Apple Training Now Available


Apple Training Now Available

November/December 2007  Print

DDLS is now the first Australian provider of accredited training for the Apple enterprise market.  Find out why this partnership is in demand and how you can capitalise on the Apple opportunity.

Apple: The Technology Everyone is Talking About

There’s no doubt that Steve Jobs and his dream team at Apple have one of the hottest brands on the planet. Apple spearheaded the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video player and the iTunes store and now it’s causing ripples in the enterprise technology market.

We recently announced our partnership with Apple to offer training for technical professionals. A significant partnership as it positions DDLS as the first Australian training provider to be accredited by Apple to service the enterprise sector.

So why did we do it? The enterprise market is teaming with PCs, right? Wrong. According to Steve Ross, our General Manager, “there is a growing interest in Apple’s products in large organisations and Apple certifications are amongst the fastest growing certifications in the IT industry.”

It is expected that our new Apple training courses will attract more than 2,000 students during the next twelve months alone.

Why Apple?
It’s a very exciting time for Apple at the moment. Apple products are increasingly in demand in marketing, HR, learning and development, content and production and many other areas of business, with their UNIX based servers and storage playing an ever-present role in the back end. In addition, the recent release of Mac OS X Leopard, Apple’s new operating system, has seen it become the most successful operating system release in Apple’s history. Apple sold more than two million copies in the first weekend after launch. This demand directly translates to an increased need for Apple training skills.

Our new partnership with Apple builds on our strategy to deliver premium training services across a wide range of technologies and will help alleviate Australia’s current skills shortage.

An Apple a Day Keeps Your Skills in Play
There are currently 173 jobs advertised on Seek.com.au for Apple-certified professionals. Due to the launch of Leopard, it is anticipated that this will increase as the presence of Apple in the enterprise does. Everyone from entry-level IT personnel and service technicians to network engineers and system administrators is a prime candidate for upgrading their Apple skills.

DDLS currently has a range of Apple training courses available. To register your interest, please let us know.