Global Knowledge shows commitment to Microsoft with MVP
appointment
July 2007
Global Knowledge, Europe’s leading independent
training company, is demonstrating its commitment to deliver the
very highest standards of training in Microsoft technologies to its
customers in Belgium with the appointment of Microsoft Most Valued
Professional (MVP), Ilse Van Criekinge as Microsoft Business
Development Manager.
Ilse, who specialises in Microsoft Exchange, became a Microsoft
MVP earlier this year, having proven her extensive knowledge of the
vendor’s technologies through a series of projects – including the
founding of the Belgian professional user group for Exchange and
related technologies, and technical collaborations with the
company.
She gained most of her expertise in Microsoft technologies
during a five and a half year period with Global Knowledge and is
now returning to the company having spent a nine month period
working as a specialist consultant with Atos Origin. “I have gained
valuable experience of working closely with large enterprises on
specific projects but I am very pleased to be returning to Global
Knowledge where I will be able to put my expertise to the best
possible use by showing customers how they can get the very best
from their implementations of Microsoft Exchange”, said Ilse.
“Microsoft certification is becoming much more important for
both organizations and individuals and with her extensive
experience in certification training and skills validation, Ilse is
ideally placed to help Global Knowledge develop Microsoft training
programs that meet customer needs”, said Karin Selleslagh, Country
Manager for Global Knowledge Belgium.
Global Knowledge is one of only a handful of
fully accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Learning
Solutions (CLPS) in Belgium and offers a full schedule of Microsoft
courses at its offices in Mechelen.
“Many companies in Benelux are now looking to
adopt Microsoft Windows Vista and the new Office 2007 and Exchange
2007 solutions”, stated Selleslagh. “When they make that
commitment, they want to be sure of getting the very best and
fastest return on investment possible. The best way to be sure of
achieving that is to train users at the earliest stage so that they
know how to get the best from these new solutions.”
Ilse will be responsible for liaising with
Microsoft and Global Knowledge’s own staff, to ensure the right
courses and content are being delivered to customers. In addition,
she will work to raise awareness of the comprehensive schedule of
courses Global Knowledge offers in Microsoft technologies amongst
enterprise organisations in Belgium.
“Being a Microsoft MVP will be a tremendous
advantage in this” she noted, “My job is all about understanding
what new developments and technologies really mean to professionals
and managers, and identifying where we will need to focus our
efforts in order to help them develop their own capabilities.”
The MVP scheme represents a significant
investment by Microsoft in its customers. “Through the
MVP initiative, Microsoft is ensuring that knowledge and support of
all its technologies are accessible freely to all Microsoft
customers and users. The help MVPs provide helps customers maximise
their productivity and get the best value and return on investment
in Microsoft products”, said Ilse.
Microsoft describes the MVP Award as its way of acknowledging
and supporting the significant contributions that individual
professionals make to Microsoft communities through the open and
objective exchange of knowledge, and the active sharing of their
real-world expertise with users
and with Microsoft itself.
Media contacts
Harminder Sangha
Global Knowledge EMEA
+44 (0) 1189 777 766
Email: sanghah@globalknowledge.co.uk
About Global
Knowledge:
Global Knowledge is the largest
privately held provider of training and enterprise learning
services for information technology (IT) and management
professionals. The company offers a broad array of hands-on IT,
project management, and professional skills training featuring
proprietary core and custom curriculum, as well as content from
leading companies, including Cisco, Microsoft, Nortel, and Red Hat.
Delivered in classrooms, at private facilities, or over the
Internet, Global Knowledge has helped Fortune 500 companies,
organizations and government agencies leverage learning to turn
knowledge into productivity for employees, customers, and channel
partners. Founded in 1995, Global Knowledge employs more than 1,200
people worldwide and is headquartered in Cary, N.C. The company is
owned by New York-based investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson,
and Stowe. For more information visit http://www.globalknowledge.net/.