SKILLS SPOTLIGHT
EDUCATION THAT SUPPORTS
REAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Quality training and certifications offer added value
to both individuals and the data centre industry
overall. Andrew Stevens, CEO at CNet Training,
discusses the importance of creating educational
programs with a purpose to support real career
paths with career progression opportunities.
B
eing the largest and longest-
running training and education
provider in the world dedicated to
the data centre and network infrastructure
sectors brings with it a lot of responsibility
and exciting opportunities. Especially
considering that the reliance on mission-
critical facilities is only going to increase
at an accelerating rate over the coming
years, putting a lot more pressure and
demand on the facilities and the teams
that operate them.
A data centre is only as good as the
infrastructure around it and the teams
within it, so it’s absolutely vital that the
infrastructure is installed correctly initially
and that the employees’ knowledge, skills
and competency levels are sufficient and
the teams feel confident that they can
keep up with the increasing needs and
demands on business.
At CNet Training, we take education
seriously and we remain the only sector
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dedicated technical education provider in
the world to award both internationally
recognised qualifications and professional
certifications, many of which are specified
within tender documentation.
The CNet team created the highly
acclaimed Global Digital Infrastructure
Education Framework to showcase the
full suite of technical education programs
we offer throughout the data centre
and network infrastructure sectors. The
world-renowned framework has been
created to offer sector professionals,
at any point in their career, a detailed
selection of programs that provide
knowledge, skills, certifications
and qualifications to aid personal
development throughout the sectors.
We wanted to design an easy to
understand framework that could give
sector professionals a pathway for them
to further develop their knowledge and
skills, move into specialist areas and gain
the knowledge and confidence for future
job roles and career progression. We are
pleased to have educated over 65,000
individuals in 35 different countries and to
121 different nationalities.
CNet’s programs aid the opportunity
for real career development and the
Global Digital Infrastructure Education
Framework offers a future education path
of progression for industry professionals
who can work through the framework from
copper and fibre optic cable installation,
A DATA CENTRE
IS ONLY AS
GOOD AS THE
INFRASTRUCTURE
AROUND IT AND
THE TEAMS
WITHIN IT.
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