iSolve Learning Solutions, a division of iSolve Business Solutions and Microsoft 'Worldwide Partner of the Year 2008' for Learning Solutions, is shocked by the past matric results - cementing the fact that no new entrants will be entering the market for the next five years.
As a possible solution, iSolve is encouraging current IT professionals and university graduates to harness and improve on their skills to secure their future in this skill-strapped industry.
Microsoft and Prometric have reintroduced the Microsoft 'Second Shot' campaign in an effort to encourage people to get certified and subsequently address the ICT skills shortage in Africa.
There is a growing concern that SA will continue to lack ICT skills for years to come, especially considering that less than 50% of matriculants passed mathematics and science last year. This will force companies to continue to import skills from other countries and subsequently increase the cost of doing business.
Tracy Leathem, iSolve Learning Solutions Practice Manager, says it is now time for companies to improve on the skills they already have. “In an effort to improve the ICT skills shortage, Microsoft and Prometric have reintroduced the Microsoft 'Second Shot' campaign. If learners write a Microsoft International exam and fail on their first attempt, their second attempt is absolutely free.”
The company's vision is to be the leading Microsoft Technology and Softskills training service provider in Africa. Its core training methodology is 'Applied Competence', one that addresses a range of scholastic and technical skills.
“More importantly, iSolve Learning Solutions has a holistic approach that ensures its students are fully competent, work oriented and can easily integrate into any given environment. This model is effective in the development of career paths and encourages lifelong learning,” she concludes.
For more information, contact iSolve Learning Solutions on (011) 807-9525 or e-mail learning@isolve.co.za.
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iSolve Business Solutions
iSolve Business Solutions, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, is dedicated to developing business solutions around the latest Microsoft technologies. The company has been vetted and certified as a BEE owned company and meets the criteria of the ICT BEE Charter. iSolve has a majority shareholding by Previously Disadvantaged Individuals (PDI) stakeholders. It is also committed to reinvesting in the people of South Africa and has embarked on various projects to help uplift PDIs through education at the iSolve Learning Academy.
iSolve enables government-based organisations to overcome industry specific challenges with its extensive knowledge and experience in this sector, not only locally but across the entire African continent.
iSolve Business Solutions won the 2008 Microsoft Local Partner Awards in the categories of Data Management, Custom Development, Information Worker and Learning Solutions. iSolve claimed these awards from a pool of top market leaders, thanks to its outstanding solutions built on Microsoft technologies. Added to the list of achievements, the company is the first to scoop the greatest number of awards for a single partner since the inception of the local Microsoft Partner Awards. Out of a list of 24 categories, iSolve was nominated for five and won four.
More importantly, iSolve won the 2008 Microsoft Worldwide Partner of the Year award for Learning Solutions. The company was chosen out of an international field of top Microsoft partners as delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology. Awards were presented in a number of categories, with winners chosen from a pool of more than 2 000 entrants worldwide.
iSolve's people are the cornerstone of the business. Besides more than 80 skilled and competent Microsoft consultants, iSolve management stems from a technical background, giving a hands-on management approach. iSolve brings to any project a team of dedicated, experienced IT professionals who have been involved in projects both from a vendor as well as a customer perspective.
iSolve's vision of successful delivery is achieved through a fundamental understanding of business drivers, ensuring that business and IT needs are strategically aligned. This approach allows iSolve to deliver IT services to specification, on time and within budget.
iSolve Business Solutions won the 2008 Microsoft Local Partner Awards in the categories of Data Management, Custom Development, Information Worker and Learning Solutions.