LGIT Smart Solutions, the Johannesburg-based IT training company that won the coveted Microsoft Learning Partner Award last year, powered the Microsoft Excel Championship on behalf of Microsoft South Africa - the first time the event is being held locally.
The local Excel winner was announced recently at Microsoft's SA head office in Bryanston, in a competition powered by LGIT Smart Solutions.
"Since we love training and helping people with skills in IT, and because of our close association with Microsoft, it made sense for us to set up and put together the local competition for Excel," says Natascha Pr"ussen, MD of LGIT. "We have no doubt that people who are upskilling themselves in IT - and who are then able to enter this competition - are a huge benefit to the brain gain in South Africa, and we are thrilled to be a part of that knowledge and skills transfer," Pr"ussen added.
The competition rewards people who have the powers of Excel alchemy - the ability to turn meaningless data (base metal) into strategic business insights (gold). Such insights can then be used to help companies maintain their competitive edge because they are able to interpret data that can have a significant impact on business.
Pr"ussen explains that LGIT powered the competition together with Microsoft, spending in excess of 120 hours developing spreadsheets for this very purpose. Awareness of the competition was driven via online and social media platforms. The three online rounds, which included the open rounds, the quarter final and the semi-final, culminated in the finals which were held at Microsoft. The top three positions, plus one wildcard and one shootout, saw five people compete for the number one spot. The winner, Corn'e van Heerden, walked away with various prizes including a high-spec laptop.
"We are really pleased that Microsoft has great faith in us," says Pr"ussen, "that they would entrust us with the task of creating the tests that would determine the winner.
Because much of our training for clients revolves around Microsoft packages and software, we maintain a close relationship with them. We always strive to give our learners and trainers the very best, and we acknowledge the pivotal role that Microsoft plays as a market leader in the IT field."
For IT boffins who want to know more about the next competition (and actually know what 'VLookup' means!), or to get a sneak preview with some crib notes on what to expect next time around, please log onto this link: https://lgitsmart.com/2016/04/12/battling-with-vlookup/
For those yet-to-be IT boffins who want to excel at Excel, LGIT Smart Solutions is the one-stop training solution centre to uplift your skills.
For more info please see www.lgit.co.za.
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