Global Knowledge wins Citrix Authorised Learning Center (CALC) of the Year 2011 for the UK and Ireland region

~ Delivering Citrix virtual computing solutions to companies of all sizes ~

28 November 2011 (Wokingham, UK) – On November 21st at the Citrix Select 2011 conference in Lisbon, Global Knowledge were recognised by Citrix as CALC of the year for the UK&I region. Global Knowledge, a leading worldwide IT and Business Skills training provider has been delivering certified Citrix learning programmes since 2009.

“We are very proud and honoured to win CALC of the Year” said Linda Smith, UK business development director for Citrix at Global Knowledge. “This award reflects the best performance and compliance with CALC programme guidelines. It maintains high standards and reviews our involvement in the preparation and certification of our instructors, the use of the official supporting tools as well as the evaluation tool used for learners”

Allan Pettman, UK managing director of Global Knowledge said “It’s not just about continuing to grow market share - it is vital that we stay ahead of the game by helping our customers to keep skills up-to-date and are able to deliver high performances, especially in today’s challenging environment. We will continue to bring innovative learning delivery methods to help meet our customers virtualisation needs in flexible and effective ways.”

John Kelly, senior director, customer technical support and education services, EMEA, Citrix said “Global Knowledge’s cutting edge Citrix courses and exceptional flexibility was a major factor when selecting CALC of the Year. Being a CALC plays a key role in helping our customers achieve full satisfaction from their Citrix virtualisation solutions. Global Knowledge’s learning programmes provide skills and knowledge that customers can readily apply, and helps build the productivity of their IT professionals.”

“Global Knowledge has been a great supporter of Citrix Education in 2011 and has excelled in delivering Citrix learning programmes and our new offerings available. We congratulate Global Knowledge, and we look forward to continuing our successful relationship into 2012 and beyond” Kelly concluded.

From left to right: Carlos Sartorius, EMEA VP and General Manager, Citrix; Linda Smith, UK Business Development Director for Citrix, Global Knowledge; John Kelly, Senior Director of Customer Technical Support and Education Services in the EMEA, Citrix

About Global Knowledge

Global Knowledge provides IT and business skills learning to both public and private sector companies and organisations across the UK and Ireland. Its core training is focused on Cisco, Microsoft, Citrix, VMware, Juniper and best practice. This includes ITIL® Service Management and PRINCE2® which is tied into business process improvement, project management, business analysis and leadership development.

Flexible and tailored learning programmes incorporate classroom and virtual instructor-led, e-learning, mentored and collaborative learning at training centres, on site and via the internet. This enables customers to choose when, where and how they want to receive training programmes and learning services.

Founded in 1995, Global Knowledge employs more than 1300 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located in Cary (USA), Canadian headquarters are in Toronto and EMEA headquarters are in London. The company is owned by New York-based investment firm MidOcean Partners.