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Islamabad,
Pakistan.
February 17th,
2004 - NTG
Clarity today
announced
that it has
signed an
agreement
with Preston
University
to launch
a certification
program in
telecommunications,
designed to
support Pakistan’s
growing telecom
industry with
skilled and
qualified
technical
personnel.
NTG brings
to the partnership
an extensive
track record
and experience
in providing
technical
training to
some of North
America’s
leading telecommunications
service providers.
NTG will provide
a curriculum
of specialized
telecommunications
courses complete
with courseware
and instructors
and will work
with Preston
University
to roll the
program out
at Preston’s
campuses across
Pakistan.
“NTG
brings to
the table
advanced and
specialized
courses that
provide students
with strong
practical,
hands on skills
and knowledge
which have
been tested
with the industry’s
leading telecom
companies,”
said Dr. Abdul
Basit, President
of Preston
University.
“Our
goal is to
have the country’s
most recognized
and sought
after telecommunications
program and
we partnered
with a firm
who can give
us world class
courses and
instructors”.
“Pakistan
is a very
important
international
market for
us and our
program with
Preston is
the launch
of NTG’s
Certified
Telecom Engineer
Program that
we intend
on establishing
as the gold
standard for
the industry
worldwide”,
said Ashraf
Zaghloul,
CEO of NTG
Clarity Networks.
“This
agreement
demonstrates
the strength
of our corporate
training division
and brings
us closer
to realizing
our objective
as the leader
in telecom
training and
certification
worldwide.
We are very
excited about
our relationship
with Preston
University
and we believe
that together
we can make
significant
contributions
toward a strong
telecommunications
industry in
Pakistan.”
Preston University
plans to launch
the telecom
certification
program in
the fall of
2004 at campuses
across Pakistan.
Courses will
focus on modern
telecommunications
technologies
such as MPLS,
VoIP, 3G Wireless,
ATM, Frame
Relay and
OSS systems.
As part of
this multi-year
agreement
NTG will provide
instructors
and courseware
and share
in a percentage
of the enrollment
revenue.
The partnership
between NTG
Clarity Networks
and Preston
University
is the result
of an in-depth
viability
study conducted
by NTG Clarity
Networks with
the assistance
of the Canadian
International
Development
Agency's Industrial
Cooperation
Program, a
department
of the Government
of Canada.
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