Bangkok--Sep 1--Let’s Celebrate
Software Park Thailand, an organization under the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), in cooperation with leading IT, recruitment, IT training institutes and other related IT companies, such as Microsoft, Oracle, Sun, Cisco, ISM, Acis, Nirvana, Checkpoint, Manpower, etc, has announced the IT Cert. Day 2005, which will be held on September 21, at Vibhavadee Ball Room, Sofitel Central Plaza Ladprao.
Dr. Rom Hiranpruk, Assistant to the President of National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) has revealed that the previous IT Certification Day held last year has brought more people to apply for the certification. However, in order to support the government policy to improve the standard of Thai IT industry and IT personnel capability, there should be more certified IT persons in the system.
Business Development Manager, Microsoft (Thailand) Limited, K.Ekaraj Kongswangwongsa, has presented the Personalized Training Roadmap (PTR), which provided opportunity for the developers who want to get the Microsoft Certified Application Developers (MCAD) but cannot attend traditional training by delivering personalized training and allow the studying at one’s own pace, anytime, anywhere. Microsoft Thailand is developing an active marketing campaign to drive developers into this roadmap as well as driving them to take certification exams and will include career opportunity and job matching features in the near future.
Expected target audience include Software Developers, IT persons, IT Management, students and general public who want to gather information on IT Certification and training, which are useful for their future career.
Mr. Kajornsak Sungcharoen, Education Country Director, Oracle Corporation (Thailand), said that realizing the importance of manpower in IT industry, the company has supported IT Certification Day for many years. Technology has changed so fast that only the education in the university or the institutes is not enough. The valuable IT staff should not only have the technology insight, but also the skill and practical.
Dr. Thanachart Numnonda, Business Development Manager, SUN Microsystems (Thailand) Ltd., has emphasized Sun’s commitment to support the Open Standard certification, which will upraise the IT industrialists’ capability and develop THAI IT industry.
“The cyber danger has occurred everywhere online, knowledgeable and experienced IT specialist with certification on information security is necessary. Compared to other countries in Asia Pacific Region, Thailand still faced the shortage of IT professionals, therefore, Acis has aimed at developing the IT persons by focusing at potential IT persons and ongoing support them,” said Mr.Prinya Hom-anek (CISSP(R) CISA(R) GIAC(R), President and CEO of Acis Professional Center Co., Ltd.
Miss Natheethong Thongthai, Manager, NIRVANA Co., Ltd., talked about the new program, “Ready to Use”, which support the company’s policy to promote the specialize IT persons to serve the market. The certified students who passed this program will be recruited by their IT skill and ability to work with the companies that the requirements were matched. This program will help the companies to safe the cost for staff training and effectively recruit the right persons to the right job.
Activities in IT Cert Day 05 include exhibition, seminar, workshop, and showcases from leading IT companies, training center, IT human resource organization, IT publication and other related organization. The forum and discussion by IT professionals and academics in this event focus on the opportunity, benefit, and value of international standard certification.
Sample of the interesting forums are the seminar held by ISM Technology Recruitment Ltd. entitled “How to advance your IT career: Tips from Thailand's top IT recruiter”. The seminar will cover what’s “hot” in today’s job market, as well as the various ways that IT job seekers can put themselves in the right place at the right time, to find the best opportunities (even if that means staying in their current job for a while longer), the salary data that shows why certification is a worthwhile investment, and the reasons why a successful IT career requires more than just technical skills.
“IT Cert Day 2005 is supported by the government and private organization who are aiming at upraising Thailand IT standard, and improve the competitive capability in the international market,” added Dr. Rom.
About Software Park Thailand
Software Park Thailand is an organization under the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA). Our task is to promote and support those in the software industry. Today, Software Park Thailand plays a central role in strengthening software companies in Thailand. Our work and support offerings can be categorized into nine key areas; Software Process Improvement Center (SPIC), Business Development & Market Enabling, Technology Transfer: Human Capital Development for the IT Industry, Incubation Center, IT Consulting Center for Industry (ICCI), Infrastructure Services, Primary Business Legal Consulting, Software Made in Thailand Showcase, and Facilities Services.
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