O-Tel Telecoms today announced it has partnered with ISETT/SETA-accredited training centre, Compulink Business Systems, to establish a much-needed VOIP Academy.
The VOIP industry, both globally and in SA, is experiencing tremendous growth and it is predicted that, by 2020, the majority of all voice traffic will be carried over the Internet. This will create a vacuum for professionals that can embrace and deliver the underlining driving technology.
South Africa's VOIP Guru, Paul Colmer, is the designated Specialist Trainer, who will be instructing interested channel partners, IT managers/individuals and entrepreneurs wanting to enter the telecoms industry.
Colmer has developed a structured training programme delivered via lectures, audiovisual media, technical documentation and 'how to's'.
He comments: “The training facility is equipped with the latest VOIP technology, which will be used in practical workshops to build live working systems. It is designed for individuals enthusiastic to participate in the communication revolution and create a rich and interesting learning experience for them.”
O-Tel's comprehensive technical certification course is designed to educate telecoms entrepreneurs in the use, training and support of O-Tel's array of VOIP infrastructure services.
The five-day-long, 300+-page manual certification course includes a full overview, from an introduction to VOIP, the basics of VOIP, to understanding various VOIP services and deployments, advanced facilities and services, hands-on activities in programming routers, telephones, PBXes, gateways, and other topics. The Certification Programme ends with an exam, which is in the process of alignment with ISETT/SETA's certificate for 'telecommunications for customer premises equipment' NFQ level 2, 3 and 4.
“VOIP is definitely a long-term technology under the telecoms umbrella. A 20-year history as a training centre places Compulink as a perfect partner to take on this industry initiative,” comments Brian Harris, Managing Director at Compulink.
“O-Tel's Certification Course will allow entrepreneurs to establish small businesses, which can only grow in our vibrant telecoms industry, thus creating more job opportunities. The course will also educate current telecoms players with various methods to provide stable services and more efficient routing. This will eradicate the reputation of VOIP being an immature technology. Needless to say, having this certification on your CV can only increase your chances of obtaining a job in a recognised telecoms company.”
Mohammad Patel, CEO of O-Tel Telecoms, is excited about this new venture.
“We've been first to release many VOIP services and products, however, this is the most exciting of them all. Technical personnel, junior or senior, fresh out of matric students, and PBX players who want to move on to Telephone 2.0 can now benefit from this comprehensive week-long course at a mere R9 995.”
Booking and registration for the first session (18 June) has already begun from O-Tel's Web site, www.otelafrica.com. Seats are limited and moving fast. The Randburg-based training centre's VOIP rooms can accommodate 20 students comfortably.
“Once they have passed the exam, they will leave the VOIP Academy ready to recoup their investment immediately by using the channel partner package included in the course,” continues Patel.
Empowering students to become entrepreneurs, the course is surely a winner for South Africa's growing economy.
“We hope to benefit SA's economy and create more jobs, as large enterprises have restructured and downsized. Small, medium-sized and micro enterprises (SMEs) have come to play an increasingly important role in South Africa's development. O-Tel's programme is designed to stimulate this market and the job creation it delivers,” concludes Colmer.
Bookings can be made from www.otelafrica.com.
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O-Tel Telecoms
O-Tel is South Africa's fastest growing infrastructure as a service provider, with an established and stable VOIP infrastructure. O-Tel provides white label services such as SIP trunking and hosted PBX to WISPs, ISPs, IT service providers, PBX installers and enterprises.
O-Tel is proud to be a Licensed National Telecom Service Provider in South Africa.
For information on O-Tel's products and services, please visit www.otelafrica.com.
For media inquiries, please contact: O-Tel press officer, (010) 591 0010 or info@otelafrica.com.
Compulink Business Systems
Compulink Business Systems established its training centre some 20 years ago and is presently well situated in the Boskruin Village Shopping Centre, 1 Hawken Avenue, Boskruin, Randburg.
It has provided certified training to many thousands of delegates (learners/students) in the use of Pastel Partner and Evolution accounting plus Payroll as well as Microsoft-related courses.
Compulink's ISETT/SETA APP number is APP0100064
For more information, please call Brian Harris on (011) 791 6262 or visit www.compulink.co.za.
Paul Colmer & Associates
Paul Colmer & Associates is a professional IT and communication consulting company specialising in unified voice and data and IT/telephony consulting on open source platforms and IT and communications talent acquisition. It was founded in the UK over 20 years ago by Paul Colmer, who has 30 years' of experience in the communications industry across the UK, Europe and Africa.
For more information, please call Paul Colmer on (074) 569 5014 or visit www.paulcolmer.co.za.
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