Training
Microsoft and Cisco certification superpower status confirmed
Microsoft and Cisco accounted for a combined 45 per cent of courses taken by tech pros quizzed in recent survey
Could military veterans solve the channel's skills shortage?
IBM Security is calling on companies to see military veterans as an invaluable talent pipeline. Nima Green meets the vets on the front line of the chronic cybersecurity skills gap
Channel firms: Your military needs you
IBM is calling on companies to see military veterans as an invaluable talent pipeline to help plug the chronic cyber skills gap
CIF widens cloud training efforts to include the channel
Cloud body unveils new courses aimed at sales pros in the cloud ecosystem
Ex-BDS boss launches sales-training venture
Darren Spence, former managing director of Bytes Document Solutions, and most recently sales director of Content & Code, goes it alone with Sales Gym 360
Speaking the same language
The more I travel to the US, the more I realise that it is very difficult to communicate in plain English
Could 2015 be the year to boost the refresh cycle?
Skilling up to give the right advice and coaching to support tech upgrades will be key next year, says Adrian Crawley
What can we learn from The Apprentice?
Escape a too-quick exit from the boardroom by considering where training and skill development is needed, suggests David Small
'Idiot' channel sales behaviour has to change: Gartner
The channel has lost control of the customer journey and should adapt accordingly, says analyst
Training beyond the boot camp
Darren Briscoe asks if IT boot camps in fact offer effective training for IT professionals
BNP Paribas Leasing punts new financial training
Modules launched to train IT partners to offer leasing at point of sale
N-vest to train users for reseller Misco
Training provider to focus on audiovisual portfolio of e-tailer
EMEA Brocade accreditations proceed apace
Vendor hails results of emphasis on partner education
Ingram appoints N-vest as audiovisual trainer
ProAV division rounds out support offering for IT resellers of signage
Nearly half of ICT firms planning to take on apprentices
Vince Cable claims employers increasingly recognising value of apprenticeships
Differentiate your sales or die
Your selling skills are so important but there are ways to develop and improve, says Shaun Thomson
Tech industry must support schools more
More cross-industry and educator collaboration would help develop the right graduates
Mandela championed tech in fight for freedom
Chris Gonsalves notes that the late Nelson Mandela knew the importance of technology and education to liberty
Solving the UK IT skills shortage
Frank Lansink looks at the issues affecting the IT skills gap and how they can be addressed
Ingram ramps up channel training with vertical view
Speciality-focused training aims at channel transformation across Europe
Cabletime launches TV product training courses
MediaStar installation and configuration help available monthly from November
Only the best will survive
A skills gap is changing the supercomputing sector and its industry partners but opportunities do exist, says Julian Fielden
More security, green, mobile and cloud specialists wanted
An employer survey suggests a need for more professionals with training in four key areas
Turning over a new leaf
A change in the seasons can often prompt a rethink of the career - but making a move often requires much thought. Fleur Doidge reports on the paths some have taken
