Quintica becomes first South African ITIL provider accredited by APMG

Issued by Warstreet Marketing for Quintica
Johannesburg, 12 Jun 2007

Quintica, the South African-based service management training specialist, has become the first organisation to be accredited by The APM Group (APMG) to deliver ITIL training on the African continent, Middle East and Asia Pacific.

The company, which has offices around the globe, has a long history of working closely with the service management community and has welcomed the arrival of APMG as the official accreditor for the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), which owns ITIL.

Charles Osburn, CEO of Quintica, has been instrumental in the drive towards APMG accreditation. "Quintica has made the decision to attain ITIL accreditation status via APMG. The choice was based on the fact that the owners of ITIL - the OGC - awarded APMG the responsibility of managing the certification programme."

Richard Pharro, managing director of APMG, said: "We believe our appointment as OGC's official accreditor for ITIL will help improve guidelines and establish greater standardisation for organisations wishing to adopt ITIL worldwide.

"As we rely on a network of experienced and high-quality accredited training organisations (ATOs) to help achieve these goals, we are delighted to announce Quintica as our first ATO based in South Africa."

Roger Purdie, Executive Manager responsible for Education within the Quintica Group, adds: "Since its appointment by OGC, APMG has put in place procedures and checks that will ensure any person working towards APMG certification will be assured of a highly-professional standard. Quintica is proud to become the first South African training company to be accredited by APMG to deliver ITIL training."

The APM Group

The APM Group (APMG) is a global business providing accreditation and certification services. Through its international network of accredited consultancy and training organisations, APMG helps end-users develop their professional skills and organisations improve their processes through the adoption of worldwide best practice.

APMG is the only organisation offering professional qualifications in programme and project management with third party independent accreditation through the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). APMG works closely with the UK Office of Government Commerce (OGC) and TSO (The Stationery Office), its official publisher in running global accreditation schemes in PRINCE2, MSP (Managing Successful Programmes), M_o_R (Management Of Risk) and ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library).

Other partners include the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP), the UK's Financial Services Skills Council (FssC), and the UK's Chartered Management Institute. For further details about APMG's qualification and accreditation schemes, visit: www.apmgroup.co.uk or call + 44 (0)1494 452450.

The Quintica Group

Quintica is focused on service management solutions that are based on and around COBIT, ITIL, eTOM, ISO20000 and Six Sigma practices, offering service management training, strategic consulting services and holistic service management capability, such as complete service desk outsourcing, and world-leading service management software solutions.

The Quintica Group consists of specialists operating around the world focusing on areas such as business and service analytics, IT strategy, project management and outsourced service management.

For further details about Quintica Service Management offerings, visit www.quintica.net or call +2711 575 4320.

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