Simplilearn and Deviare partner together to venture into South Africa

Simplilearn is a global digital skill training provider. In recent news, the company has announced that it has partners with Deviare, a South Africa-based digital and IT solutions platform.

What is the collaboration between Simplilearn and Deviare?

Through this collaboration, Simplilearn will offer digital skilling programs in various fields. Some of these include Data Science, Cybersecurity, Cloud programming, and Full-stack Development. These are for both learners and corporations in the African market. Further, this association with Deviare reiterates its commitment to preparing a global workforce for the changing digital economy. Further, it adds to the company's other international partnerships with leading higher education institutions and online platforms to extend its global coverage.

Also, Deviare will take Simplilearn's best-in-class digital training programs to the entire region. It will help learners to gain from the company's learning platform.

The partnership is expected to benefit over 10,000 learners who are now on the Deviare platform this year. Media, Information, and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT SETA) of South Africa have also accredited these technical killing programs.

Deviare has also worked with Microsoft South Africa to deliver skills in Cloud Computing.

Who is Deviare?

Deviare is an African Technology firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa. It uses its enterprise digital platform for workforce skills transformation and technology services. The company helps organizations build capability. It also aims to increase the capacity for digital transformation through targeted advisory services, digital skills training, and technology solutions.

What did CxOs have to say on the collaboration?

Krishna Kumar, CEO & Founder of Simplilearn, said:

Through this partnership with Deviare, we hope to enable and catalyze the digital transformation journey of businesses from different sectors across Africa. This goal also aligns with the South African government's mission of skilling thousands of professionals in the IT sector. This will help them to prepare them for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Mr Lubabalo Dyantyi, Co-founder and executive director, Deviare said:

The debate on reskilling and upskilling is a global agenda. Governments and businesses are coming together to address the issues of building a relevant skilled workforce. So, our collaboration with Simplilearn is coming at the right time. With this association, we aim to play a big role in helping businesses across Africa navigate their digital transformation journeys.

Simplilearn provides self-paced online courses, instructor-led live virtual classrooms, hands-on projects, student collaboration, and 24/7 global teaching assistance.