Johannesburg last night saw the launch of what NIL Africa says is a first for the industry - Technology-Led-Training (TLT) - which is expected to give ICT skills in SA a considerable boost.
Amid challenges with bandwidth due to a cable interruption, NIL introduced industry professionals to its just released interactive instructor-led learning platform that runs on Cisco Systems technology. The TLT demonstration at NIL's offices in Bryanston, in Johannesburg, withstood bandwidth restrictions that the country has been experiencing since 17 February, due to a cut in the 10 000km Eassy cable, which stretches from Sudan to SA.
Regional director for NIL Africa, Martin Camp, says the first classroom experience of TLT was in the course of a “worse case scenario” and it is encouraging to see the product in action, running off one link instead of the expected two. Steeped in Cisco Systems technology, NIL's TLT platform allows students across the world to participate in the same live class simultaneously.
Benefits for SA
NIL says the cloud-based learning platform will bring a new dimension to ICT training in SA. “It is making maximum use of the current advances in collaboration technology, offering clients the opportunity to participate in a live session without compromising the quality of skills transfer,” says learning services manager at NIL, Karen Sharpe.
Camp says last night's launch and classroom demonstration was the start of an extensive and far-reaching African project. The Bryanston classroom, he says, will be duplicated and TLT deployed throughout Africa “in the near future, this year still”.
As far as bandwidth goes, Camp says training sessions do not consume high amounts. Students will need approximately 1.5MB for a session.
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