November 2011
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2012 IT Skills Forecast

ROI Training's customers are showing a strong commitment to training.  Our attendee headcount is up over 10% for the year.  Many of our strategic partners continue to hire new IT & Operations personnel, and tell us 2012 will be busy with upgrading and purchasing new systems.  Computerworld's annual Forecast survey supports this trend saying the IT executives polled plan to increase IT staffing through next summer.  There is a clear need for employees with strong skills in very specific disciplines. See below for the list of areas and click on the topics to view ROI's supporting curricula:

  1. Programming and Application Development:
  2. Project Management and Business Analysis
  3. Help Desk and Technical Support:  
  4. Networking Technologies
  5. Business Intelligence
  6. Telecommunications
  7. Web 2.0:
  8. Security

 Source: Hot IT skills for 2012. Computerworld.com 9/26/11 

 New Courses Coming in 2012

  IPv6 Programing

  Windows CRM 2011

  Cloud Computing

  SharePoint 2010

  jQuery Web Development

  Green Technology Solutions

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Troubleshooting

  Web Development with HTML5 and CSS3

  Windows 2008 and Windows 7 Security in the Enterprise

  Integrating Project Management & Service Management

New Hire Programs

Organizations are identifying New Hire programs as a smart, long-term investment in their employees.  ROI runs numerous programs with great success. Integrated throughout our programs, students participate in a comprehensive case study solution that is designed to reinforce the key concepts covered, requiring students to apply the skills learned to solve a real-life project that impacts the firm. On the last day of the program, each team presents its solution to senior management. The ROI Case Study is what organizations talk about most after the training is complete! Click here to learn more. 

IPv6 Transition Strategy 
Why is everyone talking about IPv6? What does it mean for your organization? You need a strategy that allows you to transition to IPv6 and work with both IPv4 and IPv6 while the transition is being completed. Click here to start planning.
Tip of the Month - ipython
In ROI's Introduction to Python, ipython is used as the interactive editor. It is easy to learn, has a reasonably good help system, and has some unique features which can make interactive work faster. 

This Quick Tip explores ipython's global
Out dictionary.  Want to read more? Click here! 
Win a $250 American Express giftcard 
Answer a few questions about your training experiences and enter to win a $250 American Express giftcard. Drawing will be held on 11/15/2011 and the winner will be notified via email. Take survey.
Featured Topics
IT Skills Forecast
2012 New Courses
New Hire Programs
IPv6 Transition
Tip of the Month
Meet The ROI Curriculum
Deans

 

Our Curriculum Deans are a major part of our sucess. Learn more about them here.

 

 Arthur Messenger
Arthur Messenger  UNIX/Linux
Scripting Languages
IPv6

 

Grant Moyle
Grant Moyle
Windows
Exchange
SharePoint

 

Dan Wahlin

Dan Wahlin

.NET Development
Visual Studio

  

Steve Blais
Project Management
Business Analysis
 
Lak
Valliappa Lakshmanan (Lak) 
Java
Web Services

Wall Street Journal Article Confirms Need for
Companies to Re-invest in Training & Employees

Providing training to employees will help your company retain top talent and beat the competition.

Read the full Wall Street Journal article.
ROI Training is here to help you with your unique training needs. Call 1-800-ROI-9877 or email us to discuss how we can help you design an IT training program in your organization.
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