gtslearning and Toolwire Announce Experiential Learning Solutions for CompTIA Certification

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The announcement took place today, at LearningTechnologies, and Matthew Poyiadgi, Vice President EMEA for CompTIA said: “Bringingtogether two of the IT industry’s most innovative learning leaders is asignificant vote of confidence in the latest version of CompTIA A+.   We look forward to implementing theseexperiential learning solutions and providing certification candidates withfirst-class preparation, no matter what challenges of time and distance theymay be confronted with.” This latest CompTIA A+certification, 2009 Edition, requires candidates to prepare for, and pass, twoexams: CompTIA A+ Essentials and CompTIA A+ Practical Application. CompTIA A+ Essentials measures the necessarycompetencies of an entry-level IT professional with hundreds of hours ofhands-on experience in the field.   CompTIA A+ Practical Application is an extension of the knowledge learned in Essentials, with more of a"hands-on" orientation focused on troubleshooting scenarios in whichspecific tools must be applied to resolve “real-life” problems.   gtslearning and Toolwirehave joined to co-create compelling CompTIA A+ courseware featuring real-worldvirtual labs and scenarios for Essentials and Practical Application.   These Interactive Scenarios bring thelearning to life with several weeks in a “technology apprenticeship” with realequipment, operating systems, and applications – all delivered anytime, anywherevia a web-enabled browser.   “We are delighted thatToolwire has partnered with gtslearning to create a unique CompTIA A+ learningsolution that will have strong appeal to education centres around the world,” saidRobin Adda, gtslearning’s Managing Director. “Toolwire is recognised as aleading provider of online experiential learning and combining Toolwire’spurpose-built virtual labs with gtslearning’s award-winning CompTIA-approvedcurriculum enables us to offer a ‘best of breed’ blended learning solution tomeet changing demands in the CompTIA education market.”   These unique InteractiveScenarios are designed around an IT Technician’s roles and help studentstranslate realistic requests from co-workers and customers (via phone, email,meetings and site visits) into viable IT solutions. For example, in a customerservice Scenario involving viruses, the student is guided through the processof gathering all relevant data, identifying the virus, and then inoculating itin a risk-free, insulated hands-on virtual data centre.   Thisbreakthrough blended learning solution embraces the latest technologies toprovide not only individuals with a great learning resource, but alsoinstructors and lecturers with a flexible, scalable, anytime, anywhere,solution to power their online IT programs so they can focus on what they dobest: educating their students. "Weare all being challenged daily to rapidly and profoundly change our approachand attitudes towards learning, and embrace innovative solutions in order to remaincompetitive in the fast-changing global economy," said John Valencia, CEOand President of Toolwire. "We look forward to ensuring the success offuture CompTIA A+ certification candidates through their use of these combinedworld class technologies.”   About gtslearning gtslearning’s mission is tobe the leader in the global distribution of training solutions leading tointernationally recognised certifications for generic IT baseline technicalskills which are underpinned by internationally recognised certifications.Since 1998, we have provided IT technical courseware and online learning toolsto academic and commercial training centres, vendors and channel partners inevery corner of the world, and have made a significant contribution to thegrowth of CompTIA certifications both inside and outside of North America. Visit www.gtslearning.com for moreinformation.   About Toolwire Toolwire,Inc. is the world-leader in experiential learning solutions for InformationTechnology. Toolwire's hands-on LiveLabs and Scenarios provide on-demand,personalized practice with live systems for blended training initiatives.“Learning by doing” provides the quickest and most effective way to developskills and ensure ongoing competency with technology. The company is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA. Formore information, please visit www.toolwire.com   About CompTIA A+ CompTIA A+ is part of thecertification track for corporations such as Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Ciscoand Novell, while other technology companies, including CompuCom and Ricoh,have made CompTIA A+ certification mandatory for their service technicians.More than 700,000 people worldwide have become CompTIA A+ certified since theprogram’s inception in 1993. www.comptia.org   ### Media Contacts: Cameron D. Crowe Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Development Toolwire, Inc. 1-925-227-8500 x161 (t) 1-408-489-8138 (m) ccrowe@toolwire.com   Robin Adda Managing Director ::gtslearning International Three Elysium Gate, 126-128 New King’s Road, LondonSW6 4LZ t. +44 (0)20 7887 7990 f. +44 (0) 20 78877988 m. +44 (0) 777 555 7550 robin@gtslearning.com  

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