Quintica becomes First South African ITIL® provider accredited by APMG
May, Johannesburg: Quintica, the South African based Service Management Training specialist, has become the first organization to be accredited by The APM Group (APMG) to deliver ITIL® training on the African continent, Middle East and Asia Pacific.
The company, which has offices around the globe, has a long history of working closely with the Service Management community and has welcomed the arrival of APMG as the official accreditor for The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) which owns ITIL.
Charles Osburn, CEO of Quintica has been instrumental in the drive towards APMG accreditation. "Quintica has made the decision to attain ITIL accreditation status via APMG. The choice was based on the fact that the owners of ITIL – the OGC – awarded APMG the responsibility of managing the certification program."
Richard Pharro, managing director, APMG, said: "We believe our appointment as OGC's official accreditor for ITIL will help improve guidelines and establish greater standardization for organizations wishing to adopt ITIL worldwide.As we rely on a network of experienced and high-quality Accredited Training Organizations (ATOs) to help achieve those goals we are delighted to announce Quintica as our first ATO based in South Africa."
Roger Purdie, Executive Manager responsible for Education within the Quintica Group adds:"Since their appointment by OGC, APMG has put in place procedures and checks that will ensure any person working towards APMG certification will be assured of a highly professional standard. Quintica is proud to become the first South African training company to be accredited by APMG to deliver ITIL Training."
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About The APM Group
The APM Group (APMG) is a global business providing accreditation and certification services. Through its international network of Accredited Consultancy and Training Organizations APMG helps end users develop their professional skills and organizations improve their processes through the adoption of worldwide best practice.
APMG works closely with the UK Office of Government Commerce (OGC) and TSO (The Stationery Office Ltd), their official publisher in running global accreditation schemes in PRINCE2®, MSP® (Managing Successful Programmes), M_o_R® (Management Of Risk) and ITIL® (IT Infrastructure Library).
Other partners include The Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP), The UK's Financial Services Skills Council (FssC), and the UK's Chartered Management Institute. For further details about APMG's qualification and accreditation schemes visit: www.apmg-uk.com or call + 44 (0)1494 452450.
About Quintica
Quintica is focused on Service Management solutions that are based on and around COBIT, ITIL, eTOM, ISO20000 and Six Sigma practices, offering Service Management training, strategic consulting services and holistic Service Management capability, such as complete Service Desk outsourcing, and world-leading service management software solutions.
The Quintica Group consists of a specialists operating around the world focusing on areas such as business and service analytics, IT strategy, project management and outsourced service management.
For further details about Quintica Service Management offerings visit www.quintica.co.za or call +2711 5754320
