Intelligent Data Centres Issue 13 | Page 37

FEATURE FEATURE and feeling that he had more credibility in the industry. “I thought, ‘I belong here. I know what I’m talking about and what I’m doing’. It gave me that confidence when talking to suppliers about snagging issues,” said Green. This sentiment was also expressed by Hussain and Willis after they completed CNet’s remote access CDCTP programme weeks after the end of their internship. “It makes other people take you more www.intelligentdatacentres.com seriously. When I put my badge on LinkedIn, people began to take me and my profile more seriously,” said Hussain. “The course enabled us to consolidate the knowledge that we had but didn’t know we had. I do know all this, I now have it on paper and I can talk to partners and suppliers with confidence,” said Willis. “It makes the old guard take us more seriously. We have a certification behind us that confirms that we actually know what we’re talking about,” said Green. Hussain and Willis report that the dearth of information about liquid and immersed cooling in the CDCTP programme meant that their experience of working with these technologies positioned them as ‘experts’. CNet noted the learners’ feedback regarding the limitations of the material covered on the course and Paul Gorman, Technical Development Manager, Issue 13 37