Three-for-One: Dell World, Training and Certification

Without a skilled workforce and competent expertise, your innovation readiness will be restrained. To test this thesis, Dell Education Services researched the impact that technical training from Dell has had on individuals and their employers.

The results highlighted important trends:

  1. a growing need for technical education in support of business innovation across industry, size, and sectors
  2. cloud, storage and networking training are top choices, and
  3. training delivery preferences are changing.

To address these trends, I’m pleased to announce that we’re adding the Dell Learning Institute — an in-depth, hands-on educational component — to our annual Dell World in Austin, October 18-20, 2016. This is an exclusive opportunity to attend training and complete certification exams for Dell SC and PS Series Storage, Dell Networking, Dell PowerEdge Servers and Dell Converged Solutions.

These courses are typically offered as virtual instructor-led training so this is a chance for IT professionals and channel partners to get your entire team trained in an engaging face-to-face atmosphere, earn critical certifications and attend all the Dell World activities – a three-for-one opportunity!

“CIOs are telling us they are struggling to execute on their priorities, and falling further behind, in the absence of critical skills,” Denis Berry, the principal leading KPMG’s CIO Advisory Practice in the U.S., recently said in CIO.

Our research has shown training has a positive effect on employee morale –  58 percent of respondents said that our training has encouraged them to remain at their jobs for longer, and 95 percent of those who have taken Dell training are more likely to encourage others to take it, which can help further boost skills levels. In addition, Dell's top 100 North American partners by training investment grew their revenue 29 percent year-over-year.

 

The rate for the Dell Learning Institute is $1,195 and includes:

  • Admission to Dell World
  • 2-day technical training prior to the show
  • Certification track breakout sessions that provide bite-sized training on best practices to deploy and manage Dell hardware by track
  • Guided self-paced labs to practice configuration and management scenarios with access to technology subject matter experts to answer questions
  • Free first attempt on all available exams1

This multi-faceted learning experience is delivered by Dell technical experts, engineers and the innovators behind new technology – at a fraction of the cost of the full curriculum.

To learn more about the Dell Learning Institute and to sign up visit the Dell World website. Select the “Dell Learning Institute” package when registering. Hope to see you in Austin this October at Dell World 2016!

1 Offer is valid for one attempt per exam and must be redeemed at Dell World 2016. Offer cannot be transferred and will expire on Thursday, October 20th at 5:00pm. Students must attend at least one training session (technical training or breakout session) or complete a self-paced lab prior to taking each exam.

About the Author: Laura Pevehouse

Laura Pevehouse was profiled as one of five “social media mavens” in the March 2009 issue of Austin Woman Magazine and named an AdWeek’s TweetFreak Five to Follow. She has been part of the Dell organization for more than 15 years in various corporate communications, employee communications, public relations, community affairs, marketing, branding, social media and online communication roles. From 2014-2018, Laura was Chief Blogger/Editor-in-Chief for Direct2DellEMC and Direct2Dell, Dell’s official corporate blog that she help launch in 2007. She is now a member of the Dell Technologies Chairman Communications team. Earlier in her Dell career she focused on Global Commercial Channels and US Small and Medium Business public relations as part of the Global Communications team. Prior to that, she was responsible for global strategy in social media and community management, as well as marcom landing pages, as a member of Dell’s Global SMB Marketing, Brand and Creative team. When she was part of Dell’s Global Online group, Laura provided internal consulting that integrated online and social media opportunities with a focus on Corporate Communications and Investor Relations. She managed the home page of Dell.com, one of the top 500 global web sites in Alexa traffic rank, and first brought web feeds and podcasts to the ecommerce site. In her spare time she led Dell into the metaverse with the creation of Dell Island in the virtual world Second Life. Laura has earned the designation of Accredited Business Communicator from the International Association of Business Communicators, and received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Louisiana State University. Before joining Dell Financial Services in 2000, she worked at the Texas Workforce Commission and PepsiCo Food Systems Worldwide.