NextGen Communications agree
a long-term education and
development plan with CNet Training
WE ARE
WORKING WITH
CNET TRAINING
ON A LONG-TERM
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY TO
INVEST IN OUR
WORKFORCE.
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NextGen has announced that it
has committed to upskill and
professionally certify its teams
across its entire company with CNet
Training. The training and development
contract provides NextGen with access
to technical education programmes
from The Global Digital Infrastructure
Education Framework for all team
members to work towards ambitious
company-wide objectives.
The bespoke learning package allows
NextGen to pick and choose the technical
education programmes that are most
suitable for its immediate and longer-term
needs over the next 18–24 months. As
new projects arise, new members of the
team join and as existing members of staff
progress, NextGen will work with CNet to
decide what skills and training they need
to enhance the skills and competencies
of its team. This type of learning model
allows organisations like NextGen to
implement plans to achieve its long-term
strategy. CNet works with organisations
to create professional development
packages that allow the company to
confidently meet the requirements of the
business today and helps to meet future
business and customer demands.
NextGen’s commitment to ongoing
development allows it to benchmark
the skill sets of its teams. Providing
them with the knowledge, skills and
competencies, evidenced with official
certification and internationally recognised
qualifications to fulfil their roles now and
plan for future career progression. The
certifications provided by CNet also
show a commitment to life-long learning
as the re-certification process, required
every three years, brings the individuals’
knowledge up-to-date to reflect the latest
technological advances within the industry,
including standards and codes of practice.
CNet’s education programmes are
meticulously designed to support the
data centre and network infrastructure
sectors. CNet’s leading technical
development team works alongside
the industry to create programmes
that match the exact requirements of
the industry now and considers the
predicted trends and ever-evolving
needs of the industry going forward.
Andrew Stevens, CEO, CNet Training,
said: “We are delighted to be working
alongside NextGen Communications
to provide its technical education and
development needs. This investment
highlights to the industry its commitment
to continually look for ways to build,
strengthen and equip its teams with all
the technical knowledge and confidence
it needs to be able to drive growth and
development within the business and
continue to deliver its services to the
highest level.”
Ross Chalmers, Senior Partner, NextGen
Communications, said: “We are proud
to announce that we are working with
CNet Training on a long-term professional
development strategy to invest in our
workforce. We have over 30 years’
combined experience in specifying
and installing network infrastructure
solutions and are continually striving to
deliver a unique and proactive service
for the client. We have a long-standing
relationship with CNet, a lot of our teams
have completed the Certified Network
Cable Installer (CNCI) certification. We
now also have the option to bring in
new entrants to the organisation via
CNet’s Network Cable Installer (NCI)
Apprenticeship which provides a
structured and funded route that allows
us to have a consistent pipeline of highly
trained and competent installers.” ◊
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