Listed technology company, EOH Holdings, announced today that it has acquired the specialist training company, Faculty Training Institute (FTI).
FTI is widely known as one of the leading business analyst, project management, enterprise architecture and testing training providers. In recognition of its impact on the development of the business analyst profession in South Africa, it has recently been appointed as an Institute of Sectoral and Occupational Excellence by the Media, Advertising and ICT Sector Education Training Authority (MICT SETA), which will increase the uptake of national qualifications in this area.
FTI was established in 1989 and has over two decades of corporate and individual training excellence, many thousands of graduates, and is the trusted skills development partner to more than 250 corporate companies nationally. It delivers numerous local and international courses, customised for South Africa, from its training centres in both Johannesburg and Cape Town, and at the offices of corporate clients.
The modern world continues to shift towards a knowledge economy, where old skills and paradigms become obsolete, and new careers and roles emerge. These roles require multi-skilled individuals capable of high-order thinking and problem-solving skills, across a range of industries and knowledge domains.
“We are passionate about developing human potential, especially where that potential can be utilised to unlock value and drive efficiencies in our corporate customers,” says Steve Erlank, CEO of FTI. “Everywhere you go you will find business analysts and project managers that came through our programmes. We are very proud of that. Being part of EOH will significantly increase the reach of our programmes.”
According to EOH CEO, Asher Bohbot, the acquisition of FTI enables EOH to provide vital skills to its clients. “There is a natural fit in the philosophies of our two organisations, which focuses on people and their potential,” says Bohbot. “It is also aligned with our commitment to provide learnerships in an area where there is a shortage of skills. FTI's ability to provide the up-skilling of talent directly from our organisation is of great value to us,” concludes Bohbot.
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