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Global Knowledge Enables Cisco’s New
Partner Business Architect Role with Comprehensive Training
Program
Cisco will
fund 75% of Partner’s training costs for new Business Architect
training program
Wokingham (UK)/Cairo (Egypt) – May
13, 2010 - Global Knowledge announced today a training
program to help Cisco partners develop the new Business Architect
role that was recently announced at the Cisco Partner Summit by
Keith Goodwin, Cisco Senior Vice President, Worldwide Partner
Organization. The program teaches Cisco partners to develop
scalable and sustainable Cisco architecture practices.
Global Knowledge proactively developed the Business Architect
Program, which utilizes a robust enterprise business architecture,
business analysis, and business process consulting curriculum to
transform talented Cisco Channel Partner Account Managers into
Business Architects. Cisco pledged to co-fund 75% of the training
cost for eligible Cisco partners for a limited time.
“We are deeply committed to enabling Cisco’s channel partners to
develop the skills needed to evolve and grow in the current market,
and we are proud to have worked closely with Cisco on this project
for the last 12 months,” said Brian K. Branson, Global Knowledge
President and Chief Executive Officer. “We look forward to
providing Cisco partners with a competitive advantage by enabling
them to support their customers’ desire to strategically align
business processes with emerging technologies.”
The Business Architect Program provides partners with the knowledge
and skills to clearly articulate the business relevancy of Cisco’s
architectural solutions and to uncover business transformation
opportunities for their customers.
“We’ve created a cohesive program that provides partners with
skills that drive real and sustainable individual and
organizational change,” said Ali Hawksworth, Global Knowledge
Worldwide Cisco Business Development Director. “We are uniquely
positioned to deliver this complex change program because of our
comprehensive curriculum of technical, sales, business
architecture, business analysis, and business process consulting
coupled with our Cisco Learning Solutions Partner status.”
Cisco partners can apply for the 75% co-funded Business
Architect training until June 15 at
http://www.globalknowledge.co.uk/www.cisco.com/go/businessarchitect.
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About Global Knowledge
Global Knowledge is the worldwide leader in IT
and business skills training, with more than 1,200 courses that
span foundational and specialized training and certifications. Our
core training is focused on Cisco, Microsoft, Nortel, VMware, Red
Hat, business process improvement, and leadership development. We
deliver via training centers, private facilities, and the Internet,
enabling our customers to choose when, where, and how they want to
receive training programs and learning services.
Founded in 1995, Global Knowledge
employs more than 1,300 people worldwide and is headquartered in
Cary, N.C. The company is owned by New York-based investment firm
Welsh, Carson, Anderson, and Stowe. For more information,
visit www.globalknowledge.net and www.globalknowledge.com
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