Foster-Melliar has opened a door of opportunity for busy IT specialists who wish to further their IT education with the launch of the PRINCE2 Pro multimedia training package.
Besides being able to tailor training around the diaries of busy project managers, PRINCE2 multimedia training also has the potential to increase the number of people trained by taking the physical classroom out of the equation.
"PRINCE - PRojects IN Controlled Environments - is a structured method providing for effective project management through best practice principles. It is a de facto standard used extensively by the UK government and is widely recognised and used in the private sector, both in the UK and internationally. The concept of PRINCE2 is more than just providing staff with training, it is about embedding project management best practice into the working culture and achieving organisational benefits through improved project governance," says Ian Butow of Foster-Melliar.
"The PRINCE2 Foundation course is the most established e-learning course of its kind, with over 6 000 users across 16 countries. This accredited PRINCE2 Foundation interactive multimedia e-learning does not, however, replace teaching but rather enhances it by dramatically cutting down on the time spent in the classroom. Using voice-over and animation, the course delivers the classroom equivalent of a two- or three-day workshop in an easy to use and convenient format. The interactive aspect of the course allows for functions such as: sticky notes, corporate notes, subtitles, improved administration functionality, review bar, real-time pause and a useful learning profile function," explains Butow.
The course consists of five lessons which cover an introduction to the method and its basic concepts and then go through each of the processes, components and techniques which make up the method.
A PRINCE2 Case Study is included in the package, giving learners the opportunity to study the practical issues involved in setting up and running a PRINCE2 project. For ease of use an extensive bibliography, a FAQ database and a keyword index to the whole course is included.
"The principle objective of the course is to take students to a level of knowledge and understanding sufficient for them to pass the PRINCE2 Foundation examination. The course includes a randomised simulation of the exam, allowing students to assess their own capability prior to taking the formal examination," says Butow.
The course is suitable for both new and experienced staff members operating within a project management environment, as well as offering a basis for persons wishing to complete their practitioner training.
The offering of the PRINCE2 training course is made possible through a groundbreaking partnership between Foster-Melliar and UK-based training company ILX Group plc.
ILX is a global leader in the provision of project management, IT service management, business financial awareness training, consultancy and desktop migration projects. Its core philosophy of training is business-focused and innovation-led utilising proven approaches that work.
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Foster-Melliar, a wholly owned subsidiary of black-owned Simeka BSG Limited, is the leading local provider and pioneer of ITIL and IT service management in South Africa since 1994. Driven towards optimising IT services within organisations, Foster-Melliar offers a host of solutions to assist companies to capitalise on their IT investments. Foster-Melliar focuses on an end-to-end service management solution in the form of training and consulting services. FM Software, a division of Foster-Melliar, boasts a broad range of software products that assists organisations to manage and control their infrastructure and in doing so, dramatically improve the efficiencies and effectiveness of their IT services while proactively managing costs.
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