SkillsLinc

Corporate Profile

SkillsLinc provides skills development and training services for building “Just In Time” technical and management expertise for staff, or creating a career development path leading to international certification as a technology expert or manager.
Our offering is based around our ability to help you work out what skills your people have, what skills you need, and how to develop your people to achieve your business goals. We help individuals to get the specific skills they require, and more importantly, we work with you to develop a structured and complete career path to allow them to grow and excel, to become contributors to your business success.

Courses and qualifications

Technical qualifications:

• Office productivity skills, covering common office suites (including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• CompTIA A+ for computer support professionals, covering installation, configuration, diagnosis, preventive maintenance and basic networking
• CompTIA Network+ for network support professionals covers the features and functions of networking components, and installation, configuring and troubleshooting basic networking hardware, protocols and services. Network+ forms the basis of many vendor-specific certifications, including Microsoft, Novell, 3Com, Cisco and HP
• CompTIA EMP covers the principles of mechanicals and electronics, and the equipment and tools used in an electromechanical environment
• CompTIA PDI+ for servicing and supporting devices and technologies associated with the printing and document imaging
• CompTIA CDIA+ is the document imaging architect certification to build expertise in the technologies and best practices used to plan, design and specify a document imaging or document management system
• Product-specific courses: vendor certifications for specific products

• Sales Training (Total Training or Stratham Bryce)

• CompTIA CTT+ for trainers, to allow organisations to continue skills development internally

• ISO 14001 and ISO 27001 courses for implementation, usage and auditing

• CompTIA Project+ covers fundamental project management skills, over the entire project life cycle from initiation and planning through execution, acceptance, support and closure.
• Certified Business Professional (CBP) for passing any one of the following
• Leadership
• Customer Service
• Sales
• Business Communication
• Business Etiquette
• Certified Business Professional – Executive (CBPE) is achieved after completing all of the above courses
• Certified Business Professional – Master Executive (CBPMe) is achieved after completing the CBPE and one of the following
• Project Management
• Technology Specialist
• Durban University of Technology programmes include
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• Specialist in Human Resources, Operations Management, Project Management, Marketing Management and Logistics Management/li>
• Advanced Business Programme and Management

SkillsLinc advantage
We work with organisations to develop a matrix where a person can enter as a junior technician, intern or apprentice, and develop their career path to where they want to be. We bridge the gap between traditional schooling, diplomas and degrees, where young people are frequently not presented with a meaningful career path to let them choose the training that will allow them to grow and flourish.
Often organisations miss out on talented people who perhaps enter the workforce through the trade, and perhaps rise to a supervisory position, but could become valuable managers with the right training.

Training facilities
SkillsLinc has training facilities in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg where we can work with up to fifteen individuals per facility. If required we can do larger groups in an auditorium facility.
We facilitate full “blended learning” processes, where we make use of the latest techniques in training, using lecturer-led, computer-based and audio-visual components, along with our interactive Internet-based testing and delivery portals.

Instructors
SkillsLinc has a group of highly qualified in-house trainers, certified to deliver all the relevant courses that we offer.
Where necessary, our partnership with Torque IT, combining the use of their facilities and certified trainers for specialised courses, extends our service delivery platform substantially.

Course material
Our coursework is selected from organisations around the world to provide the best available learning material – relevant, up to date, comprehensive and results-oriented. Most of our technical coursework is CompTIA approved, the Computing Technology Industry Association, a recognised leader in technical training. We have also developed coursework internally that meets the needs of our market, but aligned with CompTIA outcomes to ensure that learners can benefit from the best of both worlds.
Our course material for business professional topics is based on the Certified Business Professional (CBP) curriculum from IBTA (US-based International Business Training Association), a world leader in skills development for management. We also source topic material from UK-based GTS Learning.
We have also formed a partnership with the Business Studies Unit of the Durban University of Technology to provide management training, initially following the CBP stream, but expanding into the University’s framework to allow students to advance towards a diploma or degree in management.

Costs and Time
SkillsLinc can tailor courses to provide lower-end training, and then extend it to the high end for high aptitude individuals. We will always be cost-competitive with our peers in the industry, but bringing more value at every step.
Our courses are generally provided as full-time modules, as this has proven to be the most time- and cost-efficient way to train. Courses range from five days to three months. If there is a specific requirement for part-time courses, we can structure these to meet your needs.

More Value
SkillsLinc provides, through its partnership with CompTIA, access to IT Pro, the leading association representing those working in the information and communications technology industry. Supported by leading organisations in the global IT industry, IT Pro is a community for IT professionals, offering comprehensive access, advice, benefits and discounts to members.
IT Pro provides valuable resources for people to improve their career options – job vacancies, salary scales, skills that are in demand and trend reports – all of them local to South Africa. It is also a resource to stay up to date with developments in the IT industry, and new products and services being released.
IT Pro membership provides recognition from colleagues and peers, with participation in industry communities, mentoring and peer-to-peer support. It provides discounts on industry events, products and services, along with career advice and technical tools.