Through its education and training solutions, Tech Data provides global certified IT training in more than 60 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions, and has been honoured with this designation for the past six years under the ExitCertified name, as well as the past four years under the former Avnet Academy name—both of which are now part of Tech Data. The “Top 20 IT Training Companies List” is part of Training Industry’s mission to continually monitor the training marketplace for the best providers of IT training services/technologies in support of corporate learning and development.
“This esteemed recognition reaffirms our commitment to delivering the most engaging and value-added education solutions to our valued partner ecosystem,” said Rich Hume, executive vice president, chief operating officer at Tech Data. “For more than a decade, we have provided individual and corporate clients with exceptional learning experiences, and this acknowledgment by Training Industry will serve to further highlight our team’s dedication to that end.”
Selection to Training Industry’s 2017 Top 20 IT Training Companies List was based on the following criteria:
•Breadth and quality of IT training content and courses
•Leadership and innovation in IT training
•Company size and growth potential
•Quality and number of clients
•Awards, recognition and competitive differentiation
Tech Data offers a variety of education and training solutions, including strategic training paths for the certification skills required to support today's technologies, while offering a broad curriculum of application-focused courses for clients looking to implement new or upgraded business applications. Both Tech Data Academy and ExitCertified offer training services authorised by the top technology vendors, work with customers and channel partners to design learning plans by vendors or by technology solutions, including cloud, data analytics and internet of things (IoT), data center, mobility, and security and networking.
“The companies on this year’s ‘Top 20 IT Training Companies’ list lead the way in providing IT infrastructure, programming and database training,” said Ken Taylor, president of Training Industry, Inc. “The companies selected for the ‘2017 IT Training Companies Top 20’ list have adapted their content and courses over time to accommodate learner preferences and desired delivery modalities.”