been declared wholly unconditional. As two of the leading companies in the delivery of training to technology departments, the combination of the strengths, experience and knowledge of the organisations will provide significant benefit for existing customers and new opportunities for future development.
QA-IQ has appointed its first Director of Professional Best Practice to lead and develop a new business unit. Jeff Payne, previously Head of the Service Management Practice at QA-IQ, will broaden his focus from August 2008 to include the Project and Programme Management and Business Analysis and Systems Development Practices as well as ensuring the continued success of the fast-growing Service Management portfolio.
QA-IQ has today launched a new relationship with FranklinCovey in the UK. The first exciting new workshops available are based on Stephen Covey's hugely influential bestseller, '7 Habits of Highly Effective People'. Improve your personal performance as an individual, a manager and as a leader, in the workshops available from July 2008.
The UK's leading learning company, QA-IQ, has broadened its management team by appointing a new Chief Executive to lead the company and develop future opportunities for growth. William Macpherson joined QA-IQ on 9 June 2008.
Independent research firm IT Skills Research has ranked Xpertise as third in its annual list of the UK’s top 50 IT training providers.
Leading training company Xpertise has launched the new Microsoft Business Certification Programme including brand new qualifications for Office 2007 and Windows Vista– and Xpertise is its own first customer.
QA-IQ has today launched a new accredited programme for management development in a unique partnership with Middlesex University's Institute for Work Based Learning. This degree-level qualification combines the flexibility of building knowledge through QA-IQ's renowned 'Art of People' courses with guided learning in the workplace to embed skills and deliver hands-on experience. The programme will be completed by a work based assignment, applying the skills learnt directly to a relevant project.
Leading training company Xpertise is launching a new range of ‘intensive development programmes’ at the HRD show at ExCel in London on 15-17 April.
QA-IQ, the UK’s leading learning company, will be launching an exciting new partnership for degree-level accreditation of its ‘Art of People’ management and personal development courses at this year’s HRD event.
QA-IQ is ready to lead the way for the popular ITIL Version 3 Managers Bridge course. The company’s first seven Principal Lecturers have already taken the Bridge exam, achieving a 100% pass rate.
QA-IQ has launched its new .NET 3.5 schedule with a full development path of courses from beginner to expert levels. The courses range from an introduction to .NET for those new to the framework, through language courses for both Visual Basic and C#, to application development and skills for those working with enterprise technologies.
Xpertise‘s outstanding preliminary results for 2007 include an increase in revenue of 40% and increase in profits of over 100%
QA-IQ, the UK’s leading learning company, has been engaged by Manchester City Council to develop and deliver the training for its leading project management programme as part of a three-year contract.
QA-IQ has been awarded UK Oracle University Partner of the Year for 2007 at the Oracle UK Partner awards. The award is in recognition of both the growth in Oracle training delivered by QA-IQ in the last twelve months, and also the company’s commitment to consistently high quality delivery.
Leading training company Xpertise has added Siebel training to its portfolio of customer-relationship management (CRM) training.
Add the 'wow-factor' to your training or company events with QA-IQ's exciting Project Management simulation.
QA-IQ provides a unique interactive project management simulation designed to really engage project managers and team members. It reinforces best-practice in an exciting environment and allows project managers to make an immediate impact on their return to the workplace.
IBM has selected leading training company Xpertise as its Reseller of the Year for 2007 – a prestigious award based on the company’s exceptional track record during the year.
Kent and Medway’s public sector organisations will achieve significant savings and help to hit environmental targets through the introduction of VMware virtualisation technology, supported by training sourced through Kent Connects, their lead technology partnership.
QA-IQ is to deliver technical and end-user skills training to support the critical Firelink communications project for the English, Scottish and Welsh Fire and Rescue Services (FRS), having been appointed by Airwave (formerly O2 Airwave) to design and deliver a comprehensive training programme for technical staff, end-users and FRS instructors. In addition, QA-IQ will provide a fully managed service incorporating additional training from key technology vendors into the programme.
Organisations gain significantly improved value from their training spend by using structured assessment to identify skills gaps and manage the capabilities of their staff, according to learning services provider QA-IQ.
QA-IQ has launched a wide-ranging portfolio of Sun Microsystems training following the agreement of a new learning collaboration in the UK.
QA-IQ, the UK’s leading learning provider, has today launched its new portfolio of Management and Personal Development courses. The ‘Art of People’ which includes over forty courses designed to transform your business.
Managing business awareness of change is the biggest challenge faced by management teams, according to customers of QA-IQ at a recent change management workshop.
Experienced L&D professionals agreed that making sure that change is effectively communicated, and staff reactions are managed, is central to the success of significant business change – particularly where a wider change in behaviour is sought.
Bill Walker, board director at leading training company Xpertise, will join Microsoft’s Learning Partner Advisory Council.
New managed training programme contracts contribute to 30% revenue growth in Xpertise Group PLC's half year results.
Is your organisation in the middle of a major change initiative? As a senior L&D professional, are you creating an environment in which the performance you need can emerge? Do you want to learn from other professionals who are engaged in the same challenges? The latest complimentary Learning & Development Forum from QA-IQ will give you an insight into emerging best practice in organisational change management and provide tangible examples of what works and what doesn’t work on the ground during large scale change programmes.
The British Computer Society has announced that Steve Leach, Xpertise's lead ITIL trainer, has been nominated as a finalist for 'trainer of the year' in its 2007 Individual Excellence Awards.
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