The companies will invest over R3.2 million to fund 40 IT learnerships in 2008.
The company provides computerised accounting software and educator training to schools.
Oracle recently celebrated the graduation of students enrolled in the company's internship programme.
Channel partners should take advantage of the new versions of Microsoft's flagship products, executives said.
The international vendor's skills initiative rounds off its equity equivalent strategy.
Oracle, NIIT, HP and Microsoft have committed millions of rands to developing e-skills in SA.
The initiative focuses on graduate students by providing them with an eight-month internship.
The Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT certification aims to meet growing business demands.
There are few greater contributions that business can make to the development of SA, says Hamilton Ratshefola, MD of Cornastone.
ICT is no longer seen as "sexy" and this has affected recruitment and staff retention.
The simulation training software from Kaplan IT Learning can now be installed on the Vista platform.
Using Crystal Ball 7.3 and Microsoft Excel in tandem gives users credible risk pictures. [Local rep: Harvey Jones Systems]
The company is in negotiations with the DTI about a proposal that would bring e-skills to SA.