KSS commits to building technical skills through GTAP

Issued by IT Public Relations for KSS
Johannesburg, 03 Aug 2011

Local converged network provider and Cisco partner, KSS Technologies, has endorsed its commitment to building technical and professional Cisco skills through Cisco's Global Talent Acceleration Programme (GTAP).

This programme is part of Cisco's strategy to accelerate business development and growth opportunities for its channel partners in emerging markets, where technical resources are scarce. GTAP trains associates and experienced professionals as network consulting engineers, project managers, customer support engineers, system engineers, and account managers.

KSS Technologies Technical Services Manager, Johan Van Zyl, says KSS is committed to Cisco's Talent Acceleration Programme and to building Cisco skills in southern Africa. “We employ these candidates on a 12-month contract and their performance is constantly monitored by Cisco as well as ourselves.

“KSS interviewed 20 potential candidates and earmarked two candidates for the GTAP. David Mashego is doing the Network Consulting Engineer/Unified Communications certification and Nkateko Silaule is doing a Network Consulting Engineer/Data Centre Network course,” he says.

GTAP is a three-step process - recruit, train, and enable graduates to work in Cisco and Cisco ecosystem partner service delivery organisations. This talent development model has proven itself effective time and time again, as GTAP continues to deliver the highest quality of talent back to the business.

This learning environment accelerates not only their ability to achieve various Cisco certification levels, but also sharpens their professional skills and tests their knowledge absorption through a series of Technical Review Panels.

“Furthermore, regular performance reviews are held with these candidates to monitor their progress on the programme. After this contract period, we would like to employ them on a permanent basis,” concludes Van Zyl.

For more information, contact KSS Technologies on (011) 545-6306 or e-mail enquiry@kss.co.za.

KSS Technologies

KSS Technologies specialises in the design, implementation and support of converged networking solutions. The company's head office is situated in Midrand, with support centres countrywide, providing a national support infrastructure. With a proven track record in the enterprise, mid-market and upper-end small medium enterprise (SME) market segments, KSS provides information communication technology (ICT) solutions that integrate with legacy systems or builds solutions from the ground up through “greenfields” installations. Its approach, methodologies and solutions add unique business value by streamlining processes and eliminating redundant steps for clients within the public and private sectors.

KSS is committed to sustainable human resources and skills development through its continuous investment in highly skilled sales and technical resources, thus creating confidence in our business partners, customers and employees alike. KSS has been committed to true black economic empowerment (BEE) since its inception in 2000 and has its BEE shareholding currently over 50%. BEE executive management represents 67% of the board.

Certification and alignment with strategic vendor solutions empowers KSS to deliver business value to customers. Certification programmes assist to achieve consistently high levels of service and expertise. This commitment to empowering the organisation is reflected in its quest for certification. KSS received Cisco Silver Partner status in March 2000, highlighting an early dedication to delivering converged network solutions - now a key consideration for businesses eager to leverage the considerable efficiencies and returns that this platform delivers. More recently, KSS was awarded Cisco Customer Satisfaction Excellence, the highest distinction a partner can achieve within the Cisco Channel Partner Programme.

In addition, KSS has developed its technical strengths by aligning and complying with standards from world-class vendor programmes, including: Expand Value Added Reseller & National Support partner; Citrix Silver Partner; Microsoft Certified Partner; IBM Business Partner; HP Preferred Partner (Storage & Networking); AXIS Certified partner; CommVault Gold partner and SLi (representing Lenel).

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