CTU Training Solutions joins Red Hat Academy

Pretoria, 14 Feb 2017

CTU Training Solutions announced it has collaborated with Red Hat to create the CTU Training Solutions Red Hat Academy. Red Hat Academy is an open source, Web-deployed and Web-managed education programme that is designed to provide turnkey curriculum materials to academic institutions to start and sustain an open source and Linux curriculum programme.

"It is CTU's mission to make a significant contribution in the development of human capital in southern Africa. There is a critical need to align education to the opportunities that employers present to ensure that we close the skills gap and reduce the unemployment rate in South Africa," said Ronald Meeske, CEO of CTU Training Solutions.

"CTU is addressing this need through Red Hat Academy, by offering relevant, global standard, open source and IT-related education. The importance of Linux in the IT market is growing rapidly. The Red Hat Academy programme enhances career prospects for our graduates."

Red Hat Academy turns academic institutions into centres for enterprise-ready talent by outfitting them with Red Hat training. For more than a decade, Red Hat Academy has supplied high schools and institutions of higher education worldwide that have the required technology and support environments, with hands-on instruction, curriculum, labs, performance-based testing, and instructor support. Red Hat Academy's Web-based curriculum helps create competencies through hands-on, performance-based learning and testing.

"We're pleased to have CTU Training Solutions join us in this growing Red Hat Academy Program," said Ken Goetz, vice-president, Global Training and Certification, Red Hat. "To help students learn about Red Hat technologies and solutions and establish in-demand open source skills, we work closely with a variety of educational institutions. We look forward to continued collaboration with CTU Training Solutions as an important member of Red Hat's training and certification ecosystem."

In celebration of CTU Training Solutions being named the first Red Hat Academy in South Africa, it will open 10 free seats for unemployed individuals who are currently studying.

Visit www.ctutraining.ac.za to apply.

Applications opened on 3 February 2017 and will close on 20 March 2017.

Additional resources

* Apply now for a FREE seat in the Red Hat Academy Programme at CTU Training Solutions.
* Learn more about the Red Hat Academy Programme.
* Visit the Red Hat Training and Certification Web site.

CTU Training Solutions

CTU Training Solutions, established in 1987, is a private tertiary education provider. CTU consists of three divisions, namely: corporate, dedicated to providing corporate training and development solutions; the career division, specialising in one- to three-year part-time and full-time training for school leavers or career changers; and the recruits division, specialising in the placement of its IT graduates. CTU's recruits division caters for graduates and employment seekers, and, together with the corporate division, provides various employment opportunities through projects such workplace experience programmes.

CTU offers a variety of national qualifications, international certifications, skills programmes and short courses, which develop skills and prepare individuals for a future filled with exciting opportunities, at its 14 campuses nationwide. CTU is one of the largest certifiers of international vendor-specific certifications in MEA, producing nearly 20 000 certifications annually, making an outstanding contribution towards skills and employability growth within South Africa. By placing great value on certification, CTU ensures the industry requirements for skills development are met every time!

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