NIIT certifies 18 CISCO system instructors

June 20, 2012 by Okechukwu Nnodim Leave a Comment

Global Talent Development Corporation and Asia’s  IT training organization, NIIT, in association with IDM certified 18 instructors as Certified Cisco System Instructor with first female CCSI in Nigeria.

NIIT along with IDMS Limited had been working towards creating a skilled manpower pool for the global IT industry. NIIT is also WTP partner for CISCO, worldwide leader in networking technology – transforming how people connect, communicate and collaborate, according to a statement by NIIT on Tuesday.

The new Chief Executive Officer of IDM, Mr Atul Kshetry, said that high quality network engineers and trained persons are in high demand in Nigeria to satisfy the fast growing need of the Internet and information and Communications Technology in the country.

According to him, the certification of instructors would open the gates for the development and further develop networking engineers.

“In today’s internet times, the quality of internet provided directly influences the growth of service economies. Nigeria has to capitalize on this opportunity,” Kshetry said.

Miss. Abibat Dunmoye became Nigeria’s first female CCSI,  and Okolie Marcel, Mgbemere Emeka, Fortune Obinna, Amodu Olamilekan, Oso Oluwole were among the 18 CCSI in Nigeria.

Speaking at the Instructor Certification Programme training at IDM’s NIIT Centre in Ikeja, the Chief Instructor from India, Mr. Prithvi Narayanan, stated that this had added more authorization to IDM and other NIIT training centers in Nigeria to deliver Cisco certification training.

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