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Global Knowledge and Skills Connection
lead the way in Business Transformation Solutions for Cisco
Channel Partners and Customers
Wokingham (United Kingdom) – March 12,
2009 - Two leading edge training organizations, Global
Knowledge and Skills Connection, announced today they have created
an alliance that provides a deep and broad portfolio of Business
Transformation training to Cisco Channel Partners and –customers.
The partnership, which recognizes the strengths of each
organization, was formed in response to growing market
opportunities and changing customer requirements.
Global Knowledge is worldwide leader in IT
training and Business Skills with a robust portfolio of courses and
a strong worldwide footprint. Skills Connection Limited specializes
in delivering lasting improvements in sales skills specifically for
the Information and Communications Technology industry.
“ The need for salespeople to effectively
position the business benefits alongside the technical advantages
of any IT project deployment has always been a holy grail in the IT
Industry. In today’s challenging economic environment and the
ever increasing complexity of IT projects, this need is even more
paramount. In response to this requirement, I’m delighted to
announce our relationship with Skills Connection. We
believe that our alliance provides our customers with a unique
solution, best in class content with best in class delivery
capability”, said Richard Pryor-Jones, President EMEA at
Global Knowledge.
“Service Providers, Vendors and VARs are
always trying to increase their revenues, with better margins, with
fewer salespeople. How do you train salespeople in selling complex
technologies like Unified Communications and Collaboration,
Security solutions, or Virtualisation without the “Death by
PowerPoint” syndrome? How do you raise sales performance for the
long-term without taking them off the road for too long? These are
challenges we address with our unique combination of highly
engaging classroom training, on-line reinforcement tools using IPTV
content, webinars and individual coaching sessions.”, said Mike
Willshare, one of Skills Connection’s co-founders.
Brian Conway, Skills Connection’s other
co-founder: “This exciting new business relationship with
Global Knowledge means we can keep up with demand for our SERIOUS™
and FOCUS™ sales training programs worldwide. We can provide much
greater scalability, and deliver our courses in local languages,
across territories, to customers that had been impossible for us to
service effectively from our UK base.”
Learn more about the Business Transformation
Learning Solutions at http://www.globalknowledge.net.
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About Global Knowledge
Global Knowledge is the worldwide leader in IT
and business training. 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. Our more than 700 courses span foundational and
specialized training and certifications. Founded in 1995, Global
Knowledge employs more than 1,200 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 http://www.globalknowledge.net/
About Skills
Connection
Customers have been investing in our
training programs for the last 10 years because they are tailored
to the Information and Communications Technology industry and are
refreshingly different.
Skills Connection training programs, such
as SERIOUS™ Selling and the FOCUS™ series, have been developed by
people with many years of personal experience in front-line selling
in the Information and Communications Technology industry. One of
the most popular courses over the last six years, designed for
salespeople wanting to increase revenues and margins in Unified
Communications sales, is the FOCUS™ on How to Sell Unified
Communications course, now available exclusively through Global
Knowledge.
The core of Skills Connection’s sales
training uses highly-engaging, intensively-interactive classroom
delivery. This is supported by a range of collaborative learning
techniques including videoconferencing technology for role-play and
coaching, IPTV for delivering factual content and webinars for
group discussions. The specialised content has been tried and
tested with clients such as AT&T, BT, Cable & Wireless,
Cisco Systems, COLT Telecom, Etisalat, Global Crossing, Nokia,
Orange Business Services, Qtel, Telkom Kenya, Turk Telekom, Verizon
Business, and many others.
Contact
René van der Zeeuw
EMEA Product Marketing Manager
T: +31 30 60 89 460
E: Rene.van.der.zeeuw@globalknowledge.net