SYDNEY, Australia, April 18, 2014 — DDLS (Dimension Data Learning Solutions), Australia’s largest provider of technical IT training, certification and professional development, today announced a strategic partnership with Ouellette & Associates Consulting, Inc. (O&A) to provide the learning and development content to help businesses strengthen and evolve their IT departments and personnel.
Under the agreement, DDLS will license O&A’s “T3” Services and Toolsets for delivery in the thriving Australian IT market:
– Talent Development – a comprehensive series of leadership and professional development workshops focused on Relationship Management, Project Management and Vendor Management.
– Talent Assessment – SaaS-based tools for IT competency assessment, talent development and analytics, and employee engagement and retention.
– Thought Leadership – Lou Markstrom, DDLS’ Professional Development Subject Matter Expert has collaborated with O&A to develop and publish an Australian version of the highly recommended book “Unleashing the Power of IT”, which discusses how to create an IT workforce and culture for the 21st century. The book helps IT leaders across Australia and the AsiaPac Region provide a roadmap for their IT talent development and culture change initiatives.
DDLS CEO Mal Shaw said the demands placed upon CIOs have never been higher.
“To be successful in today’s fast paced, increasingly complex, and ever changing business environment, they are transforming their culture and developing their IT workforce in new ways,” he said. “IT professionals are increasingly finding themselves in business-facing and partnering roles. They are finding expectations placed upon them from business leaders to provide competitive advantage and to leverage technology to change the way they do business. To succeed in this new environment, every member of the IT team needs to add strong business skills to their technical and process skills.”
About DDLS
Dimension Data Learning Solutions (DDLS) is Australia’s leading, trusted training partner offering learning solutions across IT, process management and professional development. DDLS designs, develops and delivers innovative learning solutions from certification through to customized learning programs to enable clients to confidently deploy technology and effectively manage processes and people for their business growth and success. With national training facilities in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra, DDLS provides the highest quality learning programs, Technical Instructors, Trainers and Facilitators to train over 15,000 students a year, from beginner, specialist to advanced levels, transforming their effectiveness.
