~ Delivering Citrix virtual computing solutions to companies of
all sizes ~
28 November 2011 (Wokingham, UK) – On November
21st at the Citrix Select 2011 conference in Lisbon, Global
Knowledge were recognised by Citrix as CALC of the year for the
UK&I region. Global Knowledge, a leading worldwide IT and
Business Skills training provider has been delivering certified
Citrix learning programmes since 2009.
“We are very proud and honoured to win CALC of the Year” said
Linda Smith, UK business development director for Citrix at Global
Knowledge. “This award reflects the best performance and compliance
with CALC programme guidelines. It maintains high standards and
reviews our involvement in the preparation and certification of our
instructors, the use of the official supporting tools as well as
the evaluation tool used for learners.”
Allan Pettman, UK managing director of Global Knowledge said
“It’s not just about continuing to grow market share - it is vital
that we stay ahead of the game by helping our customers to keep
skills up-to-date and are able to deliver high performances,
especially in today’s challenging environment. We will continue to
bring innovative learning delivery methods to help meet our
customers virtualisation needs in flexible and effective ways.”
John Kelly, senior director, customer technical support and
education services, EMEA, Citrix said “Global Knowledge’s cutting
edge Citrix courses and exceptional flexibility was a major factor
when selecting CALC of the Year. Being a CALC plays a key role in
helping our customers achieve full satisfaction from their Citrix
virtualisation solutions. Global Knowledge’s learning programmes
provide skills and knowledge that customers can readily apply, and
helps build the productivity of their IT professionals.”
“Global Knowledge has been a great supporter of Citrix Education
in 2011 and has excelled in delivering Citrix learning programmes
and our new offerings available. We congratulate Global Knowledge,
and we look forward to continuing our successful relationship into
2012 and beyond” Kelly concluded.
L-R: Carlos Sartorius, EMEA VP and General Manager, Citrix;
Linda Smith, UK Business Development Director for Citrix, Global
Knowledge; John Kelly, Senior Director of Customer Technical
Support and Education Services in the EMEA, Citrix.
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About Global Knowledge UK
Global Knowledge provides IT and business skills learning to both
public and private sector companies and organisations across the
UK. Its core training is focused on Cisco, Microsoft, VMware,
Juniper and best practice. This includes ITIL® Service Management
and PRINCE2® which is tied into business process improvement,
project management, business analysis and leadership
development.
Flexible and tailored learning programmes incorporate classroom
and virtual instructor-led, e-learning, mentored and collaborative
learning at training centres, on site and via the internet. This
enables customers to choose when, where and how they want to
receive training programmes and learning services.
Founded in 1995, Global Knowledge employs more than 1300 people
worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located in Cary (USA),
Canadian headquarters are in Toronto and EMEA headquarters are in
London. The company is owned by New York-based investment firm
MidOcean Partners.
For more information please contact:
Katie Franklin
UK Head of Marketing
Global Knowledge
0118 912 3480
Katie.Franklin@globalknowledge.co.uk