Dimension Data offers lifeline to Excom students

 

Complete course for nix.

Students caught out by Excom's sudden closure have been offered the opportunity to complete their courses for free at Dimension Data Learning Solutions (DDLS).

DDLS general manager David Gage told iTnews that students that could produce their course confirmation and courseware would be able to join a DDLS class "at no additional charge".

He said the reason DDLS was stepping in with a free offer was "because we never like to see people adversely impacted."

The two training providers had a "lot of vendors in common" and had courses in the same capital city locations, according to Gage.

Vendor training courses supported by DDLS included Microsoft, VMware, Cisco and Citrix.

"We can offer a lot of the same courses [as Excom]," Gage said.

"Obviously the schedules won't be identical so next time their course runs with us, assuming they can suit they can certainly sit the [rest of] the course with us."

Gage said DDLS had been in contact with IT vendors and said the company would be "significantly ramping up our schedule" and "bringing on additional instructors".

He claimed DDLS had already fielded approaches from Excom students, although he added DDLS had received no formal notification of whether or not Excom had been placed into administration.

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Dimension Data offers lifeline to Excom students
"I would have been much more polite for them to have written "I wish I'd thought of that first". :-)"
By Sams
 
 
 
Comments: 4
pkernke
Aug 31, 2010 3:10 PM
Headline Grabbing lies. DiData will help the 50 people doing a course last week to complete their course but will gain much more in publicity.
The headline of "Dimension Data offers lifeline to Excom students" makes it sound like they are really helping but they have simply gone for publicity at minimal cost. Why would itnews help with this lie.
rycrozier
Aug 31, 2010 4:11 PM
So they'll do what they said they'll do? I don't quite understand why you're so angry about it.
BrettWinterford
Sep 1, 2010 12:56 AM
Spot the trolling of a rival training company...
Sams
Sep 1, 2010 2:00 PM
I would have been much more polite for them to have written "I wish I'd thought of that first". :-)
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